This article is intended to provide an overview of the various iPad models that are or have been marketed by Apple.
Legend [1] | Obsolete [a] | Vintage [b] | Discontinued and unsupported [c] | Discontinued and supported [d] | Current [e] | Upcoming [f] |
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Model | Announced | Release | Discontinued | Latest release | Support lifespan | ||
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OS | Date | OS | Date | ||||
iPad (1st generation) | January 27, 2010 | iPhone OS 3.2 | April 3, 2010 | March 2, 2011 | iOS 5.1.1 | May 25, 2012 | 2 years, 1 month |
iPad 2 | March 2, 2011 | iOS 4.3 | March 11, 2011 | March 18, 2014 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6 | August 25, 2016 (Wi-Fi) July 22, 2019 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) | 5 years, 5 months (Wi-Fi) 8 years, 4 months (Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
iPad (3rd generation) | March 7, 2012 | iOS 5.1 | March 16, 2012 | October 23, 2012 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6 | August 25, 2016 (Wi-Fi) July 22, 2019 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) | 5 years, 5 months (Wi-Fi) 8 years, 4 months (Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
iPad (4th generation) | October 23, 2012 | iOS 6.0 | November 2, 2012 | October 16, 2014 | iOS 10.3.3 iOS 10.3.4 | July 19, 2017 (Wi-Fi) July 22, 2019 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) | 4 years, 8 months (Wi-Fi) 6 years, 8 months (Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
iPad (5th generation) | March 21, 2017 | iOS 10.3 | March 24, 2017 | March 27, 2018 | iPadOS 16.7.10 | August 7, 2024 | 7 years, 4 months |
iPad (6th generation) | March 27, 2018 | iOS 11.3 | March 27, 2018 | September 10, 2019 | iPadOS 17.7.3 | December 11, 2024 | 6 years, 8 months |
iPad (7th generation) | September 10, 2019 | iPadOS 13.1 | September 25, 2019 | September 15, 2020 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 5 years, 3 months |
iPad (8th generation) | September 15, 2020 | iPadOS 14.0 | September 18, 2020 | September 14, 2021 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 4 years, 3 months |
iPad (9th generation) | September 14, 2021 | iPadOS 15.0 | September 24, 2021 | May 7, 2024 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 3 years, 3 months |
iPad (10th generation) | October 18, 2022 | iPadOS 16.1 | October 26, 2022 | Current | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 2 years, 1 month |
Model | iPad (10th generation) | iPad (9th generation) | iPad (8th generation) | iPad (7th generation) | |
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Initial release operating system | iPadOS 16.1 | iPadOS 15.0 | iPadOS 14.0 | iPadOS 13.1 | |
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 18.2 | ||||
Display | Screen size, diag. | 10.9 in (280 mm) | 10.2 in (260 mm) | ||
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||||
Technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Retina display with IPS technology | |||
Resolution | 2360 × 1640 | 2160 × 1620 | |||
Pixel density (ppi) | 264 | ||||
Aspect ratio | ~10:7 | 4:3 | |||
Typ. max. brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 500 | ||||
HDR max. brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||||
Laminated display | No | ||||
Anti-reflective coating | No | ||||
Reflectance | — | ||||
Full sRGB display | Yes | ||||
Wide color display (Display P3) | No | ||||
True Tone display | Yes | No | |||
Night Shift | Yes | ||||
ProMotion display | No | ||||
HDR 10 content | No | ||||
Dolby Vision | No | ||||
Processor | Chip | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A10 Fusion |
Fabrication node | 5 nm | 7 nm | 16 nm | ||
Total cores | 6 (hexa-core) | 4 (quad-core) | |||
High-performance cores | 2 × Firestorm | 2 × Lightning | 2 × Vortex | 2 × Hurricane | |
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 × Icestorm | 4 × Thunder | 4 × Tempest | 2 × Zephyr | |
Clock speed | 3.09 GHz | 2.65 GHz | 2.49 GHz | 2.34 GHz | |
Bit | 64-bit | ||||
Motion coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | Embedded M10 | |||
Bus width | 64-bit | ||||
Graphics processor | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G13P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G12P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G11P) | PowerVR GT7600 Plus (6-core) | |
Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS) | 8-core Neural Engine (5.5 TOPS) | 8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS) | — | |
Storage | 64 GB, 256 GB | 32 GB, 128 GB | |||
Storage type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | ||||
RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB | |||
RAM type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 | |||
Virtual memory swap | No | ||||
Connector | USB-C port with USB 2.0 | 8-pin Lightning connector with USB 2.0 | |||
Smart connector (side, for Smart Keyboard) | |||||
External display support | One display up to 4K resolution at 30 Hz or 1080p resolution at 60Hz | No | |||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | ||
Maximum speed | 1.2 Gbit/s | 866 Mbit/s | |||
MIMO | Yes | ||||
Simultaneous dual band | No | ||||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 | |||
Cellular | 5G (sub-6 GHz)/Gigabit LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (only in devices with cellular option) | Gigabit-class LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA/GSM/EDGE (only in devices with cellular option) | |||
VoLTE | No | ||||
Assisted GPS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | ||||
GLONASS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | ||||
SIM card form-factor | Nano-SIM | ||||
Apple eSIM | |||||
Secure authentication | Touch ID | In Top Button | First generation | ||
Face ID | No | ||||
Apple Pencil support | First generation Apple Pencil Apple Pencil (USB-C) | First generation Apple Pencil | |||
Keyboard support | Bluetooth keyboard | Yes | |||
Smart Keyboard | No | Yes | |||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard Folio | Yes | No | |||
Sensors | LiDAR scanner | No | |||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||||
Ambient light sensor | Yes | ||||
Barometer | Yes | ||||
Rear camera | Camera | 12 MP wide | 8 MP wide | ||
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 | |||
Optical image stabilization | No | ||||
Auto image stabilization | Yes | ||||
Element lens | Five-element lens | ||||
Digital zoom | 5× | ||||
Live photos | Yes | ||||
Flash | — | ||||
Wide color capture | No | ||||
Autofocus | Yes | ||||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 3 | Yes | |||
Video recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 1080p HD at 30 fps | |||
Extended dynamic range video | 30 fps | No | |||
Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | 720p at 120 fps | |||
Video zoom | 3× | ||||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||||
Front camera | Camera | Landscape 12 MP Ultra Wide | 12 MP Ultra Wide | 1.2 MP FaceTime HD | |
Aperture | f/2.4 | ||||
Center stage | Yes | No | |||
Portrait mode | No | ||||
Portrait lighting | No | ||||
Animoji and memoji | No | ||||
Live photos | Yes | ||||
Retina flash | Yes | ||||
Wide color capture | No | ||||
Video recording | 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps | 720p HD | |||
Extended dynamic range video | 30 fps | No | |||
HDR | Smart HDR 3 | Yes | |||
Auto image stabilization | Yes | No | |||
Cinematic video stabilization | Yes | ||||
FaceTime | Yes | ||||
Audio | Two loudspeakers, adjusting sound to device orientation | ||||
3.5 mm jack | No | Yes | |||
Materials | Front | Black glass front | Silver and Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | ||
Back | Flat aluminum back and bezel Wi-Fi + cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Contoured aluminum back and bezel Wi-Fi + cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna. The color of the plastic is black or white. | |||
Colors | |||||
Power | 28.6 W·h | 3.73 V 32.9 W·h (8,827 mA·h) [2] [3] | |||
Dimensions | Height | 248.6 mm (9.79 in) | 250.6 mm (9.87 in) | ||
Width | 179.5 mm (7.07 in) | 174.1 mm (6.85 in) | |||
Depth | 7 mm (0.28 in) | 7.5 mm (0.30 in) | |||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 477 g (16.8 oz) | 487 g (17.2 oz) | 490 g (17 oz) | 483 g (17.0 oz) |
Wi-Fi + cellular | 481 g (17.0 oz) | 498 g (17.6 oz) | 495 g (17.5 oz) | 493 g (17.4 oz) | |
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 72 kg CO2e [4] | 75 kg CO2e [5] | 70 kg CO2e [6] | 87 kg CO2e [7] | |
Hardware strings | iPad13,18 iPad13,19 | iPad12,1 iPad12,2 | iPad11,6 iPad11,7 | iPad7,11 iPad7,12 | |
