Apple iPad Air 11 2025 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

The short verdict

iPad Air 11-inch (M2) is scored, the other is pending

We haven’t scored the iPad Air 11 2025 yet. Compare the measured differences and prices below.

iPad Air 11 2025

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iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

8.9

iPad Air 11 2025

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Choose the iPad Air 11-inch (M2) if

Students and creatives who want portability and Pencil Pro support

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At a glance

Key differences

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Full specs

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Display1 difference

Brightness

500 nits brightness

500

Performance1 difference

Chipset

Apple M3 Number of cores: 8 GPU: Apple GPU

Apple M2

Battery & Charging2 differences

Capacity

28.93 Wh lithium-polymer

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network

Charging port

USB-C (Charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s))

USB-C

Memory1 difference

Storage

1000 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

Connectivity2 differences

Ports

USB-C (Charging, DisplayPort, USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s))

USB-C port with support for:

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO 5

Body2 differences

Dimensions

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (H x W x D)

247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm

Weight

460 g

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iPad Air 11 2025 vs iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

iPad Air 11-inch (M2) is scored, the other is pending

Key differences

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