iPad Air 13" M2 vs iPad Air 13" M4

iPad Air 13" M4 is $40.00 cheaper today, and has been the cheaper of the two on all 50 days we have held a price for both. 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 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight

Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray

Price today: Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $939.00Go to Amazon; Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray: $899.00 (the better of the two)Go 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 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: 50 days on record; Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray: 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 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $939.00 · Sep 14; Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray: $849.00 · Oct 30
Highest we recorded: Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: $939.00; Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray: $929.00
Sold by: Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2): Built for Apple Intelligence, Liquid Retina Display, 1TB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 6E + 5G Cellular, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Starlight: Woot; Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 128GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life — Space Gray: 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 13" M2: M2; iPad Air 13" M4: M4
Display: iPad Air 13" M2: 13″ Liquid Retina; iPad Air 13" M4: 13″ Liquid Retina
Apple Intelligence: iPad Air 13" M2: Yes; iPad Air 13" M4: Yes
Unlock: iPad Air 13" M2: Touch ID; iPad Air 13" M4: Touch ID
Apple Pencil: iPad Air 13" M2: Pencil Pro or Pencil (USB‑C); iPad Air 13" M4: Pencil Pro or Pencil (USB‑C)
Keyboard: iPad Air 13" M2: Magic Keyboard for iPad Air; iPad Air 13" M4: Magic Keyboard for iPad Air

iPad Air 13" M2— too short a record to drawiPad Air 13" 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 $90.00 on Sep 14 and narrowest at $10.00 on Sep 27. iPad Air 13" M4 has been the cheaper of the two on every one of those days. Today it is $40.00.

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: 1TB; 128GB
Color: Starlight; Space Gray
Dimensions: 11.04 × 8.46 × 0.24 inches; 11.05 × 8.46 × 0.24 inches
Model: MV763LL/A; MH5N4LL/A
Released: May 2024; March 2026
Weight: 1.36 pounds; 1.36 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.