Model number | A2696 A2757 A2777 | A2602 A2603 A2604 A2605 | A2270 A2428 A2429 A2430 | A2197 A2198 A2200 | |
Announced date | October 18, 2022 | September 14, 2021 | September 15, 2020 | September 10, 2019 | |
Released date | October 26, 2022 | September 24, 2021 | September 18, 2020 | September 25, 2019 | |
Discontinued date | In production | May 7, 2024 | September 14, 2021 | September 15, 2020 | |
Unsupported date | Supported |
Model | iPad (6th generation) | iPad (5th generation) | |
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Initial release operating system | iOS 11.3 | iOS 10.3 | |
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 17.7.3 | iPadOS 16.7.10 | |
Display | Screen size | 9.7 in (250 mm) (diagonal) | |
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||
Technology | Retina Display with IPS technology | ||
Resolution | 2048 x 1536 | ||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 264 | ||
Aspect Ratio | 4:3 | ||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 500 | ||
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||
Laminated Display | No | ||
Anti-reflective coating | No | ||
Reflectance | — | ||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | No | ||
True Tone Display | No | ||
Night Shift | Yes | ||
ProMotion Display | No | ||
HDR 10 Content | No | ||
Dolby Vision | No | ||
Processor | Chip | Apple A10 Fusion | Apple A9 |
Technology Node | 16 nm | 16 nm (TSMC) or 14 nm (Samsung) | |
Total Cores | 4 (quad-core) | 2 (dual-core) | |
High-Performance Cores | 2 x Hurricane | 2 x Twister | |
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 2 × Zephyr | — | |
Clock Speed | 2.34 GHz | 1.85 GHz | |
Bit | 64-bit | ||
Motion Coprocessor | Embedded M10 | Embedded M9 | |
Bus width | 64-bit | ||
Graphics Processor | PowerVR GT7600 Plus (6-core) | PowerVR GT7600 (6-core) | |
Neural Engine | — | ||
Storage | 32 GB, 128 GB | ||
Storage Type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | ||
RAM | 2 GB | ||
RAM Type | LPDDR4 | ||
Virtual Memory Swap | No | ||
Connector | 8-pin Lightning connector with USB 2.0 | ||
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External Display Support | No | ||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | |
Maximum Speed | 866 Mbit/s | ||
MIMO | Yes | ||
Simultaneous dual band | No | ||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | ||
Cellular | LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA/GSM/EDGE (only in devices with cellular option) | ||
VoLTE | No | ||
Assisted GPS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | ||
GLONASS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | ||
SIM card form-factor | Nano-SIM | ||
Apple Physical SIM | |||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | First generation | |
Face ID | No | ||
Apple Pencil Support | First generation Apple Pencil | No | |
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |
Smart Keyboard | No | ||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | ||
Magic Keyboard | No | ||
Magic Keyboard Folio | No | ||
Sensors | LiDAR Scanner | No | |
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||
Barometer | Yes | ||
Rear Camera | Camera | 8 MP Wide | |
Aperture | f/2.4 | ||
Optical image stabilization | No | ||
Auto image stabilization | Yes | ||
Element Lens | Five-element lens | ||
Digital Zoom | 5x | ||
Live Photos | Yes | ||
Flash | — | ||
Wide Color Capture | No | ||
Autofocus | Yes | ||
HDR for photos | Yes | ||
Video Recording | 1080p HD at 30 fps | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||
Slow-motion video | 720p at 120 fps | ||
Video Zoom | 3x | ||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||
Front Camera | Camera | 1.2 MP FaceTime HD | |
Aperture | f/2.4 | ||
Center Stage | No | ||
Portrait Mode | No | ||
Portrait Lighting | No | ||
Animoji and Memoji | No | ||
Live Photos | Yes | ||
Retina Flash | Yes | ||
Wide color capture | No | ||
Video Recording | 720p HD | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||
HDR | Yes | ||
Auto image stabilization | No | ||
Cinematic video stabilization | Yes | ||
FaceTime | Yes | ||
Audio | Two loudspeakers, adjusting sound to device orientation | ||
3.5 mm Jack | Yes | ||
Materials | Front | Silver and Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | |
Back | Contoured aluminum back and bezel Wi-Fi + cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna. The color of the plastic is black or white. | ||
Colors | |||
Power | 3.73 V 32.9 W·h (8,827 mA·h) [2] [3] | ||
Dimensions | Height | 240 mm | |
Width | 169.5 mm | ||
Depth | 7.5 mm | ||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 469 g | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 478 g | ||
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 98 kg CO2e [8] | 135 kg CO2e [9] | |
Hardware strings | iPad7,5 iPad7,6 | iPad6,11 iPad6,12 | |
Model number | A1893 A1954 | A1822 A1823 | |
Announced Date | March 27, 2018 | March 21, 2017 | |
Released Date | March 27, 2018 | March 24, 2017 | |
Discontinued Date | September 10, 2019 | March 27, 2018 | |
Unsupported Date | Bug fixes, security updates only |
Model | iPad (1st generation) | iPad 2 | iPad (3rd generation) | iPad (4th generation) | |
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Initial release operating system | iPhone OS 3.2 | iOS 4.3 [10] [11] | iOS 5.1 | iOS 6.0 (Wi-Fi) iOS 6.0.1 (Wi-Fi + cellular) | |
Latest release operating system | iOS 5.1.1 | iOS 9.3.6 (Wi-Fi + cellular (CDMA)) iOS 9.3.5 (Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + cellular (GSM)) | iOS 10.3.4 (Wi-Fi + cellular) iOS 10.3.3 (Wi-Fi) | ||
Display | 9.7 in (250 mm), 4:3 aspect ratio, scratch-resistant glossy glass covered LED-backlit IPS LCD screen, fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, 16,777,216-color (24-bit), 1024 × 768 px (XGA) at 132 ppi, 800:1 contrast ratio | 9.7 in (250 mm), 4:3 aspect ratio, scratch-resistant glossy glass covered LED-backlit IPS LCD screen, fingerprint-resistant lipophoboleophobic coating, 16,777,216-color (Color depth 24-bit), 2048 × 1536 icit | |||
Screen Area – Screen to Body ratio (Body Area) | 291 cm2 – 63% (462 cm2) | 291 cm2 – 65% (448 cm2) | |||
Processor | 1 GHz Apple A4 SoC [12] | 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5 SoC | 1 GHz dual-core Apple A5X SoC | 1.4 GHz dual-core Apple A6X SoC | |
Bus frequency and width | 100 MHz (32-bit) | 250 MHz (32-bit) | 128-bit [13] [14] | ||
Graphics processor | PowerVR SGX535 GPU [15] | PowerVR SGX543MP2 (2-core) GPU [16] | PowerVR SGX543MP4 (4-core) GPU | PowerVR SGX554MP4 (4-core) GPU | |
Storage | 16, 32 and 64 GB | 16, 32, 64 and 128 GB | |||
RAM | 256 MB LPDDR DRAM [17] | 512 MB Dual-Channel LPDDR2 [18] DRAM [19] [20] | 1 GB LPDDR2 DRAM | ||
Connector | 30-pin connector | 8-pin Lightning connector | |||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) | ||||
SIM card form-factor | Micro-SIM | ||||
Touch ID | No | ||||
Apple Pencil support | No | ||||
GLONASS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | ||||
GPS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) [21] | ||||
Digital compass | Yes | ||||
Barometer | No | ||||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 | |||
Cellular | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) [22] | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) [23] Wi-Fi + cellular models on Verizon include: CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz) [23] | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (bands 4, 17) [24] [25] Wi-Fi + cellular models on Verizon include: CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz), LTE (band 13) [24] [25] | GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (bands 2, 4, 5, 17) [24] [26] Wi-Fi + cellular models on Verizon include: CDMA/EV-DO Rev. A and B (800, 1900, 2100 MHz), LTE (bands 1, 3, 5, 13, 25) [24] [26] | |
Cameras | iSight | — | 720p HD (0.9 MP) video at 30 fps and 0.7 MP photos | 1080p HD video at 30 fps and 5 MP still photos 30 fps and 5× digital zoom | |
FaceTime | — | VGA (0.3 MP) photos and video at up to 30 fps | 1.2 MP photos, 720p video | ||
Audio codec | Cirrus Logic CS42L61 [27] | Cirrus Logic CS42L63 [28] | Cirrus Logic CLI1560B0 [29] | Cirrus Logic CLI1583B0/CS35L19 [30] | |
Made for iPhone hearing aids compatible [31] | — | Yes [31] | |||
Live Listen | — | Yes [31] | |||
Materials | Contoured aluminum back and bezel Wi-Fi + cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna. The color of the plastic is black. | ||||
Color | |||||
Power | 3.75 V 24.8 W·h (6,613 mA·h) [17] | 3.8 V 25 W·h (6,579 mA·h) [32] | 3.7 V 42.5 W·h (11,487 mA·h) [33] [34] | 3.7 V 43 W·h (11,560 mA·h) [35] | |
