Apple launches a new iPad Air with an upgraded M4 processor

After updating its mid and entry-level tablets last year, Apple has announced new versions of the iPad Air today now powered by the company's M4 processor.

Today's iPad Air upgrades follow the minor improvements introduced a year ago to the device that sits in the middle of Apple's tablet lineup. The 7th-generation iPad Air launched in early 2025 with Apple's M3 chip, improving its Apple Intelligence capabilities, but it skipped the company's most modern processor at the time - the M4. It arrived in an 11-inch model starting at $599, and a larger 13-inch model for $799, in four color options including space grey, blue, purple and starlight.

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