"The 12.9-inch iPad Air is an all-new model, and while it lacks mini-LED, it benefits from an Oxide backplane (the same spec as the existing mini-LED iPad Pro’s), offering better display performance than the 10.9-inch iPad Air with a-Si backplane," Kuo wrote in a Medium post on Sunday. 📲 iPad 2024: Apple To Upgrade Its Entire iPad Models in 2024 and Add Larger 12.9-inch iPad Air With 10.9-inch Model, Says Leading Analyst.