Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+68%
iPhone3.5"
Quick verdict
iPad Air 11 (2026) leads the measured specs 16-2.
Measured wins
iPad Air 11 (2026)
16
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
1
equal specs
iPhone
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone
GSM
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone
-
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
iPhone
-
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPhone
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPhone
-
GPRS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
Yes
EDGE
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
Yes
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPhone
2007, January. Released 2007, June
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPhone
Discontinued
Dimensions
iPad Air 11 (2026)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
iPhone
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm (4.53 x 2.40 x 0.46 in)
Weight
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
iPhone
135 g (4.76 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPhone
-
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPhone
Mini-SIM
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPhone
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPhone
TFT
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone
3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~52.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
iPhone
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPhone
Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPhone
iOS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPhone
-
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPhone
412 MHz ARM 11
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPhone
PowerVR MBX
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPhone
4/8/16GB
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPhone
2 MP
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPhone
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone
No
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPhone
-
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPhone
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone
-
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
No
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone
Yes
Alert types
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPhone
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone
2.0 (headset support only)
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPhone
No
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone
-
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPhone
2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPhone
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
HTML (Safari)
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
Google Maps Audio/video player TV-out Organizer Document viewer Photo viewer Predictive text input
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Li-Po 7606 mAh (28.93 Wh)
iPhone
Li-Ion 1400 mAh, non-removable
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPhone
Black
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPhone
A1203, iPhone1,1
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPhone
About 420 EUR
SAR
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
0.97 W/kg (head) 0.38 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone
0.97 W/kg (head) 0.69 W/kg (body)