Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2) / Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, Wi-Fi)

Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): 11-inch iPad Air (M2), 2024; Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular (A2899, A2903); 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB. The 13-inch iPad Air (M2) and the M3 and M4 iPad Air models are separate.

Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, Wi-Fi): iPad Pro 13-inch (M4), Wi-Fi; 256 GB/512 GB (8 GB RAM, 9-core CPU) or 1 TB/2 TB (16 GB RAM, 10-core CPU); silver and space black. Nano-texture glass is available only on 1 TB and 2 TB. The cellular version (A2926/A2837) is 3 g heavier; the iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) is a separate model.

SpecificationApple iPad Air 11-inch (M2)Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, Wi-Fi)
Release year20242024
Display11-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS; 2360 × 1640 pixels, 264 ppi; 500 nits; P3 wide colour, True Tone

Full lamination and anti-reflective coating remove the gap between glass and panel to reduce reflections. The display is 60 Hz; there is no ProMotion.

Apple		13-inch Ultra Retina XDR, Tandem OLED; 2752 × 2064, 264 ppi; ProMotion 10–120 Hz

Two OLED layers produce light together, giving higher sustained brightness than single-layer OLED. 1,000 nits SDR, 1,000 nits full-screen and 1,600 nits peak HDR; 2,000,000:1 contrast, P3 and True Tone; anti-reflective coating.

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ChipApple M2; 8-core CPU (4 performance, 4 efficiency), 9-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine AppleApple M4; 9-core CPU on 256/512 GB, 10-core CPU on 1/2 TB; 10-core GPU; 16-core Neural Engine

The GPU supports hardware ray tracing and the Media Engine 8K H.264/HEVC/ProRes encoding and AV1 decoding. Memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s.

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Memory8 GB RAM

It is the same on all storage options.

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Storage128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB Apple—
CamerasRear 12 MP wide (ƒ/1.8, 4K 60 fps video); front 12 MP landscape Center Stage camera (ƒ/2.0)

Because the front camera sits on the long edge, your face is centred in video calls when the tablet is in a keyboard; Center Stage follows you as you move.

Apple		Rear: 12MP wide (ƒ/1.8), LiDAR Scanner, Adaptive True Tone flash. Front: landscape 12MP Center Stage (ƒ/2)

The front camera sits on the long edge in landscape, giving an angle closer to eye level on video calls. ProRes video is limited to 1080p 30 fps on the 256 GB model.

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Pencil and accessoriesApple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); magnetic Pencil connector; Smart Connector

Apple Pencil Pro adds squeeze and barrel-roll gestures; Apple Pencil 2 is not listed as compatible with this model.

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USB-CCharging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10 Gb/s)

Suitable for an external display and fast SSDs; it is not Thunderbolt.

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WirelessWi-Fi 6E (2×2 MIMO); Bluetooth 5.3; 5G (sub-6 GHz) and eSIM only on the cellular model AppleWi-Fi 6E (2×2 MIMO); Bluetooth 5.3

With a compatible router, Wi-Fi 6E can use the less crowded 6 GHz band.

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Battery28.93 Wh lithium-polymer; up to 10 hours web or video on Wi-Fi

Web browsing on mobile data drops to up to 9 hours.

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Audio and securityLandscape stereo speakers, dual microphones; Touch ID in the top button Apple—
Size and weight247.6 × 178.5 × 6.1 mm; 462 g Apple281.6 × 215.5 × 5.1 mm; 579 g (Wi-Fi) Apple
Glass option—Nano-texture glass (optional; only on 1 TB and 2 TB models)

A nanometre-scale texture on the glass scatters reflections to reduce glare in bright rooms; a polishing cloth is included.

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Memory and storage—8 GB RAM on 256/512 GB, 16 GB on 1/2 TB Apple
Port—USB-C with Thunderbolt / USB 4; up to 40 Gb/s

Supports one external display up to 6K at 60 Hz; charging and DisplayPort output share the same port. 10 Gb/s with USB 3 devices.

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Audio—Four speakers; four microphones; Dolby Atmos playback Apple
Battery and charging—38.99 Wh lithium-polymer; up to 10 hours of Wi-Fi web or video; 20W USB-C adapter in the box Apple
Pencil and security—Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C) with hover; Face ID

Hover previews where a stroke will land before the pencil touches the screen. Apple lists only these two pencils as supported.

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