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iPad Air vs ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — iPad Air against ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Tie
Both start at a similar price.
Rated higher
ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon
8.8 vs 0.0 on our design scale.
Standout
iPad Air
Apple M4 chip with 8-core CPU
iPad Air
11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air with Apple M4 chip and 12MP camera
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Powerful Apple M4 chip with 8-core CPU
- High-resolution display with support for Apple Pencil
- Advanced eSIM technology for secure and convenient connectivity
Cons
- Limited to eSIM, incompatible with physical SIM cards
Specifications
- Battery—
- Buttons and Connectors / CameraBack
- Buttons and Connectors / Magnetic connectorBack
- Buttons and Connectors / MicrophoneBack
- Buttons and Connectors / Smart ConnectorBack
- Buttons and Connectors / Speakerbottom
- Buttons and Connectors / USB-C connectorbottom
- Buttons and Connectors / Volume buttonsRight side, top
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / apertureƒ/1.8
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / featuresPanorama (up to 63MP),Sapphire crystal lens cover,Autofocus with Focus Pixels,Smart HDR 4,Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos,Photo geotagging,Auto image stabilization,Burst mode,Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / lensFive-element lens
- Capacity128GB,256GB,512GB,1TB
- Cellular and Wireless / Apple C1X cellular modem / 5G (sub-6 GHz)4x4 MIMO
- Cellular and Wireless / Apple C1X cellular modem / Gigabit LTE4x4 MIMO
- Cellular and Wireless / Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)2x2 MIMO
- Chip / Apple M4 chip / 8-core CPU3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
- Display—
- Display / 11-inch / brightness500 nits
- Display / 11-inch / resolution2360-by-1640-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Display / 11-inch / supportsApple Pencil Pro,Apple Pencil (USB-C),Apple Pencil hover
- FinishBlue,Purple,Starlight,Space Gray
- NPU—
- Ports—
- Processor—
- RAM—
- SIM Card / eSIMiPad Air uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)
- Size and Weight / depth0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
- Size and Weight / height9.74 inches (247.6 mm)
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 11-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular models1.03 pounds (465 grams)
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 11-inch Wi-Fi models1.02 pounds (464 grams)
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 13-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular models1.36 pounds (617 grams)
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 13-inch Wi-Fi models1.36 pounds (616 grams)
- Size and Weight / width7.02 inches (178.5 mm)
- Storage—
- Video Recording / 4K video recording / fps24 fps,25 fps,30 fps,60 fps
- Weight—
ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Snapdragon
An ultra-efficient enterprise laptop powered by Qualcomm's ARM architecture with Copilot+ features.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- ARM efficiency brings true multi-day battery life
- Excellent keyboard
- 45 TOPS NPU
Cons
- x86 emulation still struggles with some legacy apps
- Gaming performance is negligible
Specifications
- Battery58Wh (multi-day)
- Buttons and Connectors / Camera—
- Buttons and Connectors / Magnetic connector—
- Buttons and Connectors / Microphone—
- Buttons and Connectors / Smart Connector—
- Buttons and Connectors / Speaker—
- Buttons and Connectors / USB-C connector—
- Buttons and Connectors / Volume buttons—
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / aperture—
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / features—
- Camera / 12MP Wide camera / lens—
- Capacity—
- Cellular and Wireless / Apple C1X cellular modem / 5G (sub-6 GHz)—
- Cellular and Wireless / Apple C1X cellular modem / Gigabit LTE—
- Cellular and Wireless / Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)—
- Chip / Apple M4 chip / 8-core CPU—
- Display14" WUXGA Low Power
- Display / 11-inch / brightness—
- Display / 11-inch / resolution—
- Display / 11-inch / supports—
- Finish—
- NPUQualcomm Hexagon (45 TOPS)
- Ports2x USB4, 2x USB-A, HDMI 2.1
- ProcessorSnapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100
- RAM32GB LPDDR5x
- SIM Card / eSIM—
- Size and Weight / depth—
- Size and Weight / height—
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 11-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular models—
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 11-inch Wi-Fi models—
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 13-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular models—
- Size and Weight / iPad Air 13-inch Wi-Fi models—
- Size and Weight / width—
- Storage1TB PCIe Gen4 SSD
- Video Recording / 4K video recording / fps—
- Weight1.24 kg