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iPad Air (6th generation)
Tablet computer made by Apple since 2024
The iPad Air (6th generation)[lower-alpha 1] is a tablet computer designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced by Apple on May 7, 2024, with pre-orders starting the same day, and was released on May 15, 2024.[1] It succeeds the iPad Air (5th generation) and is available in four colors: Blue, Purple, Space Gray, and Starlight. The iPad Air (6th generation) is the first iPad Air to include a 13-inch model alongside the existing 11 inch model.[2][3][4][5][6]
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| Also known as | iPad Air 6, iPad Air M2, iPad Air (11 inch) (3rd generation), iPad Air (13 inch) (1st generation) |
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
| Manufacturer | Foxconn |
| Product family | iPad Air |
| Type | Tablet computer |
| Generation | 6th |
| Release date | May 15, 2024; 8 days ago (2024-05-15) |
| Introductory price | $599 USD £569 GBP €679 EUR $749 CAD $1,049 NZD |
| System on a chip | Apple M2 |
| Memory | 8 GB (LPDDR4X SDRAM) |
| Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB |
| Display | 11 inches (280 mm) 13 inches (330 mm) |
| Sound | Stereo speakers |
| Input | Multi-touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, dual microphone, Touch ID fingerprint reader, barometer |
| Camera | Front: 12 MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, face detection, Smart HDR, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording, center stage Rear: 12 MP, ƒ/1.8 aperture, five-element lens, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, noise reduction, face detection, Hybrid IR filter, Live Photos with stabilization, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, face detection, Smart HDR, panorama, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, 1080p HD 30fps video recording, video stabilization, slo-mo, time-lapse |
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| Power | 28.6 watt-hour lithium-polymer battery |
| Online services | App Store, iTunes Store, Books, iCloud, Game Center, Apple Arcade |
| Dimensions | 9.74 inches (247.6 mm);(h) 7 inches (178.5 mm);(w) |
| Mass | 1.02 lbs (461 g) |
| Predecessor | iPad Air (5th generation) |
Hardware
The sixth-generation iPad Air models use the Apple M2 SoC, with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of onboard flash storage, but storage can be upgraded to 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB, respectively, for an additional fee.[2][3][4][5][7] The M2 chip has 8 CPU cores and 10 GPU cores.[8]
They also use a Liquid Retina Display with 500 nits of brightness and a P3 color space, but the 11 inch model has a 2360 by 1440 display, whereas the 13 inch model has 2372 by 2048 display. Both models also support Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C). In addition, they also have a 12 MP front and back camera with Smart HDR 4 and up to 63 MP panorama photos. Like its predecessor, the sixth generation iPad Air also has Touch ID integrated into its sleep/wake button.[8]
Connectivity
The sixth generation iPad Air includes a USB-C port for charging and connecting accessories. The port is capable of transferring data at a speed of 10 Gbit/s (approximately ten billion bits per second, 1.25 GB/s, or approximately 1.25 billion bytes per second), with DisplayPort capabilities, allowing the device to connect to external monitors. The device also comes with WiFi 6E (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity on all models, with cellular models adding sub-6 GHz 5G support.[8]
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