Apple iPad Air 13" M2 Space Gray 2024
The 13-inch Liquid Retina display and M2 chip deliver smooth multitasking and graphics performance, with up to 1TB storage for large files. Apple Pencil Pro support and iPadOS 18's Stage Manager make it a capable digital canvas and productivity tool, while Wi-Fi 6E and 5G ensure fast connectivity. Best for business users managing documents and digital artists sketching on the go, though the 47/100 reading score suggests it's less suited for text-heavy work.
About This Tablet
The 13-inch Liquid Retina display and M2 chip deliver smooth multitasking and graphics performance, with up to 1TB storage for large files. Apple Pencil Pro support and iPadOS 18's Stage Manager make it a capable digital canvas and productivity tool, while Wi-Fi 6E and 5G ensure fast connectivity. Best for business users managing documents and digital artists sketching on the go, though the 47/100 reading score suggests it's less suited for text-heavy work.
- CPU Apple M2
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 13"
- OS iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong connectivity (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average screen (27th percentile) 27th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
- Below average ram (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 1 TB |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| 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 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 13" M2 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 13" | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | 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" M2 | 66.8 | 68 | 31.9 | 27 | 30.9 | 84.1 | 96.7 | 94.9 | 88.8 | 90.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 94.9 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 53.3 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.1 | 98.3 | 0 | 93.8 | 50.6 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 76.8 | 78.8 | 86.9 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.6 | 89.5 | 94.9 | 72.4 | 48.6 |
Usage Scores
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