Rated battery life (hours) | audio: 140 video: 10 Browsing over 3G: 9 Browsing over LTE: 9 Browsing over Wi-Fi: 10 Standby: 1 month | ||||
Dimensions | 242.8 mm (9.56 in) H 189.7 mm (7.47 in) W 13.4 mm (0.53 in) D | 241.2 mm (9.50 in) H 185.7 mm (7.31 in) W 8.8 mm (0.35 in) D | 241 mm (9.5 in) H 186 mm (7.3 in) W 9.4 mm (0.37 in) D | ||
Weight | Wi-Fi: 680 g (1.50 lb) Wi-Fi + cellular: 730 g (1.61 lb) | Wi-Fi: 601 g (1.325 lb) GSM model: 613 g (1.351 lb) CDMA model: 607 g (1.338 lb) | Wi-Fi: 650 g (1.43 lb) Wi-Fi + cellular: 660 g (1.46 lb) | Wi-Fi: 652 g (1.437 lb) Wi-Fi + cellular: 662 g (1.459 lb) | |
Greenhouse gas emissions | 130 kg CO2e [36] | 105 kg CO2e [37] 130 kg CO2e [38] | 180 kg CO2e [39] | 170 kg CO2e [40] 220 kg CO2e [41] | |
Hardware strings | iPad1,1 | iPad2,1 iPad2,2 iPad2,3 iPad2,4 | iPad3,1 iPad3,2 iPad3,3 | iPad3,4 iPad3,5 iPad3,6 | |
Model number [42] | A1219 (Wi-Fi) A1337 (Wi-Fi + cellular) | A1395 (Wi-Fi) A1396 (GSM model) A1397 (CDMA model) | A1416 (Wi-Fi) A1403 (Wi-Fi + cellular (VZ)) A1430 (Wi-Fi + cellular) | A1458 (Wi-Fi) A1459 (Wi-Fi + cellular) A1460 (Wi-Fi + cellular (MM)) | |
FCCID | BCG-E2381A [43] BCG-E2328A (GSM) [44] | BCGA1395 [45] BCGA1396 [46] BCGA1397 [47] | BCGA1416 [48] BCGA1403 [49] BCGA1430 [50] | BCGA1458 [51] BCGA1459 [52] BCGA1460 [53] | |
Released | April 30, 2010 | March 11, 2011 | March 16, 2012 | February 5, 2013 | |
Discontinued | March 2, 2011 | March 18, 2014 | October 23, 2012 | October 16, 2014 | |
Unsupported | September 19, 2012 | September 13, 2016 July 22, 2019 | September 19, 2017 July 22, 2019 |
Model | Announced | Release | Discontinued | Latest release | Support lifespan | ||
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OS | Date | OS | Date | ||||
iPad Mini (1st generation) | October 23, 2012 | iOS 6.0 | November 2, 2012 | June 19, 2015 | iOS 9.3.5 iOS 9.3.6 | August 25, 2016 (Wi-Fi) July 22, 2019 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) | 5 years, 5 months (Wi-Fi) 8 years, 4 months (Wi-Fi + Cellular) |
iPad Mini 2 | October 22, 2013 | iOS 7.0.3 | November 12, 2013 | March 21, 2017 | iOS 12.5.7 | January 23, 2023 | 9 years, 2 months |
iPad Mini 3 | October 16, 2014 | iOS 8.1 | October 22, 2014 | September 9, 2015 | iOS 12.5.7 | January 23, 2023 | 8 years, 3 months |
iPad Mini 4 | September 9, 2015 | iOS 9.0 | September 9, 2015 | March 18, 2019 | iPadOS 15.8.3 | July 29, 2024 | 8 years, 10 months |
iPad Mini (5th generation) | March 18, 2019 | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | September 14, 2021 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 5 years, 8 months |
iPad Mini (6th generation) | September 14, 2021 | iPadOS 15.0 | September 24, 2021 | October 15, 2024 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 3 years, 3 months |
iPad Mini (7th generation) | October 15, 2024 | iPadOS 18.0.1 | October 23, 2024 | Current | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 1 month |
Model | iPad Mini (7th generation) | iPad Mini (6th generation) | iPad Mini (5th generation) | |
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Initial release operating system | iPadOS 18.0.1 | iPadOS 15.0 | iOS 12.2 | |
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 18.2 | |||
Display | Screen size | 8.3 in (210 mm) (diagonal) | 7.9 in (200 mm) (diagonal) | |
Backlight | LED-backlit | |||
Multi-touch | Yes | |||
Technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Retina display with IPS technology | ||
Resolution | 2266 x 1488 | 2048 x 1536 | ||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 326 | |||
Aspect Ratio | ~3:2 | 4:3 | ||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 500 | |||
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | |||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | |||
Laminated Display | Yes | |||
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | |||
Reflectance | 1.8 % | |||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | |||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | Yes | |||
True Tone Display | Yes | |||
Night Shift | Yes | |||
ProMotion Display | No | |||
HDR 10 Content | Yes | No | ||
Dolby Vision | Yes | No | ||
Processor | Chip | Apple A17 Pro | Apple A15 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic |
Technology Node | 3 nm (N3) | 5 nm (N5P) | 7 nm (N7) | |
Total Cores | 6 | |||
High-Performance Cores | 2 x Coll-P | 2 x Avalanche | 2 x Vortex | |
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 x Coll-E | 4 x Blizzard | 4 x Tempest | |
Clock Speed | 3.78 GHz | 2.93 GHz | 2.49 GHz | |
Bit | 64-bit | |||
Motion Coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | |||
Bus width | 64-bit | |||
Graphics Processor | Apple designed 5-core GPU (G16P) | Apple designed 5-core GPU (G14P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G11P) | |
Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (35 TOPS) | 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) | 8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS) | |
Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB | ||
Storage Type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | |||
RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB | 3 GB | |
RAM Type | LPDDR5 3200 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | ||
Connector | Main Connector | USB-C port supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | 8-pin Lightning connector port supporting charging | |
Side Connector | — | |||
Transmission Speed | Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.0) | Up to 0.480 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 2.0) | |
External Display Support | One display up to 4K resolution at 60 Hz | One display up to 4K resolution at 30 Hz | No | |
Apple Pencil Support | Apple Pencil Pro Apple Pencil (USB-C) | Second generation Apple Pencil Apple Pencil (USB-C) | First generation Apple Pencil | |
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | ||
Smart Keyboard | No | |||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | |||
Magic Keyboard | No | |||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) |
MIMO | Yes | |||
Simultaneous Dual Band | Yes | |||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 2.4 Gbit/s | 1.2 Gbit/s | 0.866 Gbit/s | |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 | ||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 31 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 32 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 28 bands | |
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | |||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | |||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | — | Nano-SIM | ||
eSIM | ||||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | In Top Button | Second generation sensor in Home Button | |
Face ID | No | |||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | ||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | |||
Accelerometer | Yes | |||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | |||
Barometer | Yes | |||
Rear Camera | Camera | 12 MP Wide | 8 MP Wide | |
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 | ||
Optical Image Stabilization | No | |||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | |||
Element Lens | Five-element lens | |||
Optical Zoom | 1x | |||
Digital Zoom | 5x | |||
Autofocus | With Focus Pixels | Yes | ||
Panorama | Up to 63 MP | Up to 43 MP | ||
Lens Cover | — | |||
Burst Mode | Yes | |||
Flash | True Tone flash | Quad-LED True Tone flash | — | |
Live Photos | Yes | |||
Wide Color Capture | Yes | |||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Auto HDR | |
Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 1080p HD at 30 fps | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | ||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | No | |||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | |||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x | |||
Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | 720p at 120 fps | ||
Audio Zoom | No | |||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | |||
Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | No | ||
Stereo Recording | No | |||
Front Camera | Camera | 12 MP Ultra Wide | 7 MP FaceTime HD | |
Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 | ||
Center Stage | Yes | No | ||
Portrait Mode | No | |||
Portrait Lighting | No | |||
Animoji and Memoji | No | |||
Live Photos | Yes | |||
Wide color capture | Yes | |||
Retina Flash | Yes | |||
Video Recording | 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | ||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Auto HDR | |
