Now with the M4 chip, the Apple 13" iPad Air delivers optimal performance and is built for Apple Intelligence. The M4 chip boosts tasks, like editing and gaming, and is a powerful device for AI with a faster Neural Engine, higher memory bandwidth, and 50 percent more unified system memory than the previous generation. With 12GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, all-day battery life, a 13" Liquid Retina Display, and support for optional Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB-C), and Magic Keyboard, the iPad Air empowers you to be even more productive and creative while on the go.
Apple M4 Chip
Featuring an 8-core CPU and a 9-core GPU, the iPad Air is up to 30 percent faster than the M3 iPad Air and up to 2.3x faster than the M1 iPad Air. With the M4 chip, unified memory jumps 50 percent, to 12GB, and memory bandwidth increases to 120 GB/s, helping users run AI models faster.
The 16-core Neural Engine is 3x faster than that of M1 and is optimal for everyday tasks that use on-device AI, like searching for subjects and texts in photos, or leveraging powerful AI features in apps. The Neural Engine also powers capabilities in Apple Creator Studio apps, like removing the background of video footage with Scene Removal Mask in Final Cut Pro.
Advanced Graphics
With the 9-core GPU of the M4, the iPad Air supports second-generation hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing for incredible graphics performance. The M4 delivers over 4x faster 3D pro rendering with ray tracing performance compared to the M1 iPad Air, offering more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows for extremely realistic gaming experiences.
13" Liquid Retina Touchscreen
The iPad Air has a 13" Liquid Retina Display with a 2732 x 2048 resolution and P3 wide color gamut coverage for vivid colors. It also has True Tone, 600 nits of brightness, and an anti-reflective coating for better viewing. True Tone optimizes the white balance of the display to best fit your ambient light, so it's easy on the eyes. The screen supports both the Apple Pencil Pro and the Apple Pencil (USB-C).
Apple Intelligence on the iPad
iPad Air is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly.
With secure privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data—not even Apple.
Apple Intelligence enables delightful ways to express yourself visually.
Image Wand & Image Playground
Turn a rough sketch into a related image with Image Wand. And create new images based on descriptions, suggested concepts, and even a person from your Photos library with Image Playground.
Writing Tools
Writing Tools help you find just the right words and transform the way you communicate. Proofread your text, rewrite different versions to get the right tone, and summarize selected text with a tap.
Clean Up
With the Clean Up tool in the Photos app, you can easily remove unwanted distractions in your photos. Apple Intelligence identifies background objects, so you can delete them with a tap for the ideal shot—while staying true to the original image.
12MP Landscape Front Camera & 12MP Rear Camera
Now located on the long side of the iPad Air, the 12MP front-facing camera creates an ideal video calling experience. With Center Stage, machine learning enables the camera to automatically adjust to keep everyone in the field of view.
The 12MP wide rear camera captures vivid photos and detailed 4K videos. And the large, high-resolution Liquid Retina display lets you retouch images, edit your film, and easily share them—all on iPad Air. You can also use the back camera to scan documents and then fill them out with the Apple Pencil (sold separately).
Wi-Fi 7 Wireless Connectivity
This iPad Air is powered by the N1, Apple's wireless networking chip. Utilizing Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), this iPad Air improves overall performance and reliability of features, such as Personal Hotspot and AirDrop. You can stream, download, and share at high speeds. The iPad Air also features Bluetooth 6 wireless technology.
5G Mobile Connectivity
Cellular iPad Air models feature the C1X, a cellular modem designed by Apple that delivers up to 50 percent faster cellular data performance. Active cellular users can also see up to 30 percent less modem energy usage than the M3 iPad Air. This iPad Air is activated with eSIM, a more secure alternative to a physical SIM card, allowing you to quickly connect and transfer your existing plans digitally, and store multiple cellular plans on a single device. You can easily get connected to wireless data plans on the iPad Air in over 190 countries and regions around the world without needing to get a physical SIM card from a local carrier. Please note that a data plan from a carrier is required (sold separately).
Built-In Mics and Speakers
Record and play back rich audio with dual studio-quality mics and landscape stereo speakers.
USB-C Compatibility
The USB-C port gives you fast, easy connections to accessories and peripherals, such as external displays, docks, drives, cameras, and more. It supports USB speeds of up to 10 Gb/s.
Designed to Make a Difference
The iPad Air is made with 30% recycled material by weight. It is also manufactured with 40% renewable electricity. The iPad Air ships in 100% fiber-based packaging.