Our guide answers the question of how to decide which of these two iPads is best for you.iPad Air (M2, 2024) iPad Pro (M4, 2024) Liquid Retina display LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology Ultra Retina XDR display Tandem OLED ProMotion technology for refresh rates up to 120Hz SDR brightness: 600 nits max SDR brightness: 1,000 nits max XDR brightness: 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only) Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models M2 chip (5nm, N5P) M4 chip (3nm enhanced, N3E) 8-core CPU Up to 10-core CPU Hardware-accelerated ray tracing Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW ProRes encode and decode engine AV1 decode 100GB/s memory bandwidth 120GB/s memory bandwidth 8GB of memory 8GB or 16GB of memory Improved thermal design with graphite sheets and copper Touch ID in top button TrueDepth camera system for Face ID Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High-Key Mono) Animoji and Memoji LiDAR scanner Adaptive True Tone flash Rear ambient light sensor ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 256GB capacity) ProRes video recording up to 4K at 60 fps with external recording Two microphones Four studio-quality microphones Audio zoom Stereo recording Landscape stereo speakers Four speaker audio Weight: 462 grams or 617 grams Weight 444 grams or 579 grams Depth: 6.1 mm Depth: 5.3 mm or 5.1 mm USB‑C connector USB‑C connector with support for Thunderbolt / USB 4 Supports Magic Keyboard Supports Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (M4) 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB storage 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB storage Available in Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, and Blue Available in Space Black and Silver Price starting at $599 Price starting at $999 Overall, the iPad Air is the better option for the majority of users, simply on the basis of value for money.
With the iPad Air, users can get a modern all-screen design, the M2 chip, practical features like USB-C and 5G connectivity, and compatibility with the core Apple accessories for a price well below that of the iPad Pro.
The latest iPad Pro models introduced a large number of significant new changes, such as the M4 chip, OLED displays, and a higher price point, and it means that the high-end iPad models are now further differentiated from the iPad Air than before.
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