Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) Specs, Pros and Cons
Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) specifications
Apple recently launched a tablet called Apple iPad Air 13 (2024), which came with a price tag of $775 (Rs 64,900 in India) approximately. Let’s talk about the display, the tablet arrives with a 13.0-inch tall IPS Liquid Retina LCD panel with FHD+ resolution and 600 nits brightness. The iPad Air (2024) also has scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, and a stylus holder. In terms of storage, this tablet offers 128GB to 1TB of internal storage accompanied by support for 8GB of RAM, although there is no card slot.
With the Apple iPad Air 13 (2024), you will receive a huge Li-Po battery (36.59 Wh), while the device may be available in Space Grey, Starlight, Purple and Blue color variants. The tablet also features a 12MP rear camera and a 12MP ultra-wide selfie camera, with the main camera capable of recording 4K videos with gyro-EIS. iPadOS 17.4 operating system powers the tablet and it will get the Apple M2 chipset.
| Specifications | Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) |
| Grid | 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G |
| Announced | May 2024 |
| SIM | e SIM |
| Dimensions | 11.05×8.46×0.24 inch |
| Weight | 617-618 grams |
| Size | 13.0 inches |
| Show | IPS LCD with liquid retina 600 nits brightness 4:3 ratio ~264 density per inch |
| Protection/Others | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2) |
| Resolution | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| SW | iPadOS 17.4 |
| chipset | apple m2 |
| CPU | Eight cores 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores |
| GPU | Apple GPU (10-core graphics) |
| card slot | No |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB |
| Camera | 12 MP (wide), dual pixel PDAF HDR Maximum: 4K at 24/25/30/60 fps, gyro EIS |
| selfie | 12 MP (122Ëšultrawide) HDR Maximum: 1080p at 25/30/60 fps; gyroscope-EIS |
| Loudspeaker | Yeah (stereo speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual band, access point |
| Bluetooth | 5.3, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) |
| NFC | No |
| infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector |
| Sensors | Top-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass and barometer |
| Battery | Li-Po (36.59 Wh) |
| Colors | Space gray, starlight, purple, blue |
| Expected price | $775 (Rs 64,900 in India) approximately |
Pros and cons of the Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)
Based on the above specifications, you can see the List of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) tablet.
Advantages
- Supports 5G connectivity.
- Support for iPadOS 17.4 operating system.
- Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating protection.
- Comes with stylus holder.
- Liquid Retina IPS LCD with 600 nits brightness.
- Support 4K video recording with gyro-EIS.
- Top-mounted fingerprint scanner.
- There are stereo speakers.
Cons
- There is no support for fast or wireless charging.
- Below average camera setup.
- An optical zoom and an ultra-wide camera are missing.
- No AMOLED screen.
- An audio connector is missing.
- A microSD card slot is missing.
- No custom UI.
