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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 0000-00-00 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7.92 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a 72.3 score against 62.5. Both of these tablets use iPadOS OS, but the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has older 15.x version while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s processing unit is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one, although the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has less RAM and an inferior number of MHz cores.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a much better screen than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), and although they both have the same display brightness, the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also has a quite larger display. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features as much storage to install applications and games as Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), they have equal internal storage.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) feature extremely similar cameras, both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same camera aperture. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s battery lifetime is just as good as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) one.
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