iPad Air

iPad Air (M4)

March 11, 2026

M4

$749

M4 performance and more memory in the mid-range iPad.

M4 chip, up to 30% faster than M3
Unified memory increased to 12GB
N1 and C1X chips for Wi-Fi 7 and cellular
11-inch and 13-inch sizes
Price rose from $599 to $749 on June 25, 2026 amid an industry-wide RAM shortage

iPad Air (M3)

March 12, 2025

M3

$599

M3 chip arrives in iPad Air alongside a new Magic Keyboard.

M3 chip with hardware-accelerated ray tracing
New, lighter Magic Keyboard with function row
11-inch and 13-inch sizes

iPad Air (M2)

May 15, 2024

M2

$599

iPad Air grows to two sizes for the first time, with M2 inside.

First iPad Air offered in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes
M2 chip
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera

iPad Air (5th generation)

March 18, 2022

M1

10.9-inch

$599

iPad Air jumps to the M1 chip, matching iPad Pro performance.

Apple M1 chip, same as iPad Pro
5G cellular support
USB-C with faster data transfer

iPad Air (4th generation)

October 23, 2020

A14 Bionic

10.9-inch

$599

A full redesign with edge-to-edge display and Touch ID in the power button.

All-screen design with 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display
A14 Bionic, Apple's first 5nm chip
Touch ID moved into the top button
USB-C connector

iPad Air (3rd generation)

March 25, 2019

A12 Bionic

10.5-inch

$499

The iPad Air name returns after a hiatus, with a 10.5-inch display.

10.5-inch Retina display
A12 Bionic chip
Support for Apple Pencil (1st gen) and Smart Keyboard

iPad Air 2

October 22, 2014

A8X

9.7-inch

$499

Even thinner, with Touch ID and a big graphics boost.

Just 6.1mm thin
A8X chip with triple-core GPU
Added Touch ID

iPad Air

November 1, 2013

A7

9.7-inch

$499

The iPad Air debuts, dramatically thinner and lighter.

43% thinner and 28% lighter than the 4th-gen iPad
A7 chip with M7 motion coprocessor
9.7-inch Retina display