IPad Air (M2)


The sixth-generation iPad Air, marketed as the iPad Air , is a tablet computer developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced by Apple on May 7, 2024, with pre-orders starting the same day, and was released on May 15, 2024. It succeeds the iPad Air (5th generation) and is available in four colors: Blue, Purple, Space Gray, and Starlight. The iPad Air is the first iPad Air to include a 13-inch model alongside the existing 11 inch model.

Features

Hardware

The sixth-generation iPad Air models use the Apple M2 SoC, with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard flash storage, but storage can be upgraded to 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB, respectively, for an additional fee. The M2 chip has 8 CPU cores and 9 GPU cores.
It also uses a Liquid Retina Display with 500 nits of brightness and a P3 color space. The 11-inch model has a 2360-by-1640 display, whereas the 13 inch model has a 2732-by-2048 display with 600 nits of brightness. Both models also support Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil. In addition, it also has a 12 MP front and back camera with Smart HDR 4 and up to 63 MP panorama photos. Like its predecessor, the sixth generation iPad Air also has Touch ID integrated into its sleep/wake button.

Connectivity

The sixth generation iPad Air includes a USB-C port for charging and connecting accessories. The port is capable of transferring data at a speed of 10 Gbit/s, with DisplayPort capabilities, allowing the device to connect to external monitors. The device also comes with WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity on all models, with cellular models adding sub-6 GHz 5G support.
Unlike its predecessors, the cellular model does not have a physical SIM card slot; it is only compatible with eSIM.
Like its predecessors, it is compatible with the Magic Keyboard for iPad.

Cameras

Front: 12 MP, ƒ/2.0 aperture, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, face detection, Smart HDR 4, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording, center stage
Rear: 12 MP, ƒ/1.8 aperture, five-element lens, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, noise reduction, face detection, Hybrid IR filter, Live Photos with stabilization, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, face detection, Smart HDR 4, panorama, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, 2160p 4K 60fps video recording, video stabilization, slo-mo, time-lapse