Apple iPad Air 13" M2 Space Gray 2024
The 13-inch Liquid Retina display and M2 chip deliver smooth multitasking and graphics performance, with up to 1TB storage for large files. Apple Pencil Pro support and iPadOS 18's Stage Manager make it a capable digital canvas and productivity tool, while Wi-Fi 6E and 5G ensure fast connectivity. Best for business users managing documents and digital artists sketching on the go, though the 47/100 reading score suggests it's less suited for text-heavy work.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong gpu (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average screen (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 1 TB |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 12 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" | 11" 2560x1600 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M2 | 68 | 90.8 | 31.6 | 30.3 | 32.2 | 86.3 | 96.1 | 95.2 | 89.2 | 95.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.9 | 96.6 | 81.6 | 93.6 | 85.1 | 98.4 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 66.9 | 92.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 76.9 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.2 | 86.3 | 97.7 | 77.8 | 93.6 | 38.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.6 | 81.6 | 98.9 | 87.4 | 68.9 | 89.5 | 77.8 | 79.9 | 85.3 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.2 | 97 | 78.5 | 94 | 91.8 | 97.6 | 55.1 | 0 | 79.9 | 92.6 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 85.1 | 81.5 | 87.9 | 30.3 | 89.2 | 80.1 | 55.1 | 88.8 | 89.2 | 72.1 |
Usage Scores
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