iPad Air 11" — 261.3 PPI
The iPad Air 11-inch features a Liquid Retina IPS LCD at 1640 × 2360 pixels.
At 261 PPI, this is a high-density laptop or tablet display. Individual pixels are essentially invisible at normal use distance — Apple classifies similar densities as Retina for laptops.
How sharp is the iPad Air 11" display?
The tablet panel measures 261.3 PPI from its1,640 × 2,360 resolution across a 11″ diagonal.At a typical tablet viewing distance of 12–18 inches (30–45 cm), individual pixels become indistinguishable beyond roughly 13.2″ / 33.4 cm — the 20/20 visual-acuity limit for this density.
At 261 PPI, this is a high-density laptop or tablet display. Individual pixels are essentially invisible at normal use distance — Apple classifies similar densities as Retina for laptops.
iPad Air 11" vs the tablet lineup
Across the 11 tablets in this database, the average pixel density is269.9 PPI. The iPad Air 11" sits at 261.3 PPI —8.6 PPI below the category average, sharper than 9% of its peers.
For context outside the tablet class: 261.3 PPI is about 1.2× the density of the 27" 5K Monitor reference display (217.6 PPI).
Head-to-head display comparisons
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262.6 PPI
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1620×2360 · 10.9″ · Ultra High Density
326.6 PPI
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1488×2266 · 8.3″ · Ultra High Density
264.6 PPI
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275.7 PPI
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1600×2560 · 10.95″ · Ultra High Density
264.7 PPI
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2048×2732 · 12.9″ · Ultra High Density
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