iPad Air 12.9 render hints at design overhaul for Apple's alleged super-sized entry-level tablet

The iPad Air has evolved into a 10.9-inch tablet over 5 generations - however, Apple is expected to move with the times and confer a larger display on its latest iteration. It is also tipped to launch as an M2-powered device - just like the Vision Pro. Then again, it is not clear how much closer the resulting slate could get to the OEM's current top-end Pro model - although 91Mobiles claims to have found out.

The blog's new series of "CAD renders" purport to confirm that the first-gen "iPad Air 12.9" will also be USB-C, not to mention a quad-speaker tablet with bezels seemingly not that far off those of its existing Pro siblings. Then again, it fails to upgrade to dual rear cameras in this new leak.

Instead, the standard single-ring iPad Air module merely expands to engulf the flash, resulting in a raised rear panel feature that looks somewhat like a hardware toggle or a privacy shutter. Nevertheless, the overall footprint does give the impression of being large enough to accommodate a 12.9-inch display.

The supposed iPad Air 12.9 lacks for a launch date as much as it does confirmation of its existence; in the meantime, the Air 5 with up to 256GB of internal storage is available Renewed on Amazon.