iPad Air to Get M3 Chip, M4 Remains Exclusive to iPad Pro, Leak Suggests

A new leak suggests that Apple plans to equip its upcoming iPad Air models with the M3 chip, while reserving the more powerful M4 chip exclusively for the iPad Pro lineup. This strategy would maintain a clear performance gap between the two tablet models. M3 Chip for iPad Air, M4 for iPad Pro According to a recent leak by Evan Blass, the next-generation iPad Air will feature Apple's custom M3 chip. This is the same chip that was skipped by the previous generation of iPad Pro models. While there were speculations that Apple might jump directly to the M4 chip for the iPad Air, this leak suggests that the company intends to keep a distinction between its "Air" and "Pro" lines. Historically, the iPad Pro and iPad Air have shared the same chip for a brief period before the Pro models received a further performance boost. Currently, the iPad Pro boasts the M4 chip, while the iPad Air uses the M2. Details from the Leak The information was shared in a private social media p…