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Apple iPad Air 10.9" Starlight
The M1 chip delivers desktop-class performance in a thin 1-pound tablet with a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display featuring P3 wide color and True Tone. Its USB-C port and full support for the 2nd-generation Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard make it a versatile, laptop-like tool at a lower price than the iPad Pro. This tablet is best for digital artists and note-takers who need precise stylus input and a color-accurate screen for sketching or annotating documents.
CPU Apple M2
Storage 256 GB
Screen 10.9" 2360x1640
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
54 Overall Score
Price $419
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong storage (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong connectivity (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average ram (31st percentile)
- Below average battery (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M2 |
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| Storage | 256 GB |
Display
| Size | 10.9" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 10.9" | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M2 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 3 GHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | - | 12 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 11" 2560x1600 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1800 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.9" | 67.9 | 67 | 31.1 | 75.8 | 32.2 | 85.9 | 74.6 | 74 | 49.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 93.3 | 85 | 98.4 | 89.4 | 66.7 | 92.7 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 72.5 | 69.9 | 93 | 97.2 | 91.7 | 97.1 | 83.7 | 93.7 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.8 | 96.6 | 81.1 | 98.9 | 87.3 | 68.6 | 89.4 | 79.6 | 85.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 99.7 | 98.2 | 93 | 99 | 99.7 | 92.4 | 97.8 | 88 | 10.5 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.2 | 89.5 | 67 | 63.7 | 89.1 | 89.7 | 74.6 | 63.2 | 85.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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