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Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
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iPad Air 13-inch (M2)

M2 power in a big-screen iPad without the Pro tax.

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Buying call

The M2 iPad Air brings a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the M2 chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, a landscape 12MP front camera and Wi-Fi 6E. It's plenty fast for creative work and multitasking with Stage Manager. The LCD runs at 60Hz and around 600 nits, so it lacks the Pro's smoothness and HDR punch.

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Key specs
Battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Display type
Liquid Retina display
Rear camera
12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture - Digital zoom up to 5x - Five-element lens - Autofocus with Focus Pixels - Panorama (up to
Weight
617 g
Highlights

Specs that matter

Display
Size
13" (330 mm)
Brightness
600 nits
Performance
Processor
Apple M2
GPU
9-core GPU
Storage
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Body
Dimensions
height: 11.04 inches (280.6 mm); width: 8.46 inches (214.9 mm); depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
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Product highlights

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Display13" (330 mm)
ChipsetApple M29-core GPU
RAM / storage128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
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Buying decision

Should you buy it?

The M2 iPad Air brings a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the M2 chip, Apple Pencil Pro support, a landscape 12MP front camera and Wi-Fi 6E. It's plenty fast for creative work and multitasking with Stage Manager. The LCD runs at 60Hz and around 600 nits, so it lacks the Pro's smoothness and HDR punch.

Best for

Students and creatives who want a big screen and Pencil Pro support

Not for

Artists who need 120Hz or HDR video editors

Main strengthLarge 13-inch Liquid Retina display
Main weakness60Hz display
Reasons to buy
Large 13-inch Liquid Retina display
M2 performance
Apple Pencil Pro support
Landscape 12MP front camera
Reasons to avoid
60Hz display
No Face ID
Base storage fills fast for creative work
Measured view8.9/10What the pros say.
Head to head

How it stacks up

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Display
13"12.9"
Chipset
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Product data

Full specifications

25 attributes, grouped for quick scanning. Spot a wrong value? Hit the next to it.

Display

Display type
Liquid Retina display
Brightness
600

Performance

CPU
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

Battery & Charging

Battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Charging port
USB-C

Camera

Rear camera
  • 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture - Digital zoom up to 5x - Five-element lens - Autofocus with Focus Pixels - Panorama (up to
  • 63MP) - Smart HDR 4 - Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos - Photo geotagging - Auto image stabilization - Burst mode - Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Connectivity

Wi‑Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO 5
Bluetooth
5.3
Ports
USB-C port with support for:

Body

Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm
Weight
617 g
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