Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+12%
iPad Air 29.7"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 12-4.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
iPad Air 2
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPad Air 2
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPad Air 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPad Air 2
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
Front camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsLTE
iPad Air 2
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 - A1567
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPad Air 2
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPad Air 2
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps - cellular model only
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPad Air 2
2014, October 16. Released 2014, October 24
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPad Air 2
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPad Air 11 (2026)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
iPad Air 2
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
iPad Air 2
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPad Air 2
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPad Air 2
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPad Air 2
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPad Air 2
IPS LCD
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad Air 2
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
iPad Air 2
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad Air 2
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPad Air 2
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPad Air 2
iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 15.8.5
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPad Air 2
Apple A8X (20 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPad Air 2
Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoon
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPad Air 2
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Air 2
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPad Air 2
16GB 2GB RAM, 32GB 2GB RAM, 64GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPad Air 2
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Air 2
HDR
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Air 2
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPad Air 2
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Air 2
face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Air 2
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPad Air 2
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Air 2
Yes
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPad Air 2
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPad Air 2
4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPad Air 2
GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Air 2
No
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Air 2
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPad Air 2
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPad Air 2
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPad Air 2
Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 Wh)
Talk time
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Air 2
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPad Air 2
Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPad Air 2
A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPad Air 2
About 440 EUR