Every year, Apple releases one or more new iPads, and every year, users eagerly wait to know their endurance capacity. Concerning the iPad Air, we should not expect any significant developments from it on this point. This is because it uses the same chip, as well as many features of previous Apple tablet models. For the new iPad Pro M4 on the other hand, there were expectationsbecause it now has a new chipbut also Apple’s new OLED screen.
10 hours of battery life, like its predecessors
According to the description provided by Apple, the new iPad Pro M4 and iPad Air 2024 are as durable as the others, and can in theory last 10 hours with the battery fully charged. This estimate concerns web browsing with a wifi connection, but when watching video content, however, the battery life drops to 9 hours.
For further information, the 11-inch iPad Pro has a 31.29 watt-hour battery, compared to 38.99 watt-hours for the 13-inch. Despite its new M4 chip, and an OLED screen, which is a technology supposed to be more economical, the autonomy of the iPad Pro remains unchanged. An OLED display can actually offer better power efficiency in certain conditions, but here it seems that wasn’t the case.
For its part, the 11-inch iPad Air offers 28.93 watt-hours, which is a slight increase in capacity compared to the previous version. The latter was in fact equipped with a 28.6 watt-hour battery, but offers identical autonomy. As for the 13-inch iPad Air, according to Apple it offers a “ Built-in 36.59W rechargeable lithium-polymer battery »
Maybe in iPadOS 18?
The data provided today regarding the autonomy of the new iPads are those indicated by Apple, in theory. It only remains to see if in practice it is the same thing.
In addition, the iPad Pro M4 hits the market with iOS 17, but who knows, perhaps an optimization of its endurance awaits it in iPadOS18. As a reminder, the new operating system for Apple tablets will be entitled to a unique presentation during WWDC in June.
