Alongside the iPad Pro, Apple have released a new iPad Air 2024 supercharged with an upgraded M2 chip, new size options and exciting updated accesories. Here’s what you need to know.  

Exciting new features of Ipad Air 2024 

New shapes and sizes

The redesigned 11-inch iPad Air is incredibly portable and perfect for getting work done on the go. For users who need a bit more room the 13-inch iPad Air offers 30 percent more space than the 11-inch model. Both include advanced displays with a Liquid Retina design, an anti-reflective screen coating, True tone technology, high brightness and support for P3 wide color which provides content that has rich and vibrant colors and text that is clear and sharp no matter the lighting condition.

Landscape Mode

In the new iPad Air, the front-facing Ultra Wide 12MP camera is now located along the landscape edge. The camera uses Center Stage which uses machine learning to keep everyone in the field of view. The new camera location is perfect and a brilliant change from previous iPad generations. The 12MP wide back camera on the iPad Air 2024 captures high resolution photos and 4K video with support for 240-fps slow motion recording. Dual microphones work in unsion with the cameras, capturing audio from the camera whilst minimising background noise. The iPad Air also has landscape stereo speakers that feature Spacial Audio. The 13-inch model has superior sound quality with double the bass.

M2 Performance

The M2 chip brings a big boost in performance to iPad Air, featuring a faster 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU. M2 is a powerful chip that has brought a host of improvements over the M1 chip. It offers a large jump in performance from previous generation iPad Air models. The new iPad Air is nearly 50 percent faster than the previous generation, creating content faster and running demanding games smoother.

Perfect for AI

With M2, the iPad Air 2024 is incredible for AI. Since it features a greater 16-core Neural engine that is 40 percent faster than M1. Combined with Machine Learning accelerators in the CPU and a powerful GPU to boost the device machine learning the new iPad Air offers exceptional AI performance and allows users to tap into this in a vast amount of ways through productivity apps, tools and iPad OS specific AI features.

Faster Connectivty

The new iPad Air supports Wi-Fi 6E, which delivers up to 2x increased performance than the previous generation for quicker downloads, better performance on games online, and better streaming quality. Wi-Fi + Cellular models with 5G are now activated with eSIM, allowing users to quickly connect and transfer their existing plans digitally and store multiple cellular plans on one device.

All New Accesories

The new Apple Pencil Pro features even more impressive capabilities and interactions. A new sensor in the barrel can sense a users squeeze which will bring up a tool palette to quickly switch tools, line weights and colors, all without having to stop your task. A gyroscope allows users to roll the Apple Pencil Pro for precise control of the tool they use. Rotating the pencil changes the orientation of shaped pens and brushes for an even greater user experience and versatility.

The new Magic Keyboard is thinner and lighter making it more portable than ever before. This Magic Keyboard opens to the floating design and now includes a function row for screen brightness and bvolume controls. It has a aluminium palm rest and a larger trackpad that is more responsive with greater haptic feedback. The new magic keyboard attaches magnetically my and the Smart connector instantly connects to power and data without the need for Bluetooth. The aluminium hinge also includes a USB-C connector for charging. Finally, the new Magic Keyboard comes in two colors: black with a space black aluminium palm rest and white with a silver aluminium palm rest.

To wrap it up, the iPad Air 2024 is a sleek and portable device that is now powerful enough to keep up the rest of Apples lineup, alongside a brilliant selection of accessories the iPad Air 2024 is a great tablet selection this year if you need portability and good daily performance without a very high price tag.