Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) vs iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Apple IPad Air 13" (2024) (with Apple M2 (iPad)) that was released on May 7, 2024, against the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024), which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024)
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 1440 mAh larger battery capacity: 10340 vs 8900 mAh
- Delivers 24% higher peak brightness (591 against 478 nits)
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (30W versus 20W)
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (68.5 vs 93.5 square inches)
- Weighs 156 grams less
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Size | 13 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2048 x 2732 pixels | 1640 x 2360 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 500 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.8% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.7% | 99.4% |
| PWM | Not detected | Not detected |
| Response time | 45 ms | 52 ms |
| Contrast | 1018:1 | 1265:1 |
Screen space comparison
IPad Air 13" (2024)
13″ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
11″ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~45% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) | 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) |
| Weight | 617 g (21.76 oz) | 461 g (16.26 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple | Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
| Area | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (37th and 38th place)
iPad Ranking (10th and 11th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M2 (iPad) | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3490 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1398 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 43561 | 43394 |
| Single-core score | 2585 | 2619 |
| Multi-core score | 10090 | 10084 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 841074 | 841074 |
| GPU | 801119 | 801119 |
| Memory | 371059 | 371059 |
| UX | 523068 | 523068 |
| Total score | 2536320 | 2536320 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 74% | 74% |
| Graphics test | 17 FPS | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2299 | 2160 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 1 | 38 FPS | 38 FPS |
| Section 2 | 30 FPS | 28 FPS |
| Section 3 | 20 FPS | 17 FPS |
| Graphics score | 7827 | 7322 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 6400 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS size | 13 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 10340 mAh | 8900 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr | 2:17 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:05 hr | - |
| Watching video | 11:26 hr | - |
| Gaming | 07:56 hr | - |
| Standby | 167 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Type of SIM card | eSIM | eSIM |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Release date | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $799 | $599 |
| Successor | - Apple iPad Air 13" (2th Gen, 2025) | - Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the design is more important to you, then choose the Apple IPad Air 13" (2024). But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024).
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