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Why is iPad Air 11 (2026) better than MagicPad 4?
- Cellular (LTE)Yes · MagicPad 4: No
- Water resistance (IPx)IPx2 vs IPx0
Why is MagicPad 4 better than iPad Air 11 (2026)?
- Peak brightness500 nits vs 2,400 nits4.8×
- Screen size11″ vs 12.3″+12%
- Pixel density264 ppi vs 290 ppi+10%
- Weight464 g vs 450 g+3%
- Battery charge cycles1,000 vs 1,600+60%
- Endurance per cycle62 h vs 90 h+45%
Specifications
Side by side
| Design | ||
| Weight | 464 g | 450 g |
| Thickness | 6.1 mm | — |
| Height | 247.6 mm | 5 mm |
| Width | 178.5 mm | — |
| Frame | Aluminium | — |
| Back | Aluminium | — |
| Ingress protection | IP42 | IP40 |
| Water resistance (IPx) | IPx2 | IPx0 |
| Glass protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating | — |
| Colours | Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue | — |
| Display | ||
| Screen size | 11″ | 12.3″ |
| Panel | Liquid Retina IPS LCD | — |
| OLED panel | No | No |
| Resolution (short side) | 1,640 px | — |
| Resolution (long side) | 2,360 px | — |
| Pixel density | 264 ppi | 290 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | — |
| Peak brightness | 500 nits | 2,400 nits |
| Measured brightness | 507 nits | — |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 80.9% | — |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple M4 | Qualcomm Snapdragon |
| Chip maker | Apple | Qualcomm |
| CPU cores | 8 | — |
| GPU | Apple GPU | — |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 12 GB | — |
| Storage (max) | 1,024 GB | — |
| Storage (base) | 128 GB | — |
| Storage type | NVMe | — |
| Memory card slot | No | — |
| Battery | ||
| Battery capacity | 7,606 mAh | — |
| Battery type | Li-Po | — |
| Wired charging | 20 W | — |
| Charged in 30 min | 25% | — |
| Wireless charging | No | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Cellular (LTE) | Yes | No |
| 5G | Yes | — |
| eSIM | Yes | — |
| Dual SIM | No | — |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 | — |
| Bluetooth | 6 | 6 |
| USB | USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2 | — |
| USB version | 3.1 | — |
| Video output (USB-C / DisplayPort) | Yes | — |
| NFC | No | — |
| GPS | Yes | — |
| Satellite navigation | GLONASS | — |
| Features | ||
| Stylus support | Yes | — |
| Stereo speakers | Yes | — |
| 3.5 mm headphone jack | No | — |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes | — |
| Barometer | Yes | — |
| Sensors | Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer | — |
| Cameras | ||
| Rear camera | 12 MP | — |
| Rear camera aperture | f/1.8 | — |
| Rear cameras | 1 | — |
| Ultra-wide camera | No | — |
| Optical stabilisation | No | — |
| Max video | 4K | — |
| 4K video frame rate | 60 fps | — |
| Front camera | 12 MP | — |
| 4K front-camera video | No | — |
| Software | ||
| OS at launch | iPadOS 26.3 | — |
| Platform | iPadOS | — |
| EU label | ||
| Energy class | G | G |
| Battery charge cycles | 1,000 | 1,600 |
| Endurance per cycle | 62 h | 90 h |
| Repairability class | C | C |
| Drop resistance class | E | E |
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