The iPad (A16) is Apple's entry-level 11-inch tablet. It has the A16 chip, storage from 128 GB, Touch ID, a landscape front camera, and USB-C with Apple Pencil (USB-C) support. Tests confirm good battery life; the screen is not laminated, the USB-C port runs at USB 2 speed and Apple Intelligence is not supported.
Wi-Fi · 128 GB · 11-inch
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Display | 10.86-inch Liquid Retina IPS · 2360 × 1640, 264 ppi · 500 nits · True Tone |
| Chip | A16 · 5-core CPU, 4-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine |
| Storage | 128 GB (options: 128 / 256 / 512 GB) |
| Rear camera | 12 MP wide, ƒ/1.8 · 4K video at 60 fps |
| Front camera | Landscape 12 MP Center Stage, ƒ/2.4 |
| Authentication | Touch ID in the top button |
| Port | USB-C (USB 2, 480 Mb/s) · DisplayPort output · one external display up to 4K at 60 Hz |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6 · Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Battery | 28.93 Wh · up to 10 hours of web or video on Wi-Fi |
| Pencil and keyboard | Apple Pencil (USB-C) · Apple Pencil (1st generation, with adapter) · Magic Keyboard Folio |
| Size and weight | 248.6 × 179.5 × 7 mm · 477 g |
| Colours | Silver, blue, pink, yellow |
Apple says the A16 chip brings faster performance than the previous generation and that storage now starts at 128 GB. Apple Support
GSMArena measured 466 nits maximum brightness and an 896:1 contrast ratio; the screen is not laminated. Its Active Use battery score was 9 hours 26 minutes; with a 45 W adapter it reached 34% in 30 minutes and a full charge in about 2 hours, holding about 28 W up to 70%.
GSMArena: iPad 11 (A16) review – display, battery, chargingGSMArena found 6 GB of RAM in its test unit and listed the lack of Apple Intelligence, the unlaminated screen and the slow USB-C among the cons.
GSMArena: iPad 11 (A16) review – performance and verdictConsumer Reports measured about 9.1 hours of web browsing and about 14 hours of video playback.
Consumer Reports: Apple iPad (A16, 2025) 128GB Wi-FiSkroutz has 216 ratings. CHedits mentioned reflections and blacks not as deep as OLED, Sotiris mentioned motion blur and low maximum brightness, and tolaras181 wrote that battery and charging were better coming from an iPad 9. takis111 wrote that the screen broke a few months in and the store said it could not be replaced; no cause given and it is a single-user report.
Skroutz: Apple iPad 2025 11-inch 128GB user reviewsOn Walmart, Eryka praised the battery life.
Walmart: Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) customer reviews