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Apple unveils new iPad Air with M4 chip, Wi-Fi 7 and AI upgrades

Paul Balo by Paul Balo
March 2, 2026
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In Brief
  • Apple has announced a refreshed iPad Air powered by its M4 chip, bringing a major performance jump and new AI-focused capabilities to the mid-range tablet line-up.
  • The new model keeps the same starting price  $599 for the 11-inch version and $799 for the 13-inch version while adding more memory, faster connectivity, and...
  • Unified memory increases by 50% to 12GB, while the 16-core Neural Engine is three times faster than the one in the M1 iPad Air, enabling on-device...

Apple has announced a refreshed iPad Air powered by its M4 chip, bringing a major performance jump and new AI-focused capabilities to the mid-range tablet line-up.

The new model keeps the same starting price  $599 for the 11-inch version and $799 for the 13-inch version while adding more memory, faster connectivity, and upgraded iPadOS features. 

Pre-orders begin March 4, with availability starting March 11. 

The M4 chip significantly improves speed, making the tablet up to 30% faster than the M3 model and up to 2.3× faster than the M1 generation. 
It features an 8-core CPU and 9-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, allowing faster video editing, graphics rendering, and gaming performance. 

Apple also boosted memory and AI processing.

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Unified memory increases by 50% to 12GB, while the 16-core Neural Engine is three times faster than the one in the M1 iPad Air, enabling on-device AI tasks such as text recognition and media processing. 

The new iPad Air introduces Apple’s N1 wireless chip and C1X modem, adding Wi-Fi 7 support and faster cellular performance with improved power efficiency. 
It also supports 5G connectivity and eSIM activation for mobile plans. 

The tablet runs iPadOS 26, which brings a redesigned interface, a new windowing system, improved file management, and background task support for more desktop-like multitasking. 

The device works with Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB-C), and Magic Keyboard accessories for note-taking, drawing, and productivity workflows.

It will be available in blue, purple, starlight, and space gray, with storage options ranging from 128GB to 1TB. 

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