iFixit's latest teardown served to highlight some potentially unexpected bits of new iPad Air trivia, such as that both its 11- and 13-inch variants are now thicker and heavier than their respective Pro (M4) counterparts.
Nevertheless, the subject of this new video, the Air 13 (M2), has a battery of 36.59 watt-hours (Wh) in rated capacity compared to 38.99Wh in the top-end Pro 13 (M4). On that note, the former was shown to lack the updated 'spine-type' board layout of the latter.
However, the Air 13 (M2) might be no less amenable to a battery replacement, as what it lacks in relative portability it makes up for in pull-tabs, of which it seems to have a practically inexhaustible supply.
Then again, it also has the same new landscape-oriented selfie camera as the Pro models, as well as larger (if also replacement-resistant) integrated speakers and Pencil Pro support (with the enlarged internal magnets to go with it).
Nevertheless, the new Air 13 ultimately achieved an iFixit score of no less than 3/10, thanks to the amount of adhesive blocking the removal of its display as well as its battery; furthermore, the group now projects that the 11-inch variant would be even harder to work with due to its smaller size.
Finally, and on a slightly disappointing note, iFixit neglected to test the iPad Air (now available on Amazon) for any more bend-resistance than its Pro counterpart, not to mention the presence of any signature Apple-style software locks.