While the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Air has a lower $269 starting price, it is also missing a feature that was previously offered.

For the first time, iPad Pro users were able to benefit from a more powerful Magic Keyboard, while iPad Air users were left with the original 2020 versions. Apple released a “new” version for the 13-inch M2 iPad Air, but it was essentially just a repackaging and relabelling of the 12.9-inch version, with the same part number.