Apple iPad Air 13" M4 Blue 2026
The Apple M4 chip brings desktop-class performance to a thin 617g design, enabling smooth multitasking and complex AI tasks with up to 1TB of storage. Its 13-inch Liquid Retina display with P3 wide color and ultralow reflectivity pairs with Wi-Fi 7 and 5G connectivity for fast, vibrant workflows anywhere. This tablet is best for digital artists and designers who need precise Apple Pencil Pro input and a color-accurate canvas on the go.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13" 2732x2048
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
75 Overall Score
Price CA$0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (6th percentile)
- Below average social proof (30th percentile)
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2732x2048 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.4 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | 3 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 12 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 512 | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 13" 2732x2048 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Pro | HyperOS 2 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 13" M4 | 94.2 | 95.9 | 67 | 88.5 | 77.3 | 92.4 | 95.3 | 5.9 | 91.5 | 30.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 93.3 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.4 | 92 | 66.8 | 92.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 94.6 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 76.6 | 92.7 | 98.9 | 98.6 | 99.1 | 85.9 | 97.8 | 78 | 93.7 | 48.5 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 78 | 79.6 | 85.3 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.7 | 55.3 | 63.2 | 85.3 |
Usage Scores
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Other Configurations14
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