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Apple iPad Air 11 M2
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Launch
Version May 2024 October 2024
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in)
Weight 462 g (1.02 lb) 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
SIM eSIM eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Others Stylus support Stylus support
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size 11.0 inches 8.3 inches
Resolution 1640 x 2360 pixels 1488 x 2266 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3 iPadOS 18, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3
Chipset Apple M2 Apple A17 Pro (3 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz)
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP 12 MP
Features HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122˚) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 7606 mAh 5078 mAh
Charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight
Models A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9 A2995, A2996, iPad16,2
Inside the box Documents, Power adapter, USB C to C cable Documents, Charger, USB C to C cable
Price 700 USD 600 USD