Apple iPad Air 13 (2025) vs Apple iPad Pro 11 2024
Product
Price
1,099 USD
999 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
Model No
Apple iPad Air 13
A2837, A3006
Launch Date
2025, March 12
2024, May 15
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2837
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A3006
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A2837, A3006
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3 mm (9.83 x 6.99 x 0.21 in)
Weight
616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
444 g (Wi-Fi), 446 g (5G) (1.03 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil USB-C)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Antireflective coating
Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
SIM
eSIM (cellular model only)
eSIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Silver, Space Black
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 373.1 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 Pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
1668 x 2420 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 18.3.1
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Apple M3
Apple M4
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models
10-core (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models
GPU
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
8GB
8GB/16GB
Storage
128GB/ 256GB/512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features
HDR
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR
Capacity
Li-Po 9705 mAh (36.59 Wh)
Li-Po (31.29 Wh), non-removable
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector