Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+12%
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)9.7"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 11-5.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
4
equal specs
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
5
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Resolution
Refresh rate
Peak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
Storage
Main camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
equal specsIP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
NFC
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
equal specsLTE
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
2016, March. Released 2016, March
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
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 Pro 9.7 (2016)
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 Pro 9.7 (2016)
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.41 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Nano-SIM + eSIM
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Stylus support
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
IPS LCD
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
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 Pro 9.7 (2016)
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
True-tone
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iPadOS 16.7.12
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Apple A9X (16 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
32GB 2GB RAM, 128GB 2GB RAM, 256GB 2GB RAM
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Yes
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
4.2, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Yes
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Lightning, USB 2.0; magnetic connector
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Li-Ion 7306 mAh, non-removable (27.9 Wh)
Talk time
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
A1673, A1674, A1675, iPad6,4, iPad6,3
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
About 690 EUR
SAR
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Pro 9.7 (2016)
0.99 W/kg (body)