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Apple has officially unveiled the all-new iPad Air 6. For the first time, the iPad Air comes in two sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch.
- The redesigned iPad Air puts the front-facing camera on the landscape edge, like the iPad 10.
- iPad Air 6 features the M2 chip, upgraded over the M1 chip.
- Stereo speakers in landscape orientation, and the 13-inch model has stronger bass.
- Apple is also touting AI expertise of the M2 chip by pointing to existing machine learning features.
- Faster Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi 6E.
- iPad Air 6 features the Apple Pencil hover feature introduced with the 2022 iPad Pro line.
- New color lineup incudes a new blue, purple, starlight, and space gray.
- Both models start at 128GB, double the previous storage, with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB available as well.
- Available to order today and shipping next week from $599 for the 11-inch model, $799 for the 13-inch model.
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