iPad Air 11-inch (M4)

Brings Apple M4 silicon with a 38 TOPS Neural Engine, 12GB unified memory, and Apple N1 Wi-Fi 7 networking to the 11-inch iPad Air.

Generation delta

What changed?

Apple M4 chip
Powerful 2nd-generation 3nm silicon featuring a faster next-gen CPU and GPU with hardware ray tracing, higher unified memory bandwidth, and a 16-core Neural Engine capable of 38 trillion operations per second (38 TOPS); delivers up to 30 percent faster overall performance than iPad Air with M3 and up to 2.3x faster performance than iPad Air with M1.
Silicon
50% more unified system memory
Standardized on 12GB of high-speed unified memory across all storage tiers (up from 8GB), significantly expanding headroom for complex local AI models, 4K multi-stream editing, and multi-app multitasking.
Storage
Apple N1 wireless networking chip
Apple-designed wireless silicon introducing Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) support with multi-link operation and ultra-low latency to the iPad Air tier.
Silicon
Apple C1X custom cellular modem
Apple-designed in-house 5G cellular modem delivering up to 50 percent faster cellular data speeds with enhanced energy efficiency on cellular configurations.
Connectivity
iPadOS 26 system integration
Full hardware acceleration for iPadOS 26 features, on-device intelligence tools, and generative workflows.
Software

11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2360-by-1640 resolution at 264 ppi, 500…
11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2360-by-1640 resolution at 264 ppi, 500 nits brightness, P3 wide color, True Tone, fully laminated with anti-reflective coating).
Display
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage.
Camera
Apple Pencil Pro support (squeeze, barrel roll, haptics, hover, Find My) and Apple Penc…
Apple Pencil Pro support (squeeze, barrel roll, haptics, hover, Find My) and Apple Pencil (USB-C) support.
Ports
Top-button Touch ID biometric sensor
Top-button Touch ID biometric sensor.
Sensors
Magic Keyboard for iPad Air compatibility
Magic Keyboard for iPad Air compatibility.
Input
6.1 mm thin aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 462 g
6.1 mm thin aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 462 g.
Design
USB-C port supporting 10 Gbps transfer speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2)
USB-C port supporting 10 Gbps transfer speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2).
Ports
Starting price held at $599 (US) for 128GB ($549 for education)
Starting price held at $599 (US) for 128GB ($549 for education).
Product

Technology DNA

High-density display branding introduced on iPhone 4 and later expanded across product families.

Canonical predecessor