Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) vs Apple iPad 12th Gen (2026) Specs Comparison
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| Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) | Apple iPad 12th Gen (2026) |
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Released
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Mar 12, 2025
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Not announced
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Expected Q2 2026
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10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
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10.9-inch
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Single camera
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Single camera
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6GB · 128GB
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8GB · 128GB
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7698 mAh
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| Check Accessories | Check Accessories |
Availability
| Expected Announcement | |
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| Q2, 2026 | |
| Officially announced | |
| Mar 04, 2025 | |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| $349 | |
Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm |
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| Weight | |
| 16.97 oz / 481.0 g | |
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum | Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum |
| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | Fingerprint (touch) |
| Keys | |
| Right: Volume control; Back: Lock/Unlock key | |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow | |
Display
| Size | |
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| 10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body | 10.9-inch |
| Type | |
| IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits | IPS LCD, 60Hz |
| Resolution | |
| 2360x1640px, 264 PPI | |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| 529 (Poor) | Untested |
| Bright Min | |
| 2 (Good) | Untested |
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Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) | Apple A18 (3 nm) |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core 2X 4.05GHz P-cores 4X 2.42GHz E-cores |
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| GPU | |
| Apple GPU 4-core | Apple Bionic GPU |
| Memory | |
| 6GB/128GB | 8GB/128GB |
| OS | |
| iPadOS (18.x) | iPadOS (26.x) |
PhoneArena Performance Test
| GeekBench 6 Single | |
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| 2464 | Untested |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | |
| 5837 | Untested |
| 3D Mark High | |
| 2538 | Untested |
| 3D Mark Low | |
| 2284 | Untested |
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Battery
| Type | |
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| 7698 mAh | |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 20.0W | |
Battery Life Estimate
4h 36min
Browsing
10h 17min
Video
6h 20min
Gaming
7h 42min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | |
| 12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 | 12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 |
| Video recording | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Front | |
| 12 MP | 18 MP |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.3 | 6.0 |
| WLAN | |
| Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax | Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax, be |
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 2.0 |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor | Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Other | |
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| No 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Multiple speakers | Multiple speakers |
| Features | |
| Album art cover, Background playback | |
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| 5G Ready | 5G Ready |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s |
| SIM type | |
| eSIM | eSIM |
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