The 13-inch iPad Air arrived in 2024 with the M2 chip as the first large-screen model in the iPad Air line. It offers a landscape front camera, Apple Pencil Pro support and one external display up to 6K; the screen is a 60 Hz IPS LCD. Testing found long battery life and moderate screen brightness. Owners praised the large screen and performance; some found it heavy to hold for long and the screen not bright enough.
13-inch iPad Air (M2), Wi-Fi model; 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB and 1 TB. The Wi-Fi + Cellular model (A2899/A2903) is 1 g heavier and uses eSIM only. The 11-inch iPad Air (M2) and the later M3 version are separate models.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Display | 13-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS; 2732 × 2048 pixels, 264 ppi; 600 nits; P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; antireflective coating |
| Chip and memory | Apple M2; 8-core CPU (4 performance + 4 efficiency), 9-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine; 8 GB RAM |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB |
| Pencil and keyboard | Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover; Smart Connector |
| Cameras | Rear: 12 MP wide, ƒ/1.8, 4K at 60 fps; Front: landscape 12 MP Ultra Wide, Center Stage |
| Audio | Landscape stereo speakers; dual microphones |
| USB-C and external display | USB-C: charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 (up to 10 Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60 Hz |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6E (2x2 MIMO); Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Authentication | Touch ID in the top button |
| Battery | 36.59 Wh lithium-polymer; up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi |
| Size and weight | 280.6 × 214.9 × 6.1 mm; Wi-Fi model 617 g |
| Colours | Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray |
Apple presents the 13-inch iPad Air with the M2 chip, a large Liquid Retina display and Apple Pencil Pro support. Apple Support
In Tom’s Guide’s lab the screen reached 577 nits in HDR (the previous iPad Air managed 483), with 78.6% DCI-P3 coverage and a Delta-E of 0.27. In the battery test of web surfing over 5G at 150 nits it lasted 11 hours 30 minutes, an hour and a half longer than the previous iPad Air. Geekbench single/multi-core scores were 2600/10066. The review noted that it does not fully replace a laptop and that the total cost rises with a Magic Keyboard.
Tom’s Guide: Apple 13-inch iPad Air 2024 reviewIn Best Buy reviews of the 13-inch iPad Air (M2), owners mostly praised the large screen, note-taking and drawing with the pencil, gaming performance and battery life. Kimmi wrote that the 13-inch model became heavy after a while for their mother, who uses her hands all day, and that they returned it for the 11-inch model. JoeH found the screen less bright than their older Samsung tablet. bilq reported the screen turning pinkish purple and switching off after a trip abroad, with the problem coming back later.
Best Buy Canada: Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2) customer reviews