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iPad Air

Whoosh.

iPad Air front and back view showcasing thin construction

Now supercharged by M4

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M4. Power up, up, up.

iPad Air in landscape orientation, showcasing video editing in Final Cut Pro
iPad Air in landscape orientation and displaying a video game, two other iPad Air models below

The lightning‑fast M4 chip with 50 per cent more unified system memory elevates performance for all the things you love to do on iPad Air. It’s an AI powerhouse, enabling the AI features and capabilities you use every day to get things done faster, effortlessly. And the GPU architecture delivers even more fluid advanced graphics whether you’re working, streaming, creating or gaming. All with amazing efficiency for all‑day battery life.4

Up to2.3x
faster than iPad Air
with M15
Over4x
faster 3D pro rendering with ray tracing than iPad Air with M16

All kinds of powerful.

Gameplay scene on iPad Air, action video game Arknights Enfield

The M4 chip features an 8‑core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores that power all types of creative tasks, like blazing‑fast photo compositing in Photoshop. And its 9‑core GPU delivers up to 60% faster graphics performance than M1 for fast, fluid 3D CAD or video editing. And with 12GB of on‑device unified system memory, it delivers faster load times, smooth multi­tasking and amazingly responsive gaming. M4 also enables hardware-accelerated ray tracing, so light, shadows and reflections in apps and games look incredibly vibrant and realistic.

Advanced Neural Engine for advanced AI apps.

iPad Air, front exterior, showcasing video editing in Final Cut Pro
iPad Air in portrait orientation, notes and images on screen
3x faster Neural Engine performance
than M1

The 16‑core Neural Engine in M4 makes iPad Air an even more powerful device for AI. More unified system memory and higher memory bandwidth speed up everyday AI tasks like searching for text in Goodnotes. The Neural Engine also enables powerful AI features in photo and video editing apps, giving you greater control and helping you bring your creative vision to life effortlessly.

iPadOS and apps. Fly through it all.

iPadOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, a stunning new design with a vibrant look and game-changing enhancements that put iPad Air productivity on a new level. A reimagined, intuitive windowing system gives you greater power and flexibility than ever before. Run pro apps, play high-performance games and take on creative projects of any size with a natural, touch‑first experience.

Flex your workflow.

iPad Air comes with powerful and capable apps designed to help you create, connect and get things done. Browse, edit and share your images and videos with Photos. And solve complex equations in Maths Notes.

iPad Air, landscape orientation, screen displays Keynote presentation
Front exterior of 13-inch iPad Air displaying the Photos app, showcasing the Liquid Retina display

Amazing apps for any ask.

Apps can transform iPad Air into almost anything you need it to be. And with over a million apps on the App Store designed just for iPad, you’ll find the right app for whatever you want to do.

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iPad Air, front exterior, displaying Procreate app, colourful digital artwork featuring various characters and objects
iPad Air, front exterior, displaying Zoom Workplace showing multiple people in separate boxes
iPad Air, front exterior, displaying Goodnotes app with writing and graphs
iPad Air, front exterior, displaying gameplay scene of action game Control
iPad Air, front exterior, displaying Adobe Acrobat PDF reader with design work in progress

Apple Intelligence.Effortlessly helpful every day.

iPad Air is built for Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that helps you create, communicate and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.

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Landscape view of iPad Air showcasing Apple Intelligence with Image Playground, Keynote and Apple Pencil Pro
Image Wand in Notes
Apple Intelligence enables delightful ways to express yourself visually. Turn a rough sketch into a related image with Image Wand. And create new images based on descriptions, suggested concepts, and even a person from your Photos library with Image Playground.
Writing Tools help you find just the right words and transform the way you communicate. Proofread your text, rewrite different versions to get the right tone and summarise selected text with a tap.
Landscape view of iPad Air showcasing Apple Intelligence with Writing Tools and Mail
Writing Tools in Mail
Writing Tools help you find just the right words and transform the way you communicate. Proofread your text, rewrite different versions to get the right tone and summarise selected text with a tap.
Landscape view of iPad Air showcasing Apple Intelligence with the Clean Up tool in Photos app
Clean Up in Photos
With the Clean Up tool in the Photos app, you can easily remove unwanted distractions in your photos. Apple Intelligence identifies background objects so you can delete them with a tap for the perfect shot — while staying true to the original image.7
An Apple logo in the shape of a lock, the lock mechanism is in a locked position to highlight privacy protection

Apple Intelligence protects your privacy at every step. It’s integrated into the core of iPad through on-device processing, so it’s aware of your personal information without collecting your personal information. And with groundbreaking Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence can draw on larger, Apple-designed server‑based models, running on Apple silicon, to handle more complex requests while protecting your privacy.

Two sizes. Infinite possibilities.

