Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+28%
iPad mini Wi-Fi7.9"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 14-3.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
14
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
3
equal specs
iPad mini Wi-Fi
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPad mini Wi-Fi
N/A
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
4G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
LTE
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 specsiPad mini Wi-Fi
-
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
GPRS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
EDGE
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPad mini Wi-Fi
2012, October. Released 2012, November
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPad mini Wi-Fi
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 Wi-Fi
200 x 134.7 x 7.2 mm (7.87 x 5.30 x 0.28 in)
Weight
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
308 g (10.86 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
IPS LCD
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
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 Wi-Fi
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~162 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPad mini Wi-Fi
iOS 6, upgradable to iOS 9.3.5
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Apple A5 (45 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
PowerVR SGX543MP2
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPad mini Wi-Fi
16GB 512MB RAM, 32GB 512MB RAM, 64GB 512MB RAM
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPad mini Wi-Fi
5 MP, AF
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad mini Wi-Fi
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPad mini Wi-Fi
1080p@30fps
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
1.2 MP
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPad mini Wi-Fi
720p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Yes
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPad mini Wi-Fi
4.0, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad mini Wi-Fi
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Lightning, USB 2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Accelerometer, gyro, compass
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Li-Po 4490 mAh, non-removable (16.7 Wh)
Talk time
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPad mini Wi-Fi
Black/Slate, White/Silver
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPad mini Wi-Fi
A1432, iPad2,5
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPad mini Wi-Fi
About 200 EUR