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iPad Air (A14)
The fourth-generation iPad Air introduced a 10.9-inch all-screen design with the A14 Bionic chip, USB-C and Touch ID in the top button. It launched at $599 for the 64GB Wi-Fi model, with LTE optional at $729.
Pros
- A14 Bionic chip with 4GB of RAM
- 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Magic Keyboard
- USB-C port and Wi-Fi 6
- Light 458g body, 6.1mm thick
Cons
- 60Hz screen, no ProMotion
- Base model has only 64GB of storage
- Included charger is 20W
- Only a single 7MP front camera and a single 12MP rear camera
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple A14 Bionic, because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Air (A14)
Display
- Screen size
- 10.9 ″
- Panel type
- Liquid Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2360x1640
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple A14 Bionic
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB / 256GB
Battery
- Capacity
- 7,606 mAh
- Charging
- 20 W
Design
- Weight
- 458 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 7 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Cellular
- LTE optional
- USB
- USB-C
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 14.1
Quick answers
Is the iPad Air (A14) good in 2026?
The iPad Air (A14) earns an Inno Score of 45.4/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The fourth-generation iPad Air introduced a 10.9-inch all-screen design with the A14 Bionic chip, USB-C and Touch ID in the top button. It launched at $599 for the 64GB Wi-Fi model, with LTE optional at $729.
What are the key specs of the iPad Air (A14)?
Screen size: 10.9 ″ · Chipset: Apple A14 Bionic · Capacity: 7,606 mAh · RAM: 4 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Air (A14)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Galaxy Tab Active5, iPad 9th Gen (A13), Galaxy Tab S10 Lite — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
