Apple today unveiled its new iPad Air, which boasts an M4 chip and more memory. Apple says the new M4 iPad Air is up to 30% faster than the M3 iPad Air, and up to 2.3x faster than the M1-powered iPad Air.
In addition to a new processor, the M4 iPad Air provides higher memory bandwidth, and 50% more unified system memory than the previous generation. (12GB of unified memory and 120GB/s of memory bandwidth.) The new iPad Air also boasts Apple’s latest connectivity chips, the N1 and C1X, delivering fast wireless and cellular connections, with support for Wi-Fi 7.
“iPad Air gives users more ways than ever to be creative and productive, offering powerful performance and incredible versatility to help them turn their ideas into reality,” said Bob Borchers, Apple’s vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “With its blazing performance thanks to M4, incredible AI capabilities, and game-changing iPadOS 26 features, there’s never been a better time to choose or upgrade to iPad Air.”
The new iPad Air is available in two sizes and four finishes. The 11-inch iPad Air should prove attractive to iPad users that value super portability, and multitaskers will appreciate 13-inch model’s larger display.
The new device is compatible with iPadOS 26 features, offers advanced cameras, all-day battery life, and support for accessories like Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard.
Pricing remained the same as the previous iPad Air, starting at just $599 for the 11-inch model and $799 for the 13-inch model. Education customers can get their hands on the 11-inch iPad Air starting at $549, and the 13-inch model starting at $749.
The 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air with M4 will be available in blue, purple, starlight, and space gray, with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB configurations.
Customers can pre-order iPad Air starting Wednesday, March 4, with availability beginning Wednesday, March 11.
