iPad Air 11" M2 vs iPad Air 11" M4

Today both cost $749.00. They differ on chip, as Apple’s own comparison lists them on apple.com. Every figure below was read from the retailer by us. A dash means we have no current figure for that one.

Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight

Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple

Price today: Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $749.00Go to Amazon; Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple: $749.00Go to Amazon
Record behind itDays with a recorded price in the last 90. We hold a verdict until 7 of them, or until one price has held for 10 days.: Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: 50 days on record; Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple: 50 days on record
Lowest we recordedAnd the last day it was that price. A floor touched last week is a different argument from one touched in March.: Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $749.00 · Sep 14; Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple: $649.00 · Oct 30
Highest we recorded: Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $749.00; Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple: $749.00
Sold by: Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 512GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: Woot; Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Purple: Amazon.com

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How they differ

Specs as Apple’s own comparison lists them on apple.com, the differences first.

Chip: iPad Air 11" M2: M2; iPad Air 11" M4: M4
Display: iPad Air 11" M2: 11″ Liquid Retina; iPad Air 11" M4: 11″ Liquid Retina
Apple Intelligence: iPad Air 11" M2: Yes; iPad Air 11" M4: Yes
Unlock: iPad Air 11" M2: Touch ID; iPad Air 11" M4: Touch ID
Apple Pencil: iPad Air 11" M2: Pencil Pro or Pencil (USB‑C); iPad Air 11" M4: Pencil Pro or Pencil (USB‑C)
Keyboard: iPad Air 11" M2: Magic Keyboard for iPad Air; iPad Air 11" M4: Magic Keyboard for iPad Air

iPad Air 11" M2— too short a record to drawiPad Air 11" M4

Both lines are the best price we recorded on each day, on one money axis. Our record for each starts when we started watching it, so a shorter line is a shorter record and not a cheaper history.

How the gap has moved

Across the 50 days we have held a price for both, the gap between them was widest at $100.00 on Sep 15 and narrowest at $0.00 on Nov 1. iPad Air 11" M2 was the cheaper on 0 of them, iPad Air 11" M4 on 48, and they cost the same on 2. Today it is $0.00.

Measured from our own readings, carried forward day by day — a price stands until we record a different one. It starts on the first day we held a price for both, which is later than the day we began tracking one of them.

What they are

5 attributes the retailers describe differently, first. These are their words, not ours — we record prices, we do not test products.

Size: 512GB; 128GB
Color: Starlight; Purple
Dimensions: 9.74 × 7.02 × 0.24 inches; 9.75 × 7.03 × 0.24 inches
Model: MUXP3LL/A; MH344LL/A
Released: May 2024; March 2026
Weight: 1.02 pounds; 1.02 pounds
Warranty: Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty; Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty

2 products compared on the record we keep. Nothing here is ranked by what pays us, and neither of these placements was bought. Other model-against-model comparisons.