iPad · Air
2024
iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
Pioneers the accessible 13-inch iPad Air tier, bringing a 30 percent larger canvas, M2 silicon, 2x bass stereo audio, and Apple Pencil Pro support at $799.
- Announced
- 2024-05-07
- Family
- iPad
- Branch
- Air
- Historical weight
- Paradigm shift
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- 13" Liquid Retina, 2732×2048
- Chip / CPU
- Apple M2 · 3.49 GHz
- Memory
- 8 GB
- Base storage
- 128 GB
- Ports & charging
- USB-C
- Weight
- 617 g
- Dimensions
- 280.6×214.9×6.1 mm
- Original OS
- iPadOS 17.5
- Launch price
- $799
- Released
- May 15, 2024
- Discontinued
- March 2025
- Graphics
- Apple 9-core GPU
- CPU cores
- 8
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
9- Display
13-inch display size in iPad Air line
First-ever large-screen iPad Air, incorporating an expansive 13-inch Liquid Retina display (2732-by-2048 resolution at 264 ppi, 600 nits brightness, P3 wide color, True Tone, fully laminated, anti-reflective coating). Delivers 30 percent more viewable screen area than the 11-inch model.
- Display
20% brighter panel than 11-inch Air
Display calibrated at 600 nits peak brightness (compared to 500 nits on the 11-inch Air).
- Audio
Landscape stereo speakers with 2x bass
Re-engineered acoustic enclosure featuring dual speakers tuned to deliver double the bass response of the 11-inch model.
- Product
Accessible large-canvas pricing
Introduced at $799 (US), lowering the entry price for a large-format iPad by $300 relative to previous 12.9-inch iPad Pro generations.
- Silicon
Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU, 9-core or 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 100GB/s memory bandwidth.
- Ports
Apple Pencil Pro & hover support
Compatible with Apple Pencil Pro features (squeeze gesture, barrel roll gyroscope, haptic feedback, Find My) and 12 mm hover preview.
- Camera
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera
Positioned on the long landscape edge with Center Stage.
- Connectivity
eSIM-only cellular architecture
Operates exclusively with digital eSIM technology worldwide, omitting the physical SIM card tray.
- Storage
128GB base storage
Configurable in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB capacities.
Retained
4- Connectivity
Aluminum unibody enclosure maintaining a slender 6.1 mm profile (weighing 617 g Wi-Fi /…
Aluminum unibody enclosure maintaining a slender 6.1 mm profile (weighing 617 g Wi-Fi / 618 g Cellular).
- Sensors
Top-button Touch ID capacitive biometric sensor
Top-button Touch ID capacitive biometric sensor.
- Ports
Magic Keyboard (for 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd-6th gen) accessory compatibility via rear Sm…
Magic Keyboard (for 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd-6th gen) accessory compatibility via rear Smart Connector.
- Connectivity
36.59-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi
36.59-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi.
Technology DNA
Ideas carried by this generation.
Canonical predecessor
Starts a new branch