iPad Air 11-inch
Serious performance in a thin and light design.
Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.
iHelp's verdict
M4 chip, March 2026. The iPad I'd point most people at if the basic iPad isn't quite enough.
Key facts
- Released
- 11 March 2026
- Colours
- Space Grey, Blue, Purple, Starlight
- Chip
- 8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
- Display
- LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
- Storage
- 128GB
Who should buy it
People who find the basic iPad a little limiting and want a faster chip, a better screen and Apple Pencil Pro support, without paying iPad Pro prices.
In more detail
M4 chip with 12GB of memory, 11-inch Liquid Retina display, Wi-Fi 7 and a landscape 12MP front camera. Runs every Apple Intelligence feature.
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Tech specs
Full details at Apple →Storage
- 128GB
- 256GB
- 512GB
- 1TB
Size and weight
- iPad Air 11‑inch
- Wi‑Fi models:
- 464 grams (1.02 pounds)
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular models:
In the box
- iPad Air
- USB‑C Charge Cable (1 metre)
Display
- LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
- 2360x1640-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Wide colour (P3)
- True Tone
Chip
- 8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
- 9-core GPU
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16‑core Neural Engine
Camera
- 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Five-element lens
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
Audio
- FaceTime audio
- Relay calls from your nearby iPhone with the Phone app
Headline specs from Apple's UK tech specs pages, base configuration unless stated.
