Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 256GB, 12MP Front/Back Camera, Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1, Touch ID, All-Day Battery Life. Space Gray
An Apple tablet at $749.00 against a list price of $849.00. A real cut, though not the deepest we track.
Photos from the Amazon listing.
Why it stands out
- Performance: Apple M4 chipsmooth multitasking and complex AI tasks without lag
- Display: 11-inch Liquid Retina, 2360-by-1640 at 264 ppi, sharp, vividwith P3 wide color and True Tone
- Storage: 256GB, room for apps, music, moviesand large files
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1fast wireless transfers of photos and big video files
Key features
, a lightweight tablet for creative pros and multitaskers who want desktop-class power in a portable size
Apple M4 chip
11-inch Liquid Retina, 2360-by-1640 at 264 ppi, sharp, vivid
256GB, room for apps, music, movies
Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1
All-day life
Touch ID, quick
Apple Intelligence, helps create, communicate
Summarized from the Amazon listing and the manufacturer’s published data.
This 11-inch iPad Air (256GB, Wi-Fi) is powered by Apple's M4 chip, delivering advanced graphics and performance for smooth multitasking and complex AI tasks. It stands out with its Liquid Retina display, Touch ID, Wi-Fi 7 connectivity, and support for Apple Intelligence, making it ideal for creative work and productivity.
The M4 chip makes this the strongest pick for demanding apps and creative work in a thin, portable tablet.
The claims, and what is behind them
The paragraph below is Amazon’s own sales copy. We keep it quoted and set apart rather than folded into our text, because marketing prose and a description are not the same thing, and because what it leaves out is as useful as what it claims.
Why ipad air, iPad Air with the Apple M4 chip packs even more performance into a beautiful design, and it comes in two portable sizes. It features Apple Intelligence* along with a stunning Liquid Retina display, Touch ID, advanced cameras, and Wi-Fi 7.* Performance and storage. The M4 chip delivers advanced graphics and incredible performance for smooth multitasking and complex AI tasks. And with all-day battery life, you can keep working and playing wherever you go.* Choose up to 1TB of storage for apps, music, movies, and more.* IPADOS + APPS.
Reading the discount
That is an ordinary sale price rather than a clearance, around the middle of what we see across the listings we check. It is real money off, but it is not a reason to hurry.
One caveat we will not paper over: this is measured against Amazon’s own listed price, not against the lowest figure the product has ever carried. Our record of this listing starts on 18 August 2026, so it is a comparison, not a history.
The listing carries an end date of 27 October 2026. Retailers pull pages early and without warning, so read that as the outer edge rather than a promise.
What else the tracker has at this money
The closest tracked listings in tablets are Apple iPad Air 11-inch at $649.00 and Apple iPad 11-inch: A16 chip at $499.00. Both undercut it, so the case for paying more has to come from the table below rather than from the price.
These are the nearest listings by price that our tracker currently holds, not a survey of the market. Anything not listed on Amazon does not appear here at all.
Full specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Color | Space Gray |
| Size | 256GB |
| Style | Wi-Fi |
| Configuration | Without AppleCare+ |
| Brand | Apple |
| Model name | iPad Air |
| Memory storage capacity | 256 GB |
| Screen size | 11 inches |
| Display resolution maximum | 2360-by-1640-pixel resolution at 264 ppi |
From the specification table on the Amazon listing, read 19 August 2026.
Against the alternatives
| This listing | Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina… | Apple iPad 11-inch: A16 chip, 11-inch Model… | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon price | $749.00 | $649.00 | $499.00 |
| List price | $849.00 | $749.00 | $549.00 |
| Discount | −12% | −13% | −9% |
| Brand | Apple | Apple | Apple |
| Model | MH354LL/A | MH304LL/A | MD4G4LL/A |
The nearest live tabletslistings on this site by price. All figures are Amazon’s own, read when each listing was last checked.
What works
- −12% against the Amazon list price of $849.00
- Apple M4 chip: smooth multitasking and complex AI tasks without lag
- 11-inch Liquid Retina, 2360-by-1640 at 264 ppi, sharp, vivid: with P3 wide color and True Tone
- 256GB, room for apps, music, movies: and large files
- Wi-Fi 7 with Apple N1: fast wireless transfers of photos and big video files
- All-day life: keep working or playing without frequent charging
What to weigh
- Stock was not confirmed at Amazon when the listing was last checked
- The listing is dated to end 27 October 2026
- No buyer rating was published on the listing at the time it was read, so there is no owner feedback to weigh
- Colossal Electronics does not test products. Everything above comes from the listing, the manufacturer’s published data and generated summaries of them
Video reviews from other channels
They upgraded more than I thought - iPad Air M4 (opens YouTube in a new tab)
M4 iPad Air Review! Powerful upgrades, but who should actually buy it? (opens YouTube in a new tab)
M4 iPad Air One Month Later! (opens YouTube in a new tab)Third-party videos about this model. Colossal Electronics has no relationship with these channels and does not endorse their conclusions.
Common questions
It is −12% below the $849.00 that Amazon lists for this configuration, a saving of $100.00. That is a comparison against the retailer’s own listed price on the date shown, not against every price the product has ever carried.
It is read directly from the Amazon listing by our tracker, last on 11 October 2026, 05:23 ET. Prices change without notice. The figure on the retailer’s own page at the moment you buy is the one that applies.
Stock was not confirmed at Amazon when the listing was last read. It may have sold out, or the feed may simply not carry a stock flag for this item.
No. Every Colossal Electronics article is compiled from the retailer’s own listing, the manufacturer’s published data and generated summaries of that material. We do not perform hands-on testing, and no article on this site describes hands-on experience, because there is none.
Colossal Electronics earns a commission when a reader buys through a link on the site. The commission is paid by the retailer and does not change the price you pay. Products are selected automatically by the price tracker, so no retailer can buy coverage.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4): Liquid Retina Display, 256GB, 12MP Front/Back… · Amazon price as of 11 October 2026, 05:23 ET
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