Apple iPad Air 11" M4 Starlight 2026
The Apple M4 10-core chip brings desktop-class performance to a 463g tablet with all-day battery life and up to 1TB of storage. The 11-inch Liquid Retina display with P3 wide color and ultralow reflectivity pairs with Wi-Fi 7 and Apple Pencil Pro support for a responsive creative workflow. This is best for digital artists and students who need a portable drawing and note-taking device without stepping up to the iPad Pro.
CPU M4
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 11" 2360x1640
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
65 Overall Score
Price $1,329
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong feature (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average battery (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 10 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 11" M4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 2800 MHz | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 256 | 256 | 256 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 11" M4 | 94.1 | 95.8 | 66 | 75 | 29.7 | 91.8 | 96.9 | 69.5 | 39.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra 11 Ultra 14.6" Compare | 97.7 | 96.6 | 92.7 | 99.7 | 91.3 | 86.8 | 96.9 | 64 | 65.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 73.3 | 92.6 | 98.9 | 99.5 | 98.8 | 84.5 | 98 | 93 | 80.6 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.1 | 66.3 | 92.7 | 97.1 | 89.5 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 93 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66 | 98.8 | 84.6 | 52.9 | 83.5 | 78.3 | 92.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 89 | 66 | 62.7 | 86.6 | 88.7 | 74 | 59.9 | 85.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $1,329
Amazon 1 offer From $1,329
Best Buy 2 offers From $1,349
Price History
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