iPad Air (4th generation)

Debuts Apple's 5nm A14 Bionic chip and pioneering Top Button Touch ID, bringing the modern all-screen design and USB-C to the mid-tier iPad Air.

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What changed?

Top Button Touch ID
First Apple product to integrate a compact next-generation Touch ID fingerprint sensor into the top power button, preserving biometric authentication within an all-screen design without TrueDepth hardware.
Display
A14 Bionic processor
World debut of Apple's first 5-nanometer chip (ahead of iPhone 12), with 11.8 billion transistors, 6-core CPU (2 performance, 4 efficiency), 4-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine capable of 11 trillion operations per second.
Silicon
10.9-inch Liquid Retina display
2360 x 1640 resolution at 264 ppi with narrow uniform borders, precision rounded display corners, P3 wide color, True Tone, full lamination, and anti-reflective coating (500 nits brightness).
Display
USB-C connector on iPad Air
Replaces Lightning with USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 1, up to 5Gbps), enabling external drive access, camera connection, and up to 4K external display output.
Display
Apple Pencil (2nd generation) ecosystem
Magnetic attachment, wireless inductive charging, and double-tap tool selection.
Connectivity
Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio support
Rear Smart Connector enables floating cantilever Magic Keyboard compatibility with built-in trackpad.
Ports
Vibrant five-color palette
Anodized aluminum finishes in silver, space gray, rose gold, green, and sky blue.
Design
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
High-speed Wi-Fi 6 networking.
Connectivity
Landscape stereo speakers
Dual speakers re-engineered for true stereo sound in horizontal orientation.
Audio

Rear camera overhaul
Upgraded to 12MP Wide camera (f/1.8 aperture) with 4K video recording at 24/30/60 fps (from 8MP on Air 3).
Camera
Display size
Increased from 10.5 inches to 10.9 inches.
Display
Starting price
Increased from $499 to $599 (US).
Product
Weight
458 g (Wi-Fi) / 460 g (Cellular).
Connectivity