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The iPad Air (4th generation), informally referred to as iPad Air 4, is a tablet computer developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced by Apple on September 15, 2020. Pre-orders began on October 16, 2020, and shipping began a week later on October 23, 2020 alongside the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro .
The iPad Air marked the first major design change for the iPad since the iPad 2; it has a thinner design that is 7.5 millimeters thick and has a smaller screen bezel similar to the iPad Mini. Apple reduced the overall volume for the iPad Air by using thinner components resulting in a 22% reduction in weight over the iPad 2. [ 14 ]
Apple Pencil Support Apple Pencil Pro Apple Pencil (USB-C) ... iPad Air 2 iPadOS 15.8.3: A8 iPad mini 4 A7 1 GB iPad mini 3 iPad mini 2 iPad Air (1st gen) 12.5.7
The iPad Air (5th generation), colloquially known as the iPad Air 5 or iPad Air M1, is a tablet computer developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced by Apple on March 8, 2022. [ 2 ] Pre-orders began on March 11, 2022, and shipping began on March 18, 2022.
The third-generation iPad Air received positive reviews. It was praised for its laminated screen, Smart Keyboard case capability, as well as a speedy SoC.However, it only supports the first-generation Apple Pencil, uses the 2017's 10.5-inch iPad Pro design and only has two speakers compared to four on the Pro models. [7]
iPadOS 16 requires iPads with an A9 or A9X SoC or later, which means it drops support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, both with an A8 or A8X SoC. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The iPad (5th generation) is the only supported iPad without Apple Pencil support.
The operating system also drops support for all iPads that use the original 9.7-inch display size. The 7th generation iPad is the only supported iPad without Apple Neural Engine, while the 3rd generation iPad Air is the only supported iPad with a 10.5-inch display.
iPadOS 13 supports iPads with an Apple A8 or A8X chip or later, dropping support for devices with the A7 chip, more specifically the first-generation iPad Air and the iPad Mini 2 and iPad Mini 3. However, devices with an A8 chip have limited support. Devices supporting iPadOS 13 include: iPad Air 2; iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad (5th generation)