Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+12%
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G9.7"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 17-2.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
17
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
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
3.5mm jack
SD card
equal specsStereo speakers
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
HSPA
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
2010, January. Released 2010, March
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
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 + 3G
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 + 3G
730 g (1.61 lb)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Micro-SIM
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
IPS LCD
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
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 + 3G
768 x 1024 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~132 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1.1
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Apple A4 (45 nm)
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
PowerVR SGX535
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
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 + 3G
-
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Yes
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
2.1, A2DP, EDR
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
-
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Accelerometer, compass
Browser
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
HTML (Safari)
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Non-removable Li-Po 6600 mAh battery (24.8 Wh)
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
Silver
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
iPad1,2
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
About 410 EUR
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
No