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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 09, 2025	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - $999 | €1199 12GB/512GB - $1199 | €1449 12GB/1TB - $1399 | €1699	€400

Design

Dimensions
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)	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
5.82 oz / 165.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Titanium	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Space Black, Cloud White, Light Gold, Sky Blue	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.78% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2736x1260px, 19.5:9 ratio, 463 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
2787 (Excellent)	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core
GPU
Apple 5-core GPU	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (26.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3500	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
8836	5837
3D Mark High
4898	2538
3D Mark Low
2895	2284

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Battery

Type
3149 mAh, Li - Ion	7698 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 43min

Browsing

16h 29min

Video

9h 54min

Gaming

7h 27min

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

PhoneArena Camera Tests

126

Overall

130

Photo

122

Video

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

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Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
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	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
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

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