Apple iPad 11" A16 Yellow 2025
The A16 chip and 11-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone deliver smooth performance and comfortable viewing for all-day use, backed by 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. Its affordable price undercuts many competitors while supporting Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Magic Keyboard Folio for versatile input, plus Center Stage and Touch ID for convenience. Best for budget-minded students and casual users who need a capable tablet for note-taking, reading, streaming, and light productivity.
About This Tablet
The A16 chip and 11-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone deliver smooth performance and comfortable viewing for all-day use, backed by 4GB RAM and 128GB storage. Its affordable price undercuts many competitors while supporting Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Magic Keyboard Folio for versatile input, plus Center Stage and Touch ID for convenience. Best for budget-minded students and casual users who need a capable tablet for note-taking, reading, streaming, and light productivity.
- CPU Apple A16
- RAM 4 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 11" 2360x1640
- OS Apple iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong connectivity (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong feature (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong battery (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average ram (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple A16 |
| Cores | 5 |
| GPU | Apple (4-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2360 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (USB-C) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad 11" A16 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple A16 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 2.8E+3 | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 8 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 256 | 512 |
| Screen | 11" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad 11" A16 | 55.2 | 56.3 | 31.9 | 80 | 88.1 | 91 | 73.7 | 91.8 | 97.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2410CRP4CG Compare | 96.7 | 95.8 | 66.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 52.8 | 83.5 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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