Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) vs Apple iPhone Air Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	6.15 x 2.94 x 0.22 inches (~0.27 inches with camera bump) 156.2 x 74.7 x 5.64 (~6.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.26 oz / 462.0 g	5.82 oz / 165.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Blue, Purple, Starlight ,Space Gray	Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 81.48% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2360x1640px, 261 PPI	2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	2787 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Hexa-core
GPU
10-core GPU	Apple 5-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3500
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	8836
3D Mark High
Untested	4898
3D Mark Low
Untested	2895

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Battery

Type
	3149 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 29min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

7h 27min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, Cinematic mode
Front
12 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

126

Overall

130

Photo

122

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8948A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.60 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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