Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 15.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 0000-00-00 | -- |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 16.26 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 261 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| 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 | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), with a score of 72.3 against 60.6. Both tablets in our current comparison use the same iPadOS 15.x OS (operating system). The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) design weights the same than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), but it is extremely thicker.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a sharper screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a little smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 1640 x 2360 resolution, the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) also counts with a little higher pixel amount per inch in the display.
The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a processor that is just as good as the CPU in iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), both of them have 8 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core CPU. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a much better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has more internal memory capacity.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) both have incredibly similar cameras, both have a same size aperture and a same resolution back facing camera. The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a battery lifetime that is just as good as the battery performance in Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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