Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
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Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)

Overall Score
80/100
GRADE B · Very Good
Key Technical Specifications
Processor (CPU) 841074
Graphics (GPU) 801119
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]

Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024) is an engineering-tested tablets achieving an overall rating of 80/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.

Benchmark Performance Scores

Normalized 0–100 Scale
Gaming
85/100
Rating: Very Good
NanoReview Score
80/100
Rating: Very Good
Performance
92/100
Rating: Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Battery type Li-Ion
Capacity 8900 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min)
Full charging time 2:17 hr
Max charge power 20 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
CPU 841074
Compute Score (GPU) 43394
GPU 801119
Graphics score 2160
Graphics test 16 FPS
Memory 371059
Multi-core score 10084
Section 1 38 FPS
Section 2 28 FPS
Section 3 17 FPS
Single-core score 2619
Stability 74%
Total score 2536320
UX 523068

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network 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
5G support Yes
Bluetooth features LE
Bluetooth version 5.3
DisplayPort Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
NFC* No
Type of SIM card eSIM
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 3.1
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Area 442 cm2(68.5 inches2)
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Frame material Metal
Height 247.6 mm (9.75 inches)
Rear material Metal
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
Waterproof No
Weight 461 g (16.26 oz)
Width 178.5 mm (7.03 inches)

Display

Display specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 3:2
Contrast 1265:1
Display features - DCI-P3
HDR support No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
PPI 264 ppi
PWM Not detected
RGB color space 99.4%
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1640 x 2360 pixels
Response time 52 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.5%
Size 11 inches
Type IPS LCD

Main camera

Main camera specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No
Aperture f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
Flash No
Image resolution 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP
Matrix 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital
Zoom Digital

Memory

Memory specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Channels 4
Memory card No
Memory clock 6400 MHz
Memory type LPDDR5
RAM size 8 GB
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type NVMe

Other

Other specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Announced May 2024
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W
Category Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $599
Release date May 2024
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Fingerprint
Successor -Apple iPad Air 11" (7th Gen, 2025)

Performance

Performance specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Architecture - 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard- 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4)
Chipset Apple M2 (iPad)
FLOPS ~2863.1 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1398 MHz
GPU shading units 1024
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 5 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 3490 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 12 megapixels
Sensor CMOS
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Operating system iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications for Apple iPad Air 11" (6th Gen, 2024)
Specification Value
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack No
Speakers Stereo

Strengths & Limitations

Key Advantages

  • Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.

Key Considerations

  • No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.

Direct Competitors & Alternatives

Methodology, Provenance & Verification

Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).

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