Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) review

The new iPad Air is very good. If you buy one, you’ll almost certainly like it. That’s it, that’s the review.

- David Pierce, The Verge

The iPad Air remains Apple’s best overall tablet, offering a compelling blend of features while keeping a reasonable price. And the new 13-inch Air is a great option for someone who wants a big display without spending as much money.

- Nathan Ingraham, Engadget

The new iPad Airs are a great bridge between the basic $349 iPad and the technically impressive but much more expensive M4 iPad Pros. Both of the Airs are (relatively speaking) inexpensive enough to be justifiable for people who buy iPads mainly to watch or read things but also powerful enough to ru...

- Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica

From our perspective, the iPad Air remains the best iPad for most people because it offers a great balance of features, performance, and price. It has the same powerful chip as the Vision Pro and the previous generation of the iPad Pro and MacBook Air, making it highly capable of handling multitaski...

- Simon Cocks, Good Housekeeping

If you want something more powerful and capable than the regular iPad but don't want to spend iPad Pro money, the iPad Air and its blazing M2 chip, gorgeous display and impressive multitasking features make it a perfect midrange pick.

- Mike Andronico, CNN