Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	500 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
10-core GPU	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	7411
3D Mark High
5377	4761
3D Mark Low
4496	3429

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	7606 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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