iPad Air (5th generation) Also known as iPad Air 5 Developer Apple Inc. Manufacturer Foxconn Product family iPad Air Type Tablet computer Generation 5th Release date March 18, 2022; 9 days' time (2022-03-18) Introductory price $599 USD Operating system Original: iPadOS 15 Current: iPadOS 15.3.1, released February 10, 2022 System on a chip Apple M1 with 64-bit architecture and embedded motion co-processor Display 10.9 inches (280 mm) (2,360 x 1,640) px (264 ppi), 500-nits Max Brightness, Wide-Color Display (P3), True Tone Display, Fully Laminated Display, 1.8% Reflectivity and Apple Pencil (2nd generation) support Graphics Apple-designed 4-core Sound Stereo speakers Input Multi-touch screen, headset controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, 3-axis gyroscope, digital compass, dual microphone, Touch ID fingerprint reader, barometer Camera Front: 7 MP, ƒ/2.2 aperture, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, face detection, Smart HDR, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, Retina flash, 1080p HD video recording Rear: 12 MP, ƒ/1.8 aperture, five-element lens, burst mode, timer mode, exposure control, noise reduction, face detection, Hybrid IR filter, Live Photos with stabilization, Autofocus with Focus Pixels, face detection, Smart HDR, panorama, wide-color capture, auto image stabilization, 1080p HD 30fps video recording, video stabilization, slo-mo, time-lapse Connectivity Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular: 802.11 Wi-Fi 6 dual-band (2.4 GHz & 5 GHz) and MIMO Bluetooth 5.0 Wi-Fi + Cellular: GPS & GLONASS GSM UMTS / HSDPA 850, 1700, 1800, 1900 MHz LTE Multiple bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 Power 28.6 W·h lithium-polymer battery Online services App Store, iTunes Store, iBookstore, iCloud, Game Center Dimensions 9.74 inches (247.6 mm);"(h) 7 inches (178.5 mm);(w) 0.24 inch (6.1 mm);(d) Predecessor iPad Air (4th generation) Website https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/