Cinematic video stabilization | 1080p and 720p | No | ||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | No | ||
FaceTime | Yes | |||
Audio | Playback | Two loudspeakers with one loudspeaker at top left and one loudspeaker at bottom left in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | Two loudspeakers at bottom in portrait orientation | |
Dolby Atmos | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio | Headphones with Spatial Audio | ||
3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes | ||
Materials | Front | All models have black glass front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | |
Back | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum back Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum back | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back Pink: Pink anodized flat aluminum back Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top and bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||
Side | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum side Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum side | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side Pink: Pink anodized flat aluminum side Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top and bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||
Colors | ||||
Power | 3.81 V 19.19 W·h (5,034 mA·h) [54] | 3.82 V 19.3 W·h (5,124 mA·h) [55] | ||
Included Charger | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C Charger is not included in Europe and the United Kingdom | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C | 12 W (5 V 2.4 A) or 10 W (5 V 2 A) USB-A | |
Compatible Charger | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C 18 W USB-C 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | ||
Dimensions | Height | 195.4 mm (7.69 in) | 203.2 mm (8.00 in) | |
Width | 134.8 mm (5.31 in) | |||
Depth | 6.3 mm (0.25 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | ||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 293 g (10.3 oz) | 300.5 g (10.60 oz) | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 297 g (10.5 oz) | 308.2 g (10.87 oz) | ||
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 65 kg CO2e [56] | 68 kg CO2e [57] | 70 kg CO2e [58] | |
Hardware strings | iPad16,1 iPad16,2 | iPad14,1 iPad14,2 | iPad11,1 iPad11,2 | |
Model number | A2993 A2995 A2996 | A2567 A2568 A2569 | A2133 A2124 A2126 A2125 | |
Announced Date | October 15, 2024 | September 14, 2021 | March 18, 2019 | |
Released Date | October 23, 2024 | September 24, 2021 | March 18, 2019 | |
Discontinued Date | In production | October 15, 2024 | September 14, 2021 | |
Unsupported Date | Supported | |||
Model | iPad mini 4 | iPad mini 3 | iPad mini 2 | iPad mini (1st generation) | |
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Picture | |||||
Initial release operating system | iOS 9.0 | iOS 8.1 | iOS 7.0.3 (Wi-Fi) iOS 7.1 (Wi-Fi + cellular) | iOS 6.0 (Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + cellular) iOS 6.0.1 (Wi-Fi + cellular (TD-LTE)) | |
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 15.8.3 | iOS 12.5.7 | iOS 9.3.6 (Wi-Fi + cellular) iOS 9.3.5 (Wi-Fi) | ||
Display | Screen size | 7.9 in (200 mm) (diagonal) | |||
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||||
Technology | Retina Display with IPS technology | ||||
Resolution | 2048 x 1536 | 1024 x 768 | |||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 326 | 163 | |||
Aspect Ratio | 4:3 | ||||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 400 | ||||
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||||
Laminated Display | Yes | No | |||
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | No | |||
Reflectance | 2.0% | — | |||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | No | |||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | No | ||||
True Tone Display | No | ||||
Night Shift | Yes | No | |||
ProMotion Display | No | ||||
HDR 10 Content | No | ||||
Dolby Vision | No | ||||
Processor | Chip | Apple A8 | Apple A7 | Apple A5 | |
Technology Node | 20 nm | 28 nm | 32 nm | ||
Total Cores | 2 | ||||
High-Performance Cores | 2 x Typhoon | 2 x Cyclone | 2 x ARM Cortex-A9 | ||
Energy-Efficiency Cores | — | ||||
Clock Speed | 1.5 GHz | 1.3 GHz | 1.0 GHz | ||
Bit | 64-bit | 32-bit | |||
Motion Coprocessor | M8 | M7 | — | ||
Bus width | 64-bit | ||||
Graphics Processor | PowerVR 6XT Series GX6450 (4-core) | PowerVR 6 Series G6430 (4-core) | PowerVR SGX543 (2-core) | ||
Neural Engine | — | ||||
Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB | |
Storage Type | NAND Flash (eMMC) | ||||
RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB | 512 MB | ||
RAM Type | LPDDR3 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | LPDDR2 400 MHz (6.4 GB/s) | |||
Connector | Main Connector | 8-pin Lightning connector port supporting charging | |||
Side Connector | — | ||||
Transmission Speed | Up to 480 Mbit/s transmission speeds (USB 2.0) | ||||
External Display Support | No | ||||
Apple Pencil Support | No | ||||
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |||
Smart Keyboard | No | ||||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard | No | ||||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) | ||
MIMO | Yes | ||||
Simultaneous Dual Band | No | ||||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 866 Mbit/s | 300 Mbit/s | |||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 | |||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE up to 20 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE up to 14 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE up to 5 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | ||
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | Nano-SIM | ||||
Apple Physical SIM | — | ||||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | Second generation sensor in Home Button | First generation sensor in Home Button | No | |
Face ID | No | ||||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | |||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||||
Barometer | Yes | No | |||
Rear Camera | Camera | 8 MP Wide | 5 MP Wide | ||
Aperture | f/2.4 | ||||
Optical Image Stabilization | No | ||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | No | |||
Element Lens | Five-element lens | ||||
Optical Zoom | 1x | ||||
Digital Zoom | 5x | ||||
Autofocus | Yes | ||||
Panorama | Up to 43 MP | Supported | — | ||
Lens Cover | — | ||||
Burst Mode | Yes | No | |||
Flash | — | ||||
Live Photos | No | ||||
Wide Color Capture | No | ||||
HDR for photos | Auto HDR | Yes | |||
Video Recording | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps | ||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | No | ||||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | ||||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x | ||||
Slow-motion video | 720p at 120 fps | — | |||
Audio Zoom | No | ||||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | No | |||
Cinematic video stabilization | No | ||||
Stereo Recording | No | ||||
Front Camera | Camera | 1.2 MP FaceTime HD | |||
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 | |||
Center Stage | No | ||||
Portrait Mode | No | ||||
Portrait Lighting | No | ||||
Animoji and Memoji | No | ||||
Live Photos | No | ||||
Wide color capture | No | ||||
Retina Flash | No | ||||
Video Recording | 720p HD video recording at 30 fps | ||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||||
HDR for photos | No | ||||
Cinematic video stabilization | No | ||||
Auto Image Stabilization | No | ||||
FaceTime | Yes | ||||
Audio | Playback | Two loudspeakers at bottom in portrait orientation | |||
Dolby Atmos | No | ||||
3.5 mm Jack | Yes | ||||
Materials | Front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | Silver: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | Black & Slate: Black glass front White & Silver: White glass front | |
Back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | Black & Slate: Black & Slate anodized contoured aluminum back White & Silver: White & Silver anodized contoured aluminum back | ||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||||
Side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | Black & Slate: Black & Slate anodized contoured aluminum side White & Silver: White & Silver anodized contoured aluminum side | ||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||||
Colors | |||||
Power | 3.82 V 19.3 W·h (5,124 mA·h) [59] | 3.75 V 24.3 W·h (6,471 mA·h) | 3.72 V 16.5 W·h (4,440 mA·h) | ||
Included Charger | 12 W (5 V 2.4 A) or 10 W (5 V 2 A) USB-A | ||||
Compatible Charger | 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A 5 W USB-A | ||||
