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Apple iPad Air 13″ (M4)
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Apple iPad Air 13″ (M4) · Photo source

Apple · iPad Air

iPad Air 13″ (M4)

Released March 2026

The 13-inch iPad Air with M4 gives Apple's mid-range tablet a large, brighter display, with 12GB of memory and Apple Pencil Pro support, suited to people who want a big-screen iPad without paying for the iPad Pro.

Screen
12.9″
Display
LCD, 60 Hz
Chip
M4
Memory
12 GB
Storage
128 GB – 1 TB
Weight
616 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers find the M4 iPad Air fast, with a sharp screen and better connectivity, and see it as offering much of the iPad Pro for far less. The update is minor and the common complaint is the lack of a ProMotion display; Wired also found the Magic Keyboard expensive and missed Face ID.

From trustedreviews.com, wired.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
12.9″
Resolution
2732 × 2048
Sharpness
265 pixels per inch
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Brightness
600 nits
Display type
Liquid Retina display, LED-backlit IPS LCD; sold as 13-inch, 12.9 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle
Pixel density
264 ppi
Display features
Wide colour (P3); True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating; no ProMotion

Performance

Chip
M4
Memory
12 GB
Storage
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU
8-core CPU with 3 performance and 5 efficiency cores
GPU
9-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode; 120GB/s memory bandwidth
AI engine
16-core Neural Engine

Cameras

Rear camera
12 MP
Ultra wide camera
None
Front camera
12 MP
Rear camera
12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4
Front camera
Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera, ƒ/2.0
Video recording
4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 25, 30 or 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)

Battery and connections

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 10 hours
Battery capacity
36.59 Wh
Mobile data option
Yes
Stylus
Supported, sold separately
Keyboard made for it
Yes
Battery life detail
Up to 10 hours surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data
Charging
Via USB-C power adapter (not included) or computer
USB-C
USB-C with charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60Hz
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO (Apple N1 chip); Thread
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 6
Mobile network
Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE; eSIM only
Stylus support
Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover
Keyboards
Magic Keyboard for iPad Air (black or white)

Design

Weight
616 g
Thickness
6.1 mm
Height × width
280.6 × 214.9 mm
Operating system
iPadOS
Biometrics
Touch ID in the top button
Speakers
Landscape stereo speakers
Microphones
Dual microphones
Sensors
Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensor
Materials
100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 30% recycled content overall
Colours
Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey
Software at launch
iPadOS 26
In the box
iPad Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)

Storage options

Storage
128 GB
256 GB
512 GB
1 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • 13-inch display with 600 nits brightness
  • M4 with 12GB unified memory and 120GB/s memory bandwidth
  • Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 (Apple N1), plus a C1X 5G modem on cellular models

Cons

  • 60Hz LCD with no ProMotion
  • At 616 g it is heavier than the 13-inch iPad Pro (579 g)
  • USB-C port limited to 10Gb/s

Closest rivals

Model
ScreenDisplayChipMemoryStorageWeightReleased
AppleiPad Air 13″ (M3)
12.9″LCD, 60 HzM38 GB128 GB – 1 TB616 gMar 2025
SamsungGalaxy Tab S10 FE+
13.1″LCD, 90 HzExynos 15808 GB – 12 GB128 GB – 256 GB664 gApr 2025
LenovoIdea Tab Pro
12.7″LCD, 144 HzDimensity 83008 GB – 12 GB128 GB – 256 GB620 gMar 2025

Sources

  1. apple.com/uk/ipad-air/specs
  2. support.apple.com/en-gb/126472
  3. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-ipad-air-powered-by-m4
  4. apple.com/uk/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-air
  5. macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air

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