Screen size
iPad Air 11 (2026)Winner: 11.0"+68%
iPhone 3G3.5"
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 3G
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
iPhone 3G
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
iPhone 3G
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
iPhone 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
iPhone 3G
-
5G bands
iPad Air 11 (2026)
SA/NSA/Sub6
iPhone 3G
-
Speed
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
iPhone 3G
HSPA
Announced
iPad Air 11 (2026)
2026, March 02
iPhone 3G
2008, June. Released 2008, July
Status
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Released Mar 11, 2026
iPhone 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)
iPhone 3G
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight
iPad Air 11 (2026)
464 g (Wi-Fi) / 465 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
iPhone 3G
133 g (4.69 oz)
Build
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
iPhone 3G
-
SIM
iPad Air 11 (2026)
eSIM (cellular model only)
iPhone 3G
Mini-SIM
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Stylus support
iPhone 3G
-
Type
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
iPhone 3G
TFT
Size
iPad Air 11 (2026)
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
iPhone 3G
3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~50.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
iPhone 3G
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)
Protection
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
iPhone 3G
Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Anti-reflective coating
iPhone 3G
-
OS
iPad Air 11 (2026)
iPadOS 26.3
iPhone 3G
iOS, upgradable to iOS 4.2.1
Chipset
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple M4
iPhone 3G
-
CPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
iPhone 3G
412 MHz ARM 11
GPU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
iPhone 3G
PowerVR MBX
Card slot
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone 3G
No
Internal
iPad Air 11 (2026)
128GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM
iPhone 3G
8GB 128MB RAM, 16GB 128MB RAM
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
iPhone 3G
2 MP
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPhone 3G
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone 3G
No
Single
iPad Air 11 (2026)
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
iPhone 3G
-
Features
iPad Air 11 (2026)
HDR
iPhone 3G
-
Video
iPad Air 11 (2026)
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
iPhone 3G
-
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
No
Loudspeaker
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Yes, with stereo speakers
iPhone 3G
Yes
3.5mm jack
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone 3G
Yes
Alert types
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
Vibration, proprietary ringtones
WLAN
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7 dual-band, hotspot
iPhone 3G
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
Bluetooth
iPad Air 11 (2026)
6.0, A2DP, LE
iPhone 3G
2.0, A2DP (headset support only)
Positioning
iPad Air 11 (2026)
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
iPhone 3G
GPS, A-GPS
NFC
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone 3G
-
Radio
iPad Air 11 (2026)
No
iPhone 3G
No
USB
iPad Air 11 (2026)
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
iPhone 3G
2.0
Sensors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
iPhone 3G
Accelerometer, proximity
Browser
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
HTML (Safari)
Other
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
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 3G
Li-Ion 1220 mAh, non-removable
Colors
iPad Air 11 (2026)
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
iPhone 3G
Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Models
iPad Air 11 (2026)
A3460, A3463
iPhone 3G
iPhone1,2
Price
iPad Air 11 (2026)
About 650 EUR
iPhone 3G
About 90 EUR
SAR
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
0.52 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
iPad Air 11 (2026)
-
iPhone 3G
0.56 W/kg (head) 0.23 W/kg (body)