Dimensions | Height | 203.2 mm (8.00 in) | 200 mm (7.9 in) | ||
Width | 134.8 mm (5.31 in) | 134.7 mm (5.30 in) | |||
Depth | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 7.5 mm (0.30 in) | 7.2 mm (0.28 in) | ||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 298.8 g (10.54 oz) | 331 g (11.7 oz) | 308 g (10.9 oz) | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 304 g (10.7 oz) | 341 g (12.0 oz) | 312 g (11.0 oz) | ||
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 120 kg CO2e [60] | 170 kg CO2e [61] [62] | 95 kg CO2e [63] | ||
Hardware strings | iPad5,1 iPad5,2 | iPad4,7 iPad4,8 iPad4,9 | iPad4,4 iPad4,5 iPad4,6 | iPad2,5 iPad2,6 iPad2,7 | |
Model number | A1538 A1550 | A1599 A1600 A1601 | A1489 A1490 A1491 | A1432 A1454 A1455 | |
Announced Date | September 9, 2015 | October 16, 2014 | October 22, 2013 | October 23, 2012 | |
Released Date | September 9, 2015 | October 22, 2014 | November 12, 2013 | Wi-Fi: November 16, 2012 Wi-Fi + Cellular: 2013 | |
Discontinued Date | March 18, 2019 | March 21, 2017 | September 7, 2016 | September 9, 2015 | |
Unsupported Date | Bug fixes, security updates only | January 23, 2023 | January 23, 2023 | September 13, 2016(Wi-Fi) July 22, 2019(Wi-Fi + cellular) | |
Model | Announced | Release | Discontinued | Latest release | Support lifespan | ||
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OS | Date | OS | Date | ||||
iPad Air (1st generation) | October 22, 2013 | iOS 7.0.3 | November 1, 2013 | March 21, 2016 | iOS 12.5.7 | January 23, 2023 | 9 years, 2 months |
iPad Air 2 | October 16, 2014 | iOS 8.1 | October 22, 2014 | March 21, 2017 | iPadOS 15.8.3 | July 29, 2024 | 9 years, 9 months |
iPad Air (3rd generation) | March 18, 2019 | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | September 15, 2020 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 5 years, 8 months |
iPad Air (4th generation) | September 15, 2020 | iPadOS 14.1 | October 23, 2020 | March 8, 2022 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 4 years, 3 months |
iPad Air (5th generation) | March 8, 2022 | iPadOS 15.4 | March 18, 2022 | May 7, 2024 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 2 years, 9 months |
iPad Air (6th generation) | May 7, 2024 | iPadOS 17.5 | May 15, 2024 | Current | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 7 months |
Model | iPad Air 11-in. (M2) | iPad Air 13-in. (M2) | iPad Air (5th generation) | iPad Air (4th generation) | iPad Air (3rd generation) | ||
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Picture | |||||||
Initial release operating system | iPadOS 17.5 | iPadOS 15.4 | iPadOS 14.0 | iOS 12.2 | |||
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 18.2 | ||||||
Display | Screen size | 10.9 in (280 mm) (diagonal) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) | 10.9 in (280 mm) (diagonal) | 10.5 in (270 mm) (diagonal) | ||
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||||||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||||||
Technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Retina display with IPS technology | |||||
Resolution | 2360 x 1640 | 2732 x 2048 | 2360 x 1640 | 2224 x 1668 | |||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 264 | ||||||
Aspect Ratio | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ~10:7 | 4:3 | |||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 500 | 600 | 500 | ||||
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||||||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||||||
Laminated Display | Yes | ||||||
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | ||||||
Reflectance | 1.8 % | ||||||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||||||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | Yes | ||||||
True Tone Display | Yes | ||||||
Night Shift | Yes | ||||||
ProMotion Display | No | ||||||
HDR 10 Content | Yes | No | |||||
Dolby Vision | Yes | No | |||||
Apple Pencil Hover | Yes | No | |||||
Processor | Chip | Apple M2 | Apple M1 | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic | ||
Technology Node | 5 nm (N5P) | 5 nm (N5) | 7 nm (N7) | ||||
Total Cores | 8 | 6 | |||||
High-Performance Cores | 4 x Avalanche | 4 x Firestorm | 2 x Firestorm | 2 x Vortex | |||
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 x Blizzard | 4 x Icestorm | 4 x Tempest | ||||
Clock Speed | 3.49 GHz, 2.42 GHz | 3.20 GHz, 2.06 GHz | 3.09 GHz, 1.82 GHz | 2.49 GHz, 1.49 GHz | |||
Bit | 64-bit | ||||||
Motion Coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | ||||||
Bus width | 128-bit | 64-bit | |||||
Graphics Processor | Apple designed 9-core GPU (G15G) | Apple designed 8-core GPU (G13G) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G13P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G11P) | |||
Media Engine | Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC | — | |||||
Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) | 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS) | 8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS) | ||||
Storage | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB | 64 GB, 256 GB | |||||
Storage Type | PCIe-based SSD | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | |||||
RAM | 8 GB | 4 GB | 3 GB | ||||
RAM Type | LPDDR5 3200 MHz (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s) | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (34.1 GB/s) | ||||
Virtual Memory Swap | Yes | Requires iPadOS 16 and later 256 GB storage only | No | ||||
Connector | Main Connector | USB-C port supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | 8-pin Lightning connector port supporting charging | ||||
Side Connector | Back Smart connector for Magic Keyboard Magnetic connector (For Apple Pencil Pro) | Back Smart connector for Smart Keyboard Folio and Magic Keyboard Magnetic connector (For 2nd generation Apple Pencil) | Side Smart connector for Smart Keyboard | ||||
Transmission Speed | Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.0) | Up to 0.48 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 2.0) | ||||
External Display Support | One display up to 6K resolution at 60 Hz at 8-bit color depth | One display up to 4K resolution at 30 Hz at 8-bit color depth or 1080p resolution at 60 Hz at 8-bit color depth | No | ||||
Apple Pencil Support | Apple Pencil Pro Apple Pencil (USB-C) | Second generation Apple Pencil Apple Pencil (USB-C) | First generation Apple Pencil | ||||
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |||||
Smart Keyboard | No | Yes | |||||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | Yes | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard | Yes | No | |||||
Magic Keyboard Folio | No | ||||||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | |||
MIMO | Yes | ||||||
Simultaneous Dual Band | Yes | ||||||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 2.4 Gbit/s | 1.2 Gbit/s | 0.866 Gbit/s | ||||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |||||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 31 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 32 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 30 bands | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 28 bands | |||
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | — | Nano-SIM | |||||
eSIM | |||||||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | In Top Button | Second generation sensor in Home Button | ||||
Face ID | No | ||||||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | |||||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||||||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||||||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||||||
Barometer | Yes | ||||||
Rear Camera | Camera | 12 MP Wide | 8 MP Wide | ||||
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.4 | |||||
Optical Image Stabilization | No | ||||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | ||||||
Element Lens | Five-element lens | ||||||
Optical Zoom | 1x | ||||||
Digital Zoom | 5x zoom in | ||||||
Autofocus | With Focus Pixels | Yes | |||||
Panorama | Up to 63 MP | Up to 43 MP | |||||
Lens Cover | — | ||||||
Burst Mode | Yes | ||||||
Flash | — | ||||||
Live Photos | Yes | ||||||
Wide Color Capture | Yes | ||||||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Auto HDR | ||||
Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 1080p HD at 30 fps | |||||
ProRes Video | No | ||||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | |||||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | No | ||||||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | ||||||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x zoom in | ||||||
Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | 720p at 120 fps | |||||
