Apple iPad Air 11" M4 Starlight 2026
The 10-core M4 chip and 11-inch Liquid Retina display with P3 wide color deliver smooth performance and vivid, reflection-free visuals. Its lightweight 463g design and Wi-Fi 7 make it an ultra-portable tool for fast file transfers, while Apple Intelligence adds on-device AI privacy. It’s best for digital illustrators and design students who need precise Apple Pencil Pro input and long battery life for creative sessions.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 12 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 11" 2360x1640
OS Apple iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 29 Wh
81 Overall Score
Price $849
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong battery (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong cpu (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong gpu (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong connectivity (91th percentile) 91th
Cons
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
| GPU | Apple (9-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 11" M4 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 512 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 11" M4 | 93.3 | 91.8 | 81.2 | 76.4 | 95.7 | 90.9 | 83.4 | 91.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 62.8 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 77.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 93.3 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 96.3 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.2 | 93.6 | 96.2 | 41.9 | 30.5 | 93.6 | 89.4 | 71.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $849
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