Apple iPad Air 11 (2026) vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi: Which is…

Screen size

iPad Air 11 (2026)11.0"+12%

iPad Wi-Fi9.7"

Technology

iPad Air 11 (2026)

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

iPad Wi-Fi

No cellular connectivity

2G bands

iPad Air 11 (2026)

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

iPad Wi-Fi

N/A

3G bands

iPad Air 11 (2026)

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

iPad Wi-Fi

4G bands

iPad Air 11 (2026)

LTE

Resolution

iPad Air 11 (2026)1,640 × 2,360 px+80%

iPad Wi-Fi768 × 1024 px

Refresh rate

iPad Air 11 (2026)—

iPad Wi-Fi—

Peak brightness

iPad Air 11 (2026)500 nits

iPad Wi-Fi—

Pixel density

iPad Air 11 (2026)261 ppi+49%

iPad Wi-Fi132 ppi

CPU speed

iPad Air 11 (2026)Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)

iPad Wi-Fi1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

RAM

iPad Air 11 (2026)12.0 GB

iPad Wi-Fi—

Storage

iPad Air 11 (2026)128 GB+88%

iPad Wi-Fi16 GB

Main camera

iPad Air 11 (2026)12.0 MP

iPad Wi-Fi—

Front camera

iPad Air 11 (2026)12.0 MP

iPad Wi-Fi—

Battery

iPad Air 11 (2026)7,606 mAh+13%

iPad Wi-Fi6,600 mAh

Wired charging

iPad Air 11 (2026)—

iPad Wi-Fi—

Weight

iPad Air 11 (2026)464 g+47%

iPad Wi-Fi680 g

Thickness

iPad Air 11 (2026)6.1 mm+120%

iPad Wi-Fi13.4 mm

IP rating

iPad Air 11 (2026)Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

iPad Wi-Fi—

Wi‑Fi

iPad Air 11 (2026)wifi 6e

iPad Wi-FiWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

Bluetooth

iPad Air 11 (2026)6+65%

iPad Wi-Fi2.1, A2DP, EDR

USB

iPad Air 11 (2026)3.1+35%

iPad Wi-Fi2.0

5G support

iPad Air 11 (2026)Yes+100%

iPad Wi-FiNo

NFC

iPad Air 11 (2026)No

iPad Wi-Fi—

3.5mm jack

iPad Air 11 (2026)No

iPad Wi-FiYes+100%

SD card

equal specs

iPad Air 11 (2026)No

iPad Wi-FiNo

Stereo speakers

iPad Air 11 (2026)Yes

iPad Wi-Fi—

5G bands

iPad Air 11 (2026)

SA/NSA/Sub6

iPad Wi-Fi

Speed

iPad Air 11 (2026)

HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only

iPad Wi-Fi

GPRS

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

EDGE

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

Announced

iPad Air 11 (2026)

2026, March 02

iPad Wi-Fi

2010, January. Released 2010, March

Status

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Released Mar 11, 2026

iPad 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 Wi-Fi

242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm (9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)

Weight

iPad Air 11 (2026)

464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)

iPad Wi-Fi

680 g (1.50 lb)

Build

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

iPad Wi-Fi

SIM

iPad Air 11 (2026)

eSIM (cellular model only)

iPad Wi-Fi

Other

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Stylus support

iPad Wi-Fi

Type

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)

iPad Wi-Fi

IPS LCD

Size

iPad Air 11 (2026)

11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)

iPad Wi-Fi

9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~63.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

iPad Air 11 (2026)

1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)

iPad Wi-Fi

768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)

Protection

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

iPad Wi-Fi

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Other

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Anti-reflective coating

iPad Wi-Fi

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPadOS 26.3

iPad Wi-Fi

iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1.1

Chipset

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Apple M4

iPad Wi-Fi

Apple A4 (45 nm)

CPU

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)

iPad Wi-Fi

1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

GPU

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Apple GPU (9-core graphics)

iPad Wi-Fi

PowerVR SGX535

Card slot

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

Internal

iPad Air 11 (2026)

128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM

iPad Wi-Fi

16GB 256MB RAM, 32GB 256MB RAM, 64GB 256MB RAM

Single

iPad Air 11 (2026)

12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF

iPad Wi-Fi

Features

iPad Air 11 (2026)

HDR

iPad Wi-Fi

Video

iPad Air 11 (2026)

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

iPad Wi-Fi

Single

iPad Air 11 (2026)

12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)

iPad Wi-Fi

Features

iPad Air 11 (2026)

HDR

iPad Wi-Fi

Video

iPad Air 11 (2026)

1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS

iPad Wi-Fi

Loudspeaker

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Yes, with stereo speakers

iPad Wi-Fi

Yes

3.5mm jack

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

Yes

WLAN

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot

iPad Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

Bluetooth

iPad Air 11 (2026)

6.0, A2DP, LE

iPad Wi-Fi

2.1, A2DP, EDR

Positioning

iPad Air 11 (2026)

GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)

iPad Wi-Fi

NFC

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

Radio

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

USB

iPad Air 11 (2026)

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector

iPad Wi-Fi

2.0

Sensors

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

iPad Wi-Fi

Accelerometer

Browser

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

HTML (Safari)

Other

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

MP3/WAV player MP4/H.264 player Document viewer

Type

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)

iPad Wi-Fi

Non-removable Li-Po 6600 mAh battery (24.8 Wh)

Colors

iPad Air 11 (2026)

Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue

iPad Wi-Fi

Silver

Models

iPad Air 11 (2026)

A3460, A3463

iPad Wi-Fi

iPad1,1

Price

iPad Air 11 (2026)

About 650 EUR

iPad Wi-Fi

About 310 EUR

Other

iPad Air 11 (2026)

iPad Wi-Fi

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