Apple’s iPad Air M4 to Bring Speed Boosts Without a Design Overhaul
Apple is expected to refresh the iPad Air with an M4 chip while keeping the current design and 11-inch/13-inch options. The iPad Air will continue to use LED displays, USB-C, and a Touch ID top button, with ProMotion and OLED reserved for the iPad Pro. The M4 brings up to 10 CPU cores (vs 8), faster Neural Engine, higher memory bandwidth, and roughly 30% CPU and 21% GPU speed gains. RAM increases aren’t confirmed. The new model is also anticipated to adopt Apple’s N1 networking chip for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and a C1X modem for cellular, with pricing staying around $599/$799. Launch could come ahead of Apple’s March 4 “Experience” event, potentially as soon as next week.
