Apple’s iPad Air 6 launches with a bigger 12.9-inch screen and MacBook-level chipset

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After months of speculation, Apple has finally lifted the lid on the iPad Air 6, with two different versions of the new slate debuting alongside the supersized iPad Pro (2024) at the company’s highly anticipated ‘Let Loose’ reveal event.

Where previous iPad Air models, like the iPad Air (2022), launched in a single 10.9-inch size, the iPad Air 6 will ship in an additional 12.9-inch size, with both models also coming equipped with an M2 chipset (aka the same chipset you’ll find powering many of the best MacBooks). Apple says this chipset makes the new iPad Air 50% faster than its M1-equipped predecessor, and three times faster than A14 Bionic-equipped iPad Air models.

Other key upgrades for the iPad Air 6 – which can also be thought of as the iPad Air (2024) – include a landscape-oriented front-facing camera and landscape stereo speakers with spatial audio. The new tablet will also ship in four colors: Blue, Purple, Starlight and Space Grey. For a look at what else was revealed as Apple’s ‘Let Loose’ event, head over to our dedicated Apple event live blog.

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The 12.9-inch iPad Air 6 in action (Image credit: Apple)

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The 12.9-inch iPad Air 6 in action (Image credit: Apple)

The launch of the iPad Air 6 and iPad Pro (2024) brings to an end the longest wait for new iPad models since the company began producing iPads in 2010; the last new iPad to hit shelves was the iPad 10.9 (2022) in October 2022.

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