The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) measures 178.5 mm in height and 247.6 mm in width, with a slim 6.1 mm thickness and a total volume of approximately 269.6 cm³. It weighs 462 g, keeping it manageable for handheld use. The tablet does not include a stylus, detachable keyboard, or backlit keyboard in the box, though it does support pen tilt sensitivity for compatible accessories. Water resistance is not rated for this model. Operating temperatures range from 0 °C at the low end to a maximum of 35 °C.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) features an 11-inch IPS LCD touchscreen with a resolution of 2360 x 1640 pixels and a pixel density of 264 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp image across the panel. The display operates at a 60 Hz refresh rate and reaches a typical brightness of 500 nits, complemented by an anti-reflection coating to help reduce glare in brighter environments. It does not use sapphire glass or branded damage-resistant glass, and it is not an e-paper display.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) is powered by the Apple M2 chipset, built on a 5 nm process with 20 billion transistors, featuring an 8-core CPU configuration running at 4 x 3.2 GHz and 4 x 2 GHz with a turbo ceiling of 3.2 GHz, and a TDP of 15 W. The chip uses big.LITTLE and HMP technologies, supports 64-bit processing, includes NX bit and TrustZone security features, and has a front-end decode width of 8. It comes with 8 GB of RAM across 8 memory channels, a maximum supported memory amount of 24 GB, and a memory bandwidth of 100 GB/s, though ECC memory is not supported and there is no external memory slot — with internal storage reaching up to 1024 GB. The integrated GPU runs at 1400 MHz with a turbo of 1278 MHz, backed by 128 execution units, 1280 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, and 32 render output units, capable of driving up to 2 displays simultaneously. Cache configuration includes 192 KB of L1, 1.5 MB per core of L2, and a total of 16 MB of L2 cache, while benchmark results show a Geekbench 6 multi-core score of 9633, a single-core score of 2569, a PassMark of 15363, and a single-thread PassMark of 4006.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) includes a 12 MP rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture, a back-illuminated CMOS sensor, and support for 4K video recording at up to 60 fps. It offers a range of shooting modes including HDR, panorama, burst mode, timelapse, and slow-motion video, along with manual controls for focus, exposure, and shutter speed — though manual white balance and manual ISO are not available. Touch autofocus is supported, but continuous autofocus during video recording and optical image stabilization are not. Flash is absent on both the rear and front cameras, and there is no video light. The front-facing camera also resolves at 12 MP with an f/2.4 aperture, and the device does not support 360° panorama or 3D photo and video capture.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) features stereo speakers and a dual-microphone setup for audio input. It does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack, so wired audio accessories would require an adapter. There is no built-in radio receiver on this device.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) is equipped with a 7606 mAh rechargeable battery rated for up to 10 hours of use, and it supports fast charging for quicker top-ups. A battery level indicator is present, giving users visibility into remaining charge. Wireless charging is not supported, and the battery is not user-removable.
The Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) supports Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 4, alongside a cellular module with 5G support, accommodating one physical SIM and one eSIM. Wired connectivity is handled via a USB Type-C port running at USB 3.1 speeds, while Bluetooth 5.3 is available for wireless peripherals; HDMI output, Ethernet, and NFC are not supported. For location and sensing, the tablet includes GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and barometer, but lacks an infrared sensor and ANT+ support. Biometric authentication is provided through a fingerprint scanner — 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. On the software side, the device receives direct OS updates and includes a broad set of features: dark mode, focus modes, Picture-in-Picture, split screen, widgets, Live Text, SharePlay, AirPlay, Quick Start, Wi-Fi password sharing, offline voice recognition, voice commands, customizable notifications, full-page screenshots, media picker, app offloading, a child lock, and battery health check. Privacy tools cover Mail Privacy Protection, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, clipboard warnings, app tracking blocking, and cross-site tracking prevention, with on-device machine learning also on board. Theme customization, dynamic theming, an extra dim mode, DLNA certification, multi-user support, and the ability to play games while downloading are not available, and the device is not free or open source.
The chipset in the Apple iPad Air 11 (2024) is classified under the laptop CPU type and does not use multithreading. The device uses DDR5 memory with a maximum RAM speed of 6400 MHz. In Geekbench 5, it recorded a multi-core score of 8837 and a single-core score of 1826.
