Apple has now officially announced the new iPad Air, and it’s powered by the M4 chip for increased performance and a bunch of other upgrades. The new iPad Air has been floating around in rumor form for a little while now, so this isn’t the first time it’s been heard of. Rumors are an entirely different thing from an official announcement, of course.
With the M4 chip at the core of these upgrades, consumers who buy Apple’s latest tablet can expect faster performance. This is in addition to more unified memory and significantly better graphics performance. Specifically, graphics that benefit from second-generation hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing. Basically, games are going to look good on this device if mobile games are your thing. It comes with iPadOS 26 and N1 and C1X connectivity chips, and supports Wi-Fi 7 for some blazing-fast internet.
The M4 iPad Air is up to 30% faster than the M3 iPad Air
One of the main improvements of this new iPad Air is the faster performance. Apple says it’s up to 30% faster than the iPad Air with the M3 chip in it. It’s up to 2.3x faster than the iPad Air with the M1 chip. In other words, if you’re still rocking the M1 iPad Air, this is an upgrade you will want to get your hands on. Apple promises all-day battery life, which is great for really any scenario you might want battery longevity for. Mobile games, schoolwork, you name it.
Apple is launching the new M4 iPad Air in four colors, which are Starlight, Space Gray, Purple, and Blue. It will also come in two screen sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch. As for storage, it starts at 128GB, and you can bump up to 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB if you need more storage. As for pricing, the M4 iPad Air begins at $599 for the 128GB model. Keep in mind that Apple will offer these in Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models, so the price can go pretty high. A 1TB 11-inch M4 iPad Air with Wi-Fi + Cellular will set you back $1,249.
The new M4 iPad Air goes up for pre-order starting March 4, with the retail launch happening on March 11.
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