Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $779 3GB/64GB - $629 Wi-Fi only version - $649	$349

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 456 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	6GB/128GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5837
3D Mark High
Untested	2538
3D Mark Low
Untested	2284

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Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion	7698 mAh

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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