The 2024 iPad Air could arrive with two screen dimensions and an M2 chip
It is, perhaps, one of the most interesting new features of the iPad range for this year 2024 beyond the renewal of the iPad Pro line with the implementation of OLED technology. The iPad Air with a 12.9-inch screen will be a reality and now its possible design has been leaked.
Apple is developing a 12.9-inch iPad Air to match the dimensions of the larger iPad Pro. The first rumors about this product indicated that two different codes (J507 and J508) of the iPad Air project had been identified, so it would not be unreasonable to think that there will be two iPad Air models with 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch screens.
Be that as it may, recently 91mobiles has leaked what they would be the first rendered images of the 12.9-inch iPad Air.
The design of the 12.9-inch iPad Air
After having spent an entire year in 2023 without updating any of its iPad models, Apple is going all out in 2024 with new versions of the iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro.
91mobiles leaked images belong to rendered CAD files of the first 12.9-inch iPad Air prototypes obtained thanks to “industry sources.”
These schematics of the 2024 iPad Air suggest very interesting small design changes. While the tablet would continue to have a Touch ID sensor located on the lock buttonthere is a change in the design of the rear camera with a small bump on the lens module and flash.
Apple's previous-generation iPad Air and iPad Pro also have a bump on their cameras, but it only surrounds the lens. In the case of the 12.9-inch iPad Air, the module incorporates the camera and flash, reminiscent of the design format of the legendary iPhone X from 2018.
The increased screen size of the 2024 iPad Air means a change in strategy similar to the planning that Apple uses with its iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 lineswith the iPhone 14 Plus and iPhone 15 Plus models with a large screen and a more affordable price.
Apple sells its 2022 iPad Air for a price starting at 769 euros. So the iPad Air with a 12.9-inch screen will have a price greater than 800 euros.
Rumors indicate that the 12.9-inch iPad Air would arrive during the first half of 2024, while the iPad Pro with OLED screen could land in April. We'll see what ends up happening, but there are some very exciting developments coming to the iPad family.