Apple iPad 11" A16 Blue 2025
The A16 chip and 11-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone deliver a bright 500-nit viewing experience and all-day battery life for smooth gaming and photo editing. Starting at 128GB of storage and compatible with Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Magic Keyboard Folio, it provides a versatile creative setup at a more accessible iPad price. It’s ideal for students and readers needing a lightweight 481g tablet for note-taking, streaming, and casual productivity.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong battery (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong connectivity (91st percentile) 91st
Cons
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Based on 215 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 5 |
| GPU | Apple (4-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (USB-C) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 11" A16 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | DOOGEE U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Dimensity 8300 | Unisoc |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 128 | 128 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 11" A16 | 54 | 55 | 30.9 | 81.6 | 95.7 | 95.6 | 66.1 | 90.8 | 97.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 96.3 | 93 | 87.8 | 74.5 | 64.4 | 99.3 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 78.3 | 84.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 75.8 | 98 | 93.1 | 39.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.3 | 92.4 |
| DOOGEE U11 Compare | 71.3 | 68.2 | 87.4 | 61.7 | 84.4 | 89.4 | 54.3 | 88.2 | 88.9 |
Usage Scores
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
