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iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
The M4 chip, 12GB of RAM across the board, and Wi-Fi 7 land on the mid-range iPad Air, but the 60Hz LCD screen, Touch ID, and 20W charging carry over unchanged, still the value pick below the Pro line.
Pros
- M4 chip is up to 30% faster than the outgoing M3, with a 16-core Neural Engine
- 12GB of unified memory across every storage tier, not just the top ones
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro-like versatility
- Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity
- Compact 464g body at 6.1mm thick is easy to carry all day
Cons
- Still a 60Hz LCD panel — no ProMotion or OLED like the Pro line
- Touch ID instead of Face ID
- 20W charging is slow for a 2026 tablet
- Base 128GB storage fills up quickly with 4K video
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Air 11-inch (M4)
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 M4
- RAM
- 12 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB
Battery
- Charging
- 20 W
- Endurance
- 10 h
Design
- Weight
- 464 g
- Thickness
- 6.1 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 7
- Bluetooth
- 6
- Cellular
- 5G optional
- USB
- USB-C (10Gbps)
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil Pro
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Stereo
- Operating system
- iPadOS 26
Quick answers
Is the iPad Air 11-inch (M4) good in 2026?
The iPad Air 11-inch (M4) earns an Inno Score of 57/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The M4 chip, 12GB of RAM across the board, and Wi-Fi 7 land on the mid-range iPad Air, but the 60Hz LCD screen, Touch ID, and 20W charging carry over unchanged, still the value pick below the Pro line.
What are the key specs of the iPad Air 11-inch (M4)?
Screen size: 10.9 ″ · Chipset: Apple M4 · RAM: 12 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Air 11-inch (M4)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are iPad Air 13-inch (M3), Blackview Zeno 6 Pro, iPad Air 11-inch (M3) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
