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iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
Apple's 2024 Air put an M2 chip and Apple Pencil Pro support behind a $599 price, and it still does almost everything the Pro does. The 60Hz Liquid Retina panel and slow 20W charging are the compromises you accept for the savings.
Pros
- M2 performance is overkill for most iPad tasks
- Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard support
- Landscape 12MP front camera suits video calls
- 462g body stays genuinely portable
- Long iPadOS support runway
Cons
- 60Hz, non-ProMotion display at $599
- Peaks at 500 nits with no HDR punch
- 20W charging is slow
- Stereo speakers can't match the Pro's quad array
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
Display
- Screen size
- 10.9 ″
- Panel type
- Liquid Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2360x1640
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple M2
- AnTuTu 10
- 1,600,000
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 2,600
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 9,900
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Battery
- Capacity
- 7,606 mAh
- Charging
- 20 W
- Endurance
- 10 h
Design
- Weight
- 462 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Cellular
- 5G optional
- USB
- USB-C (10Gbps)
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil Pro
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Stereo (landscape)
- Operating system
- iPadOS 17
Quick answers
Is the iPad Air 11-inch (M2) good in 2026?
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2) earns an Inno Score of 54.7/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's 2024 Air put an M2 chip and Apple Pencil Pro support behind a $599 price, and it still does almost everything the Pro does. The 60Hz Liquid Retina panel and slow 20W charging are the compromises you accept for the savings.
What are the key specs of the iPad Air 11-inch (M2)?
Screen size: 10.9 ″ · Chipset: Apple M2 · Capacity: 7,606 mAh · RAM: 8 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Air 11-inch (M2)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Galaxy Tab S10 FE, Xiaomi Pad 6, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
