Let's compare each phone and tablet in the specs table.
| iPad Air 11inch(M4 8th gen) 2026 | iPad Air (4th generation) 2020 | |
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| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
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| Screen Size | 10.86 inch | 10.9 inch |
| Resolution | 1,640 x 2,360 | 1,640 x 2,360 |
| Display Details | Liquid Retina LCD | Liquid Retina LCD |
| Max Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max Brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
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| Body Size | 178.5mm x 247.6mm x 6.1mm | 178.5mm x 247.6mm x 6.1mm |
| Weight | 464 g | 458 g |
| Processor | Apple M4 8 CPU, 9 GPU, 16 Neural Engine | Apple A14 Bionic |
| OS | iPadOS 26 | iPadOS 14 |
| Main camera 1 | 12-megapixel(f/1.8) | 12-megapixel(f/1.8) |
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| Sub camera 1 | 12-megapixel(f/2) | 7-megapixel(f/2) |
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| Video playback time | 10 hours | 10 hours |
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| ROM(GB) | 128G/256G/512G/1T | 64G |
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| Antutu | 2,583,000 ver10(estimated) | 650,000 ver8(estimated) |
| Water resistance | - | - |
| Dust resistance | - | - |
| SIM | eSIM | nanoSIM/eSIM |
| NFC | No NFC | No NFC |