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Apple iPad Air 13" 13-inch : Liquid Retina Starlight 2026
The M4 chip brings desktop-class performance to a thin 617g tablet, enabling smooth multitasking and complex AI tasks on its 13-inch Liquid Retina display. Its ultralow reflectivity and P3 wide color make the screen exceptionally clear, while Wi-Fi 7 with the Apple N1 chip enables rapid file transfers. This device is best for students and digital artists who need a large, precise canvas for the Apple Pencil Pro and a portable workstation for all-day use.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 13"
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
Battery 33 Wh
70 Overall Score
Price $899
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
Cons
- Below average screen (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| Battery | 33 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" 13-inch : Liquid Retina | Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Dimensity 8300 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" | 12.4" 2800x1752 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | true | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 33 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" 13-inch : Liquid Retina | 94 | 95.6 | 66.2 | 29.1 | 97.2 | 89.4 | 66.1 | 78.4 | 95.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-X820NZSEXAR Compare | 70 | 67.5 | 80.6 | 95.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 92.8 | 96.2 | 92.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.4 | 84.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 75.7 | 98 | 93.1 | 39.6 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.4 | 92.4 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 88.7 | 66.2 | 62.7 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 74.5 | 60.7 | 54.9 |
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