Audio Zoom | No | ||||||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||||||
Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | 1080p and 720p | No | ||||
Stereo Recording | No | ||||||
Front Camera | Camera | Landscape 12 MP Ultra Wide | 12 MP Ultra Wide | 7 MP FaceTime HD | |||
Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 | |||||
Center Stage | Yes | No | |||||
Portrait Mode | No | ||||||
Portrait Lighting | No | ||||||
Animoji and Memoji | No | ||||||
Live Photos | Yes | ||||||
Wide color capture | Yes | ||||||
Retina Flash | Yes | ||||||
Video Recording | 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps, or 60 fps | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps | ||||
ProRes Video | No | ||||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | |||||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Auto HDR | ||||
Cinematic video stabilization | 1080p and 720p | No | |||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | No | |||||
FaceTime | Yes | ||||||
Audio | Playback | Two loudspeakers with one loudspeaker at top left and one loudspeaker at bottom left in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | Two loudspeakers with doubled bass with one loudspeaker at top left and one loudspeaker at bottom left in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | Two loudspeakers with one loudspeaker at top left and one loudspeaker at bottom left in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | Two loudspeakers at bottom in portrait orientation | ||
Dolby Atmos | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio | Headphones with Spatial Audio | |||||
3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes | |||||
Microphone | Two microphones | ||||||
Materials | Front | All models have black glass front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | ||||
Back | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum back Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum back | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back Pink: Pink anodized flat aluminum back Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum back Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back Rose Gold: Rose Gold anodized flat aluminum back Green: Green anodized flat aluminum back Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | |||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top and bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | ||||||
Side | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum side Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum side | Starlight: Starlight anodized flat aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side Pink: Pink anodized flat aluminum side Purple: Purple anodized flat aluminum side Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side Rose Gold: Rose Gold anodized flat aluminum side Green: Green anodized flat aluminum side Blue: Blue anodized flat aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | |||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top and bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | ||||||
Colors | |||||||
Power | 28.93 W·h | 36.59 W·h | 3.8 V 28.6 W·h (7,606 mA·h) [64] | 3.77 V 30.8 W·h (8,134 mA·h) [65] | |||
Included Charger | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C Charger is not included in Europe and the United Kingdom | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C | 12 W (5 V 2.4 A) or 10 W (5 V 2 A) USB-A | ||||
Compatible Charger | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C 18 W USB-C 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | |||||
Dimensions | Height | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 280.6 mm (11.05 in) | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 250.6 mm (9.87 in) | ||
Width | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 214.9 mm (8.46 in) | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 174.1 mm (6.85 in) | |||
Depth | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | ||||||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 462 g (16.3 oz) | 617 g (21.8 oz) | 461 g (16.3 oz) | 458 g (16.2 oz) | 456 g (16.1 oz) | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 462 g (16.3 oz) | 618 g (21.8 oz) | 462 g (16.3 oz) | 460 g (16 oz) | 464 g (16.4 oz) | ||
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 75 kg CO2e [66] | 91 kg CO2e | 80 kg CO2e [67] | 82 kg CO2e [68] | 86 kg CO2e [69] | ||
Hardware strings | iPad14,8 iPad14,9 | iPad14,10 iPad14,11 | iPad13,16 iPad13,17 | iPad13,1 iPad13,2 | iPad11,3 iPad11,4 | ||
Model number | A2902 A2903 A2904 | A2898 A2899 A2900 | A2588 A2589 A2591 | A2316 A2072 A2324 A2325 | A2152 A2123 A2153 A2154 | ||
Announced Date | May 7, 2024 | March 8, 2022 | September 15, 2020 | March 18, 2019 | |||
Released Date | May 15, 2024 | March 18, 2022 | October 23, 2020 | March 18, 2019 | |||
Discontinued Date | In Production | May 7, 2024 | March 8, 2022 | September 15, 2020 | |||
Unsupported Date | Supported | ||||||
Model | iPad Air 2 | iPad Air (1st generation) | |
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Initial release operating system | iOS 8.1 | iOS 7.0.3 (Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + cellular) iOS 7.1 (Wi-Fi + cellular (TD-LTE)) | |
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 15.8.3 | iOS 12.5.7 | |
Display | Screen size | 9.7 in (250 mm) (diagonal) | |
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||
Technology | Retina Display with IPS technology | ||
Resolution | 2048 x 1536 | ||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 264 | ||
Aspect Ratio | 4:3 | ||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 400 | ||
HDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||
Laminated Display | Yes | No | |
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | No | |
Reflectance | 2.5% | — | |
Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | No | ||
True Tone Display | No | ||
Night Shift | Yes | ||
ProMotion Display | No | ||
HDR 10 Content | No | ||
Dolby Vision | No | ||
Processor | Chip | Apple A8X | Apple A7 |
Technology Node | 20 nm | 28 nm | |
Total Cores | 3 | 2 | |
High-Performance Cores | 3 x Typhoon | 2 x Cyclone | |
Energy-Efficiency Cores | — | ||
Clock Speed | 1.50 GHz | 1.40 GHz | |
Bit | 64-bit | ||
Motion Coprocessor | M8 | M7 | |
Bus width | 128-bit | 64-bit | |
Graphics Processor | PowerVR 6XT Series GX6850 (8-core) | PowerVR 6 Series G6430 (4-core) | |
Neural Engine | — | ||
Media Engine | — | ||
Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | ||
Storage Type | NAND Flash (eMMC) | ||
RAM | 2 GB | 1 GB | |
RAM Type | LPDDR3 800 MHz (12.8 GB/s) | ||
Connector | Main Connector | 8-pin Lightning connector port supporting charging | |
Side Connector | — | ||
Transmission Speed | Up to 0.480 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 2.0) | ||
External Display Support | No | ||
Apple Pencil Support | No | ||
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |
Smart Keyboard | No | ||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | ||
Magic Keyboard | No | ||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 4 (802.11a/b/g/n) 802.11n in both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
MIMO | Yes | ||
Simultaneous Dual Band | No | ||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 0.866 Gbit/s | 0.300 Gbit/s | |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.0 | ||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE up to 20 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE up to 14 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | |
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | Nano-SIM | ||
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Secure Authentication | Touch ID | Second generation sensor in Home Button | No |
Face ID | No | ||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | |
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||
Barometer | Yes | No | |
Rear Camera | Camera | 8 MP Wide | 5 MP |
Aperture | f/2.4 | ||
Optical Image Stabilization | No | ||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | No | |
Element Lens | Five-element lens | ||
Optical Zoom | 1x | ||
Digital Zoom | 5x zoom in | ||
Autofocus | Yes | ||
Panorama | Up to 43 MP | — | |
Lens Cover | — | ||
Burst Mode | Yes | — | |
Flash | — | ||
Live Photos | No | ||
Wide Color Capture | No | ||
HDR for photos | Yes | ||
Video Recording | 1080p HD at 30 fps | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | No | ||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | ||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x zoom in | ||
