Apple iPad Air 13" M2 2024
The Apple M2 8-core chip drives a 13-inch Liquid Retina IPS LCD with 600 nits peak brightness inside a thin 6.1mm, 617g aluminum unibody. Refurbished to Grade A with a pristine screen and no body wear, it brings premium build and full Apple Pencil Pro support at a lower entry cost. Best for students, note-takers, and digital artists seeking a large, lightweight tablet for sketching and media consumption.
CPU Apple M2
Screen 13"
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
34 Overall Score
Price $711
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (22nd percentile)
- Below average screen (29th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Display
| Size | 13" |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
Physical
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | Dimensity 8300 | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 12 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | - | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" | 12.4" 2800x1752 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M2 | 66.4 | 90.3 | 30.9 | 29.1 | 31.1 | 55.1 | 29.5 | 9.5 | 21.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR Compare | 70 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 95.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 92.8 | 96.2 | 92.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 85.6 | 98 | 93.1 | 39.6 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 84.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.3 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.4 | 92.4 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.4 | 80.4 | 87.3 | 29.1 | 88.3 | 78.9 | 54.3 | 88.2 | 70.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $711
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