Apple iPad Air 10.9" 4th generation Sky Blue 2020
The A14 Bionic chip drives smooth performance on a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with P3 wide color, making it a strong canvas for visual work. Its lightweight 454g build and USB-C connectivity pair with second-generation Apple Pencil support for precise input. This tablet is best for students and digital artists who need a color-accurate, portable sketchbook with 256GB of storage.
CPU A14 Bionic chip with Neural Engine
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 10.9" 2360x1640
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
Battery 29 Wh
60 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong storage (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong connectivity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (17th percentile)
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
72/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | A14 Bionic chip with Neural Engine |
| Cores | 6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.9" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 10.9" 4th generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Lenovo Idea Tab Plus | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A14 Bionic chip with Neural Engine | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 2800 MHz | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.1" 2560x1600 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.9" 4th generation | 14.6 | 16.9 | 30.8 | 75.6 | 94.4 | 89 | 83.5 | 39.6 | 78.4 | 72.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 92.9 | 99.7 | 90.9 | 87.1 | 96.9 | 98.6 | 63.9 | 66.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 73 | 92.7 | 92.9 | 99.3 | 98.8 | 84.9 | 98 | 0 | 92.9 | 81 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66.3 | 98.6 | 84.2 | 53.3 | 83.5 | 88.3 | 78.4 | 92.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Plus Compare | 54.4 | 96.8 | 66.3 | 90.9 | 89 | 89 | 65.5 | 88.3 | 63.9 | 91.1 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.3 | 89 | 66.3 | 63.5 | 86.4 | 89 | 74.1 | 55.7 | 59.7 | 85.7 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations9
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