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Apple iPad Air 13" M4 Starlight 2026
Powered by the Apple M4 10-core chip and a 16-core Neural Engine, the 13-inch iPad Air delivers fluid multitasking and AI performance with 12GB unified memory in a 635g thin design. Its 13-inch Liquid Retina display at 2732x2048 resolution and 600 nits offers precise color and sharp text for creative work, while Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 ensure fast connectivity. This tablet is best suited for digital artists and designers who need a large, responsive canvas with Apple Pencil Pro support and strong AI-assisted editing capabilities.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 12 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 37 Wh
86 Overall Score
Price $943
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| Battery | 37 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Dimensity 8300 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 37 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M4 | 94 | 95.6 | 80.6 | 93.3 | 97.5 | 92 | 83.5 | 96.2 | 49.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 96.3 | 93 | 87.8 | 74.5 | 64.4 | 99.3 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.3 | 84.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 75.8 | 98 | 93.1 | 39.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.3 | 92.4 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 88.7 | 66.2 | 62.8 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 74.5 | 60.6 | 55 |
Price
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