Two orientations to validate
On Apple iPad A16 11", your visitors constantly switch from portrait to landscape. Both orientations correspond to two different breakpoints, and the second is almost always the least tested.
Apple · iPadOS 26.0 · Tablet · 2025
Released in 2025, Apple iPad A16 11" features a CSS viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels. Here are all its display characteristics and how to check the responsive rendering of your site on this model.
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On Apple iPad A16 11", your visitors constantly switch from portrait to landscape. Both orientations correspond to two different breakpoints, and the second is almost always the least tested.
With a density of 2x, Apple iPad A16 11" provides a useful benchmark to ensure your images remain sharp without serving unnecessarily large files.
The 820 x 1180 pixels viewport of Apple iPad A16 11" rarely matches the round breakpoints of frameworks. It is precisely between these values that layouts break.
This resolution is what your stylesheet actually manipulates. It determines the applied breakpoint, the number of displayed columns, and the size of your images.
The height remains indicative: Safari, Chrome, and other mobile browsers reduce the visible area with their address bar, which folds on scroll.
Be cautious when analyzing your statistics: some tools only report the manufacturer resolution, never the CSS viewport presented here.
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The device pixel ratio of Apple iPad A16 11" is 2.
Each CSS pixel is thus rendered by 2 physical pixels, making any image provided in simple resolution immediately visible.
This is the number of physical pixels on the screen, as announced by the manufacturer. Useful for preparing your image exports, useless for your media queries.
264 pixels per inch (ppi) · 11 inches diagonal, or 27.9 cm
This string is what the browser of Apple iPad A16 11" sends. It is useful for your automated tests, reading your server logs, and server-side detection.
User-Agent string used by Apple iPad A16 11", useful for your automated tests and logs.
Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 26_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/26.0 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1These snippets are generated from the exact characteristics of Apple iPad A16 11". Copy them directly into your stylesheet or configuration.
Targets screens whose width matches that of Apple iPad A16 11" and models of the same format.
@media only screen and (min-width: 820px) and (max-width: 1179px) {
/* Apple iPad A16 11" */
}Serves high-resolution images to screens of at least 2x.
@media only screen and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),
only screen and (min-resolution: 192dpi) {
/* High-density images and icons */
}Adds a named breakpoint at the exact width of Apple iPad A16 11".
// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
theme: {
screens: {
'apple-ipad-11-2025': '820px'
}
}
}Detects format and density client-side.
const isDeviceWidth = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 820px)').matches;
const isHighDensity = window.devicePixelRatio >= 2;Essential for Apple iPad A16 11" to use its CSS viewport and not a simulated width of 980 pixels.
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">Mobile FIRST includes Apple iPad A16 11": your page displays in a viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels, with the model's User-Agent, touch events, and scrolling behavior of a real mobile.
This is where the difference with Chrome DevTools' responsive mode is seen: DevTools resizes a window, the extension replicates the device's browser and allows exporting shareable screenshots and videos.
These 1 devices share exactly the viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels and the 2x density of Apple iPad A16 11". Their CSS rendering is therefore exactly the same: what you validate on one is valid on all others.
The neighboring formats of Apple iPad A16 11" are the ones to test right after, as they reveal poorly placed breakpoints.
| Model | CSS Viewport | Pixel density | Manufacturer resolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad A16 11" | 820 x 1180 | 2x | 1640 x 2360 |
| Microsoft Surface Duo | 1114 x 705 | 2.5x | 2785 x 1762 |
| Apple iPad Mini (6th Gen) | 768 x 1024 | 2x | 1536 x 2048 |
| Apple iPad Air 4 | 820 x 1180 | 2x | 1640 x 2360 |
| Apple iPad PRO 11" (3rd Gen) | 834 x 1194 | 2x | 1668 x 2388 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 | 800 x 1280 | 2x | 1600 x 2560 |
The CSS viewport of Apple iPad A16 11" measures 820 pixels wide and 1180 pixels high. This is the width to use for defining your media queries, not the manufacturer's resolution.
The device pixel ratio of Apple iPad A16 11" is 2. Each CSS pixel is thus displayed by 2 physical pixels, requiring you to provide your images in 2x to keep them sharp.
The panel of Apple iPad A16 11" displays 1640 x 2360 physical pixels. This is the value reported by most analytics tools, while your CSS works on a viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels.
The User-Agent of Apple iPad A16 11" is: Mozilla/5.0 (iPad; CPU OS 26_0 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/26.0 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1
1 other models share exactly the viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels and the 2x density of Apple iPad A16 11": Apple iPad Air 4. A rendering validated on one is valid on all others.
Install the Mobile FIRST extension on Chrome, Firefox, or Edge, then select Apple iPad A16 11". Your page displays in a viewport of 820 x 1180 pixels with the corresponding mobile User-Agent, in two clicks and for free.
DevTools resizes the window and applies partial emulation. Mobile FIRST additionally applies the User-Agent of Apple iPad A16 11", touch events, scroll behavior, and the actual appearance of the device, and allows capturing directly usable images and videos.
Yes. The extension works on any URL open in your browser, including localhost:3000, 127.0.0.1, or a password-protected pre-production environment.
No. The simulation covers the vast majority of development needs at no cost. A final test on a cloud-hosted device is still recommended before critical production deployment, but it's no longer necessary for each iteration.
A media query on the exact width targets Apple iPad A16 11": @media only screen and (min-width: 820px). Combine it with the pixel density to precisely target this model and those sharing its format.
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