The new iPad Air is here, and it features a number of improvements. Not only are there two sizes now – 11-inch and 13-inch – they are also powered by the new M2 chip, which is said to be 50% faster compared to the M1 iPad; 3x faster when compared to the A14 Bionic chip.

Another big change to the new iPad Air – aside from the faster M2 chip – is the repositioning of the 12MP front-facing camera to the landscape edge of the tablet; makes sense for a tablet that is mostly used in landscape mode. Besides that, it also features 100% recycled aluminium enclosure with support for faster WiFi, courtesy of WiFi 6E.

Not surprisingly, the redesigned iPad Air supports the new Apple Pencil Pro too. The Pencil now supports a squeeze gesture that can bring up a tool palette to “quickly switch tools, line weights, and colours,” as Apple puts it. Users can “roll” the new Pencil as well to change the orientation of shaped pen and brush tools.

The new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air are priced from RM2,999 and RM3,999 respectively in Malaysia. No word yet on the local availability of the two tablets, but rest assured, we will keep a close eye for any relevant updates.