Apple iPad Air 11″ (M4) vs Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch

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iPad Air 11″ (M4) compared with iPad Pro 10.5-inch

	AppleiPad Air 11″ (M4)	AppleiPad Pro 10.5-inch
Overview
Released
Released	March 2026	June 2017
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10.86″	10.5″
Resolution
Resolution	2360 × 1640 (better)	2224 × 1668
Sharpness
Sharpness	265 pixels per inch	265 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina display, LED-backlit IPS LCD; sold as 11-inch, 10.86 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle	Retina; LED-backlit LCD
Pixel density
Pixel density	264 ppi	264 ppi
Display features
Display features	Wide colour (P3); True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating; no ProMotion	ProMotion up to 120 Hz; P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective and oleophobic coatings
Performance
Chip
Chip	M4	A10X Fusion
Memory
Memory	12 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB (better)	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB
CPU
CPU	8-core CPU with 3 performance and 5 efficiency cores	Six-core 64-bit A10X Fusion; M10 coprocessor; 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM confirmed by iFixit
GPU
GPU	9-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode; 120GB/s memory bandwidth	12-core GPU
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Cameras
Rear camera
Rear camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP (better)	7 MP
Rear camera
Rear camera	12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4	f/1.8; optical image stabilisation; six-element lens; quad-LED True Tone flash; Focus Pixels autofocus; wide colour capture; sapphire lens cover
Front camera
Front camera	Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera, ƒ/2.0	FaceTime HD; f/2.2; Retina Flash; wide colour capture
Video recording
Video recording	4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; 1080p at 25, 30 or 60 fps; slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)	Rear 4K at 30 fps and 1080p at 30/60 fps; optical stabilisation; slow-motion 1080p at 120 fps or 720p at 240 fps; front 1080p
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 10 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	28.93 Wh	30.4 Wh (better)
Battery (mAh)
Battery (mAh)	–	8,134 mAh
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	Yes	Yes
Stylus
Stylus	Supported, sold separately	Supported, sold separately
Keyboard made for it
Keyboard made for it	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 hours surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data	Up to 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing; 8,134 mAh and 30.8 Wh battery label reported by iFixit, compared with Apple's 30.4 Wh specification
Charging
Charging	Via USB-C power adapter (not included) or computer	Power adaptor or USB computer charging; USB Power Delivery with a compatible Lightning to USB-C cable and adaptor (iFixit)
USB-C
USB-C	USB-C with charging, DisplayPort and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60Hz	Lightning; 3.5 mm headphone jack; Smart Connector
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO (Apple N1 chip); Thread	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6	Bluetooth 4.2
Mobile network
Mobile network	Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE; eSIM only	LTE Advanced; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; CDMA EV-DO; embedded Apple SIM and nano-SIM; cellular model weighs 477 g
Stylus support
Stylus support	Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover	Apple Pencil (1st generation), sold separately
Keyboards
Keyboards	Magic Keyboard for iPad Air (black or white)	Smart Keyboard through Smart Connector, sold separately
Design
Weight
Weight	464 g (better)	469 g
Thickness
Thickness	6.1 mm	6.1 mm
Height × width
Height × width	247.6 × 178.5 mm	250.6 × 174.1 mm
Operating system
Operating system	iPadOS	iPadOS
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID in the top button	Touch ID in Home button
Speakers
Speakers	Landscape stereo speakers	Four-speaker audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual microphones	Dual microphones
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensor	Gyroscope; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light; compass; iBeacon; assisted GPS and GLONASS on cellular model
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 30% recycled content overall	–
Colours
Colours	Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Grey	Silver, Gold, Space Grey, Rose Gold
Software at launch
Software at launch	iPadOS 26	iOS 10; subsequently received iPadOS
In the box
In the box	iPad Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m)	iPad Pro; Lightning to USB cable; USB power adaptor