Summary of Apple's new iPad Air information: add 12.9in models, upgrade M2 chip, support Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3

CTOnews.com, Nov. 24, Apple released the iPad Air in March 2022 and has not updated its product line for more than 600 days. Foreign science and technology media MacRumors has summed up the relevant news about the new iPad Air in its latest blog post.

CTOnews.com Note: Apple's existing iPad Air is equipped with an M1 chip, a 10.9-inch screen, a built-in Touch ID fingerprint authentication scheme in the power button, an upgrade to a 1200-megapixel front camera, a USB-C port, and new purple and blue options.

Guo Mingyi, an analyst at Tianfeng Securities, said that Apple is about to launch a 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Air model, which is the first time the product has introduced a different screen size version.

Guo Mingyi said that the new iPad Air still uses the traditional LCD material instead of mini-LED backlight.

Guo Mingyi estimates that the 12.9-inch iPad Air will be equipped with an "oxide" backplane to improve display performance.

M2 chip the next generation iPad Air model may be equipped with Apple M2 chip, which has higher performance and energy efficiency than the current M1 chip. Apple updated its iPad Pro with M2 chip in October 2022.

The next generation of iPad Air models that support Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3 are likely to support Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3 for faster Wi-Fi networking, which improves Bluetooth connectivity.

Apple has upgraded the iPad Pro, iPhone 15 Pro models and most Mac devices, adding Wi-Fi 6e and Bluetooth 5.3 support.