Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) vs Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) (91/100)

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) (89/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026)
Apple

Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026)

89/100
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[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

91/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 97.0 Excellent 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 89.0 Very Good 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 99.0 Excellent 99.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Battery cycles 1000 cycles 1000 cycles
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 10340 mAh 8160 mAh
Fast charging Yes (51% in 70 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:28 hr —
Max charge power 20 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Wireless charging No No
Bypass charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
CPU 1732068 1791896
GPU 945613 1221223
Graphics score 3027 4104
Graphics test 22 FPS 30 FPS
Memory 349993 446888
Multi-core score 13702 15913
Section 1 59 FPS 88 FPS
Section 2 49 FPS 63 FPS
Section 3 38 FPS 46 FPS
Single-core score 3738 4193
Total score 3617960 4122404
UX 590286 662397
Compute Score (GPU) — 75091
Stability — 71%

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz) 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 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 Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 6.0 6.0
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
NFC* No No
Type of SIM card eSIM Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 4.0
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
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Number of SIM* — 1

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Area 603 cm2(93.5 inches2) 443 cm2(68.7 inches2)
Colors Gold, Gray, Blue, Purple Black, Silver
Drop resistance Bad (E) · 16 drops —
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Repairability Average (2.84/5) Average (2.7/5)
Thickness 6.1 mm (0.24 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 616 g (21.73 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Width 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
Contrast 1563:1 ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
PPI 264 ppi 267 ppi
PWM Not detected 240 Hz
RGB color space 99.8% —
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Response time 19 ms 1 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8% 81.3%
Size 13 inches 11 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash No Quad LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.22 micron
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Channels 4 4
Memory card No No
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Announced March 2026 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included
Category Flagship Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $999
Release date March 2026 October 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Fingerprint - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.85 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores 10 (4 + 6) 10 (4 + 6)
Chipset Apple M4 (iPad) Apple M5 (iPad)
FLOPS ~3763.2 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1470 MHz 1620 MHz
Graphics 9 core Apple GPU Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 4410 MHz 4610 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Sensor CMOS —
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
OS size 26 GB 56 GB
OS updates 0 years 5 years
Operating system iPadOS 26.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers Stereo 4.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Air 13" (3rd Gen, 2026) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-07-17->Libero — GeekBench GPU

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