Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+28%
iPad mini 37.9"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 13-4.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
13
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
iPad mini 3
4
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPad mini 3
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPad mini 3
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPad mini 3
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
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsLTE
iPad mini 3
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 - A1600, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 38, 39, 40 - A1601
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPad mini 3
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPad mini 3
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps - cellular model only
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPad mini 3
2014, October. Released 2014, October
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPad mini 3
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 mini 3
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.30 in)
Weight
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
iPad mini 3
331 g (Wi-Fi) / 341 g (3G/LTE) (11.68 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPad mini 3
-
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPad mini 3
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPad mini 3
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPad mini 3
IPS LCD
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad mini 3
7.9 inches, 193.3 cm2 (~71.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
iPad mini 3
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~324 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad mini 3
Oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPad mini 3
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPad mini 3
iOS 8.1, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.8
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPad mini 3
Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPad mini 3
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPad mini 3
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini 3
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPad mini 3
16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPad mini 3
5 MP, f/2.4, 32mm (standard), AF
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad mini 3
HDR
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPad mini 3
1080p@30fps
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPad mini 3
1.2 MP
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad mini 3
face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPad mini 3
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPad mini 3
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini 3
Yes
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPad mini 3
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPad mini 3
4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPad mini 3
GPS, GLONASS - cellular model only
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini 3
No
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini 3
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPad mini 3
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPad mini 3
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPad mini 3
Li-Po 6470 mAh, non-removable (24.3 Wh)
Talk time
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad mini 3
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPad mini 3
Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPad mini 3
A1599, A1600, iPad4,7, iPad4,8, iPad4,9
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPad mini 3
About 400 EUR