Front exterior, iPad Air showcasing the 11 inch model displaying Procreate and overlapping the back exterior of a blue iPad Air

2360x1640 display resolution

2732x2048 display resolution

You can choose between an 11-inch and a 13-inch iPad Air, each with a gorgeous, high-resolution Liquid Retina display that brings everything you do to life. Both displays deliver a brilliant, responsive and colour-accurate viewing experience.

True Tone for comfortable viewing
P3 wide colour
Full lamination for reduced reflectivity

Connectivity. Far and away faster.

iPad Air, front exterior, Magic Keyboard, black colour, FaceTime call on the screen, multiple participants visible

Your games, streaming content and workflows go wherever you do with the better performance and reliability of Wi‑Fi 7,8 Bluetooth 6, and Thread — all enabled by N1, our new wireless networking chip. And you can easily connect to external displays, drives and devices with USB‑C.

The new C1X cellular modem supports 50 per cent faster data speeds at greater efficiency while maintaining worldwide 5G coverage. So you can securely access files, communicate with collaborators and back up data while out and about.8 And eSIM enables a fast, convenient and secure way to activate a data plan directly on your device.9

Up to 50% faster mobile data performance

Wi‑Fi 7
5G

Apple Pencil Pro. Engineered for
limitless creativity.

Apple Pencil sets the standard for how drawing, painting, handwriting and note-taking should feel — intuitive, precise and magical. All with pixel‑perfect precision, low latency, tilt sensitivity and support for palm rejection. And Apple Pencil Pro adds even more capabilities to bring your ideas to life like never before.2

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Intuitive

and precise creative control.

Squeeze.

Apple Pencil Pro can sense when you squeeze it and brings up a palette, so you can quickly switch tools, line weights and colours.

iPad Air, front exterior, a hand holding Apple Pencil Pro works on an illustration with written notes in Procreate

Barrel roll.

A gyroscope allows you to rotate Apple Pencil Pro for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools.

Person uses Apple Pencil Pro in Procreate, creating a vibrant brush line

Haptic feedback.

A custom haptic engine delivers precise feedback you can feel. When you squeeze or double‑tap, you’ll feel a light pulse confirming the action.

User holds Apple Pencil Pro. Area before tip of Apple Pencil is touch sensitive, showcasing the haptic feedback

Apple Pencil hover.

Preview exactly where your Apple Pencil will touch down on your display, and see a virtual shadow of your tool. So you can write, sketch and illustrate with even greater precision.

Apple Pencil Pro hovers on the iPad display

Double tap.

Quickly switch between tools, like a pen and eraser, with a double tap on Apple Pencil Pro.

User holds Apple Pencil Pro showcasing double tap feature

Ready when
inspiration strikes.

Apple Pencil Pro pairs, charges and stores magnetically on the side of iPad Air. And if you lose or misplace it, you can easily locate your Apple Pencil Pro in the Find My app.

iPad Air, front exterior, displaying Procreate app, colourful digital artwork featuring various characters and objects, Apple Pencil Pro

iPad Air works with Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB‑C).

Two great options for all kinds of creativity.

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Apple Pencil Pro

Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
Apple Pencil Pro, rounded end engraved Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil USB‑C, end cap engraved Apple Pencil.

Magic Keyboard. The keys to your best work.

iPad Air attached to Magic Keyboard for iPad Air and Apple Pencil Pro

Magic Keyboard — available in black or white — is the perfect companion for iPad Air. It delivers an amazing typing experience and a trackpad for precision tasks in a sleek, portable design. The keyboard includes a 14‑key function row, a USB‑C connector for pass‑through charging, and front and back protection for your iPad Air. The floating cantilever design smoothly adjusts to multiple viewing angles, and a large glass trackpad expands how you can work with iPadOS.2

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Cameras. Capture your imagination. And everything else.

iPad Air, front exterior, user is on FaceTime and looking at Keynote in front of another iPad Air, back exterior

Advanced front and back cameras make it easy to shoot and edit incredible content in a snap. Capture audio using the built‑in dual mics and play back the rich sound using landscape stereo speakers. And experience more dynamic video calls with Centre Stage.

12MP Center Stage front camera
for great video calls

12MP Wide back camera
with Smart HDR images and 4K video

Dual mics and stereo speakers
for adding rich audio

12MP Center Stage front camera.
Stay front and centre.

Located on the long side of iPad Air, the 12MP Center Stage camera creates a great video calling experience — especially when iPad Air is attached to Magic Keyboard. And with Centre Stage, machine learning enables the camera to automatically adjust to keep you centred in the shot.

Advanced back camera.
Shoot for the stars.

iPad Air, Apple Pencil Pro attached on top, front exterior, displaying Adobe Photoshop, image being edited

The 12MP Wide back camera captures vivid photos and amazing 4K videos. And the large, high-resolution Liquid Retina display lets you retouch images and edit your film, then easily share them — all on iPad Air. You can also use the back camera to scan documents and then fill them in with Apple Pencil. Machine learning enables features like Visual Look Up so you can identify objects in your photos and videos and learn more about them.

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