The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) measures 214.9 mm in height and 280.6 mm in width, with a thickness of just 6.1 mm and a weight of 617 g, giving it a total volume of roughly 367.84 cm³. The tablet supports pen tilt sensitivity, though neither a stylus nor a detachable or backlit keyboard is included in the box. It carries no official water resistance rating, and its operating temperature range runs from 0 °C up to a maximum of 35 °C.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) features a 13″ IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels at a pixel density of 264 ppi and a 60 Hz refresh rate. Typical brightness is rated at 600 nits, and the display includes an anti-reflection coating, though it does not use branded damage-resistant glass, sapphire glass, or an e-paper panel. HDR10+ is not supported.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) is powered by the Apple M4 (8-core CPU), built on a 3 nm process with 28,000 million transistors, running at speeds of 4 x 4.05 GHz and 4 x 2.75 GHz across 8 threads using big.LITTLE and HMP scheduling. It comes with 12 GB of RAM and up to 1024 GB of internal storage, with no external memory slot available; the maximum supported memory amount reaches 24 GB, and memory bandwidth is rated at 120 GB/s. The chip includes integrated graphics capable of driving up to 2 displays and supports 64-bit processing, NX bit, and TrustZone security, though ECC memory is not supported.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) has a 12 MP rear camera with a wide aperture of f/1.8, a BSI CMOS sensor, and touch autofocus, and it can record 4K video at 60 fps along with slow-motion footage and timelapses. Manual controls for focus, exposure, and shutter speed are available, while manual white balance, manual ISO, and continuous autofocus during video recording are not supported. The rear camera also supports HDR, panorama, and burst shooting modes, though optical image stabilization, flash, and 3D or 360° capture are absent. On the front, a 12 MP camera with an f/2.4 aperture is included, with no front-facing flash or video light.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) includes stereo speakers and a dual-microphone setup, but does not offer a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) houses a 9705 mAh rechargeable battery rated for up to 10 hours of use, with fast charging support and a battery level indicator onboard. Wireless charging is not available, and the battery is not user-removable.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) supports Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) along with Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 4, and includes a cellular module with 5G support, accommodating one physical SIM and one eSIM. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port at USB 3.1 speeds, while Bluetooth 6 is also on board; HDMI output, NFC, Ethernet, and ANT+ are not available. For navigation and sensing, the tablet includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, barometer, and compass, and it can track device position. Security features include a fingerprint scanner, though 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are absent. On the software side, the device receives direct OS updates and offers an extensive set of privacy tools covering Mail Privacy Protection, location privacy, camera and microphone access controls, app tracking blocking, cross-site tracking prevention, and clipboard warnings. It also supports on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, AirPlay, SharePlay, Picture-in-Picture, split screen, Live Text, widgets, focus modes, dark mode, full-page screenshots, Wi-Fi password sharing, media picker, app offloading, Quick Start, customizable notifications, sharing intents, battery health check, child lock, and device position tracking. Theme customization, dynamic theming, an extra dim mode, playing games while downloading, multi-user support, DLNA certification, a built-in projector, and an infrared sensor are not supported.
The Apple iPad Air 13 (2026) is categorized under the Laptop and Desktop CPU type and uses DDR5 memory running at a maximum speed of 6400 MHz.
