After updating its mid and entry-level tablets last year, Apple has announced new versions of the iPad Air today now powered by the company’s M4 processor.
The new iPad Air with M4 will be available for preorder starting on March 4th through Apple’s online and brick-and-mortar stores, with shipping starting a week later on March 11th. Pricing starts at $599 for the 11-inch Wi-Fi model with 128GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, and $749 for the model that adds cellular connectivity. The 13-inch iPad Air starts at $799 for the Wi-Fi option, and $949 for cellular. Color options for both sizes include blue, purple, starlight, and space gray.
Today’s iPad Air upgrades follow the minor improvements introduced a year ago to the device that sits in the middle of Apple’s tablet lineup. The 7th-generation iPad Air launched in early 2025 with Apple’s M3 chip, improving its Apple Intelligence capabilities, but it skipped the company’s most modern processor at the time – the M4. It arrived in an 11-inch model starting at $599, and a larger 13-inch model for $799, in four color options including space grey, blue, purple and starlight.