IPad Air (4th generation)

The 4th-generation iPad Air was announced by Apple at a special event on September 15, 2020 and shipped on the following October 23rd with a list price starting at 599.

Features
The 4th-generation iPad Air resembles a 3rd-generation iPad Pro from 2018, but with a slightly smaller 10.9" Liquid Retina display. An A14 Bionic processor made it the fastest iPad model at the time of its introduction. It has a small Touch ID sensor on the side, but it does not support Face ID nor Portrait Mode. It is the first iPad Air model to use the USB-C port, while previous models used the traditional Lightning connector.

The 4th-generation Air supports the Apple Pencil 2 and is compatible with the Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio for the 11" iPad Pro. Available finishes include Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Green, and Sky Blue.

Marketing quotes

 * “An all screen design with a stunning Liquid Retina display featuring fast, easy, and secure Touch ID powered by our most advanced chip ever…”
 * “Powerful. Colourful. Wonderful.”
 * “Your creative studio on the go.”
 * “The notepad where your best ideas are born.”
 * “Make working hard feel like hardly working.”
 * “Get to work. Get to class. Or get together.”
 * “Power up your leisure time.”

Articles

 * iPad Air 2020 review: The budget iPad Pro by Scott Stein at C|NET (2020-11-24)
 * Apple iPad Air (2020) review: Who needs the iPad Pro? by D. Wollman at Engadget (2020-10-21)
 * Apple iPad Air (2020) review: Take it from the Pro by Dieter Bohn at The Verge (2020-10-21)
 * Review: Apple iPad Air (2020) by Lauren Goode at Wired (2020-12-03)