Slow-motion video | 720p at 120 fps | — | |
Audio Zoom | No | ||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | Support time-lapse video without stabilization | |
Cinematic video stabilization | No | ||
Stereo Recording | No | ||
Front Camera | Camera | 1.2 MP FaceTime HD | |
Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 | |
Center Stage | No | ||
Portrait Mode | No | ||
Portrait Lighting | No | ||
Animoji and Memoji | No | ||
Live Photos | No | ||
Wide color capture | No | ||
Retina Flash | No | ||
Video Recording | 720p HD video recording at 30 fps | ||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||
HDR for photos | No | ||
Cinematic video stabilization | No | ||
Auto Image Stabilization | No | ||
FaceTime | Yes | ||
Audio | Playback | Two loudspeakers at bottom in portrait orientation | |
Dolby Atmos | No | ||
3.5 mm Jack | Yes | ||
Microphone | Two microphone | ||
Materials | Front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | Silver: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front |
Back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||
Side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | |
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||
Colors | |||
Power | 3.76 V 27.3 W·h (7,340 mA·h) [70] | 3.73 V 32.4 W·h (8,827 mA·h) [71] | |
Included Charger | 12 W (5 V 2.4 A) or 10 W (5 V 2 A) USB-A | ||
Compatible Charger | 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | ||
Dimensions | Height | 240 mm (9.4 in) | |
Width | 169.5 mm (6.67 in) | ||
Depth | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 7.5 mm (0.30 in) | |
Weight | Wi-Fi | 437 g (15.4 oz) | 469 g (16.5 oz) |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 444 g (15.7 oz) | 478 g (16.9 oz) | |
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 190 kg CO2e [72] | 210 kg CO2e [73] | |
Hardware strings | iPad5,3 iPad5,4 | iPad4,1 iPad4,2 iPad4,3 | |
Model number | A1566 A1567 | A1474 A1475 A1476 | |
Announced Date | October 16, 2014 | October 22, 2013 | |
Released Date | 32 & 128 GB: September 7, 2016 16 GB and 64 GB: October 24, 2014 | November 1, 2013 | |
Discontinued Date | 32 & 128 GB: March 21, 2017 16 GB and 64 GB: September 7, 2016 | 64 and 128 GB: October 16, 2014 16 and 32 GB: March 21, 2016 | |
Unsupported Date | Bug fixes, security updates only | January 23, 2023 | |
Model | Announced | Release | Discontinued | Latest release | Support lifespan | ||
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OS | Date | OS | Date | ||||
iPad Pro (1st generation) 12.9-inch | September 9, 2015 | iOS 9.1 | November 11, 2015 | June 5, 2017 | iPadOS 16.7.10 | August 7, 2024 | 8 years, 10 months |
iPad Pro (1st generation) 9.7-inch | March 21, 2016 | iOS 9.3 | March 31, 2016 | 8 years, 4 months | |||
iPad Pro (2nd generation) | June 5, 2017 | iOS 10.3.2 | June 13, 2017 | October 30, 2018 (12.9" model) March 18, 2019 | iPadOS 17.7.3 | December 11, 2024 | 7 years, 6 months |
iPad Pro (3rd generation) | October 30, 2018 | iOS 12.1 | November 7, 2018 | March 18, 2020 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 6 years, 1 month |
iPad Pro (4th generation) | March 18, 2020 | iPadOS 13.4 | March 25, 2020 | April 20, 2021 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 4 years, 8 months |
iPad Pro (5th generation) | April 20, 2021 | iPadOS 14.5 | May 21, 2021 | October 18, 2022 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 3 years, 7 months |
iPad Pro (6th generation) | October 18, 2022 | iPadOS 16.1 | October 26, 2022 | May 7, 2024 | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 2 years, 1 month |
iPad Pro (7th generation) | May 7, 2024 | iPadOS 17.5 | May 15, 2024 | Current | iPadOS 18.2 | December 11, 2024 | 7 months |
Model | iPad Pro 11-in. (M4) | iPad Pro 13-in. (M4) | iPad Pro 11-in. (4th generation) | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (6th generation) | iPad Pro 11-in. (3rd generation) | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (5th generation) | iPad Pro 11-in. (2nd generation) | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (4th generation) | iPad Pro 11-in. (1st generation) | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (3rd generation) | |||
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Initial release operating system | iPadOS 17.5 | iPadOS 16.1 | iPadOS 14.5 | iPadOS 13.4 | iOS 12.1 | ||||||||
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 18.2 | ||||||||||||
Display | Screen size | 11.1 in (280 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 9.1 in (160 by 230 mm) | 13 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.4 in (200 by 260 mm) | 11 in (280 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 9.0 in (160 by 230 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) | 11 in (280 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 9.0 in (160 by 230 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) | 11 in (280 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 9.0 in (160 by 230 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) | 11 in (280 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 9.0 in (160 by 230 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) | ||
Screen Area – Screen to Body ratio (Body Area) | 371 cm2 – 84% (443 cm2) | 523 cm2 – 86% (607 cm2) | 367 cm2 – 83% (442 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 85% (603 cm2) | 367 cm2 – 83% (442 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 85% (603 cm2) | 367 cm2 – 83% (442 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 85% (603 cm2) | 367 cm2 – 83% (442 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 85% (603 cm2) | |||
Backlight | — | mini-LED-backlit with 2596 full-array local dimming zones | LED-backlit | mini-LED-backlit with 2596 full-array local dimming zones | LED-backlit | ||||||||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||||||||||||
Technology | Ultra Retina XDR display with Tandem OLED | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Liquid Retina XDR display with IPS technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Liquid Retina XDR display with IPS technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | |||||||
Resolution | 2420 x 1668 | 2752 x 2064 | 2388 x 1668 | 2732 x 2048 | 2388 x 1668 | 2732 x 2048 | 2388 x 1668 | 2732 x 2048 | 2388 x 1668 | 2732 x 2048 | |||
Pixel Density (ppi) | 264 | ||||||||||||
Aspect Ratio | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ~10:7 | 4:3 | |||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 1000 | 600 | |||||||||||
XDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 1000 (Full screen) 1600 (HDR Content) | — | 1000 (Full screen) 1600 (HDR Content) | — | 1000 (Full screen) 1600 (HDR Content) | — | |||||||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||||||||||||
Laminated Display | Yes | ||||||||||||
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | ||||||||||||
Reflectance | 1.8 % | ||||||||||||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||||||||||||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | Yes | ||||||||||||
True Tone Display | Yes | ||||||||||||
Night Shift | Yes | ||||||||||||
ProMotion Display | From 10Hz to 120Hz | From 24Hz to 120Hz | |||||||||||
HDR 10 Content | Yes | ||||||||||||
Dolby Vision | Yes | ||||||||||||
Apple Pencil hover | Yes | No | |||||||||||
Processor | Chip | Apple M4 | Apple M2 | Apple M1 | Apple A12Z Bionic | Apple A12X Bionic | |||||||
Technology Node | 3 nm (N3E) | 5 nm (N5P) | 5 nm (N5) | 7 nm (N7) | |||||||||
Total Cores | 9 (Models with 256 GB and 512 GB storage) 10 (Models with 1 TB and 2 TB storage) | 8 | |||||||||||
High-Performance Cores | 3 (Models with 256 GB and 512 GB storage) 4 (Models with 1 TB and 2 TB storage) | 4 x Avalanche | 4 x Firestorm | 4 x Vortex | |||||||||
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 6 | 4 x Blizzard | 4 x Icestorm | 4 x Tempest | |||||||||
Clock Speed | 4.39 GHz, 2.75 GHz | 3.49 GHz, 2.42 GHz | 3.20 GHz, 2.06 GHz | 2.49 GHz, 1.59 GHz | |||||||||
Bit | 64-bit | ||||||||||||
Motion Coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | ||||||||||||
Bus width | 128-bit | ||||||||||||
Graphics Processor | Seventh generation Apple designed 10-core GPU with hardware ray tracing | Fifth generation Apple designed 10-core GPU | Fourth generation Apple designed 8-core GPU | Second generation Apple designed 8-core GPU | Second generation Apple designed 7-core GPU | ||||||||
Media Engine | Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW AV1 Decode | Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW | Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC | — | |||||||||
Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (38 TOPS) | 16-core Neural Engine (15.8 TOPS) | 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS) | 8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS) | |||||||||
Storage | 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB | 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB | |||||||||
Storage Type | PCIe-based SSD | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | |||||||||||
RAM | 8 GB (Models with 256 GB and 512 GB storage) 16 GB (Models with 1 TB and 2 TB storage) | 8 GB (Models with 128 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB storage) 16 GB (Models with 1 TB and 2 TB storage) | 6 GB | 4 GB (Models with 64 GB, 256 GB and 512 GB storage) 6 GB (Models with 1 TB storage) | |||||||||
RAM Type | LPDDR5X 3750 MHz (120.0 GB/s) | LPDDR5 3200 MHz (102.4 GB/s) | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz (68.2 GB/s) | ||||||||||
Virtual Memory Swap | Yes | Requires iPadOS 16 and later | No | ||||||||||
Connector | Main Connector | Thunderbolt 3/USB4 USB-C port supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | USB-C port supporting charging and DisplayPort protocols among others | ||||||||||
Side Connector | Back Smart connector for Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro Magnetic connector (For Apple Pencil Pro) | Back Smart connector for Smart Keyboard Folio and Magic Keyboard Magnetic connector (For 2nd generation Apple Pencil) | |||||||||||
Transmission Speed | Up to 40 Gbit/s transmission speed (Thunderbolt 3 or USB4) and up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | Up to 10 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.1 Gen 2) | |||||||||||
External Display Support | One display up to 6016 x 3384 at 60 Hz | One display up to 5120 x 2880 at 60 Hz | |||||||||||
Apple Pencil Support | Apple Pencil Pro Apple Pencil (USB-C) | Second generation Apple Pencil Apple Pencil (USB-C) | |||||||||||
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |||||||||||
Smart Keyboard | No | ||||||||||||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | Yes | |||||||||||
Magic Keyboard | For iPad Pro (M4) | Yes | |||||||||||
Magic Keyboard Folio | No | ||||||||||||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | |||||||||
MIMO | Yes | ||||||||||||
Simultaneous Dual Band | Yes | ||||||||||||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 2.4 Gbit/s | 1.2 Gbit/s | |||||||||||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 | |||||||||||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 31 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz) | UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 32 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) 5G mmWave is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 32 bands/5G (sub-6 GHz and mmWave) 5G mmWave is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 30 bands | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/Gigabit-class LTE up to 29 bands | ||||||||
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||||||||||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||||||||||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | — | Nano-SIM | |||||||||||
eSIM | |||||||||||||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | No | |||||||||||
Face ID | Yes | ||||||||||||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | Yes | No | ||||||||||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||||||||||||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||||||||||||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||||||||||||
Barometer | Yes | ||||||||||||
Rear Camera | Camera | 12 MP Wide | 12 MP Wide 10 MP Ultra Wide | 12 MP Wide | |||||||||
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 (Wide) f/2.4 (Ultra Wide) | f/1.8 | ||||||||||
Optical Image Stabilization | No | ||||||||||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | ||||||||||||
Element Lens | Five-element lens | Five-elements lens (Wide and Ultra Wide) | Five-element lens | ||||||||||
Optical Zoom | 1x | 2x zoom out | 1x | ||||||||||
Digital Zoom | 5x zoom in | ||||||||||||
Autofocus | With Focus Pixels | With Focus Pixels (Wide only) | With Focus Pixels | ||||||||||
Panorama | Up to 63 MP | ||||||||||||
Lens Cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover | ||||||||||||
Burst Mode | Yes | ||||||||||||
Flash | Adaptive True Tone flash | Brighter True Tone flash | Quad-LED True Tone flash | ||||||||||
Live Photos | Yes | ||||||||||||
Wide Color Capture | Yes | ||||||||||||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Smart HDR | ||||||||||
Video Recording | 4K at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps | 4K at 30 fps or 60 fps 1080p HD at 30 fps or 60 fps | |||||||||||
ProRes Video | 1080p at 30 fps for 256 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 512 GB storage and above 4K at 60 fps with external recording | 1080p at 30 fps for 128 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 256 GB storage and above | No | ||||||||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | |||||||||||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | No | ||||||||||||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | 2x zoom out | 1x | ||||||||||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x zoom in | ||||||||||||
Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps | 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps (Wide) | 1080p at 240 fps | ||||||||||
Audio Zoom | Yes | ||||||||||||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||||||||||||
Cinematic video stabilization | 4K, 1080p and 720p | 1080p and 720p | |||||||||||
Stereo Recording | Yes | ||||||||||||
Front Camera | Camera | Landscape 12 MP TrueDepth with Ultra Wide | 12 MP TrueDepth with Ultra Wide | 7 MP TrueDepth | |||||||||
Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 | |||||||||||
Center Stage | Yes | No | |||||||||||
Portrait Mode | With advanced bokeh and Depth Control | ||||||||||||
Portrait Lighting | With six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono, High‑Key Mono) | ||||||||||||
Animoji and Memoji | Yes | ||||||||||||
Live Photos | Yes | ||||||||||||
Wide color capture | Yes | ||||||||||||
Retina Flash | With True Tone | Yes | |||||||||||
Video Recording | 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps, or 60 fps | |||||||||||
ProRes Video | 1080p at 30 fps for 256 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 512 GB storage and above | 1080p at 30 fps for 128 GB storage 4K at 30 fps for 256 GB storage and above | No | ||||||||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | 30 fps | No | |||||||||||
HDR for photos | Smart HDR 4 | Smart HDR 3 | Smart HDR | ||||||||||
Cinematic video stabilization | 1080p and 720p | Yes | |||||||||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | ||||||||||||
FaceTime | Yes | ||||||||||||
Audio | Playback | Four loudspeakers with two loudspeakers on top and two loudspeakers on bottom in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | |||||||||||
Dolby Atmos | Built-in speakers and headphones with Spatial Audio | ||||||||||||
3.5 mm Jack | No | ||||||||||||
Microphone | Four studio-quality microphones | Five studio-quality microphones | Five microphones | ||||||||||
Materials | Front | All models have black glass front | |||||||||||
Back | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum back with thin line of plastic on top Space Black: Space Black anodized flat aluminum back with thin line of plastic on top | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum back with thin line of plastic on top Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum back with thin line of plastic on top | |||||||||||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||||||||||||
Side | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum side with thin line of plastic on top Space Black: Space Black anodized flat aluminum side with thin line of plastic on top | Silver: Silver anodized flat aluminum side with thin line of plastic on top Space Gray: Space Gray anodized flat aluminum side with thin line of plastic on top | |||||||||||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top and bottom. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | |||||||||||||
Colors | |||||||||||||
Power | 3.83 V 31.29 W·h (8,160 mA·h) | 3.82 V 38.99 W·h (10,209 mA·h) | 3.77 V 28.65 W·h (7,540 mA·h) | 3.82 V 40.88 W·h (10,566 mA·h) | 3.77 V 28.65 W·h (7,540 mA·h) [74] | 3.82 V 40.88 W·h (10,566 mA·h) [75] | 3.77 V 28.65 W·h (7,540 mA·h) [74] | 3.76 V 36.71 W·h (9,720 mA·h) [76] | 3.77 V 29.37 W·h (7,812 mA·h) [77] | 3.76 V 36.71 W·h (9,720 mA·h) [76] | |||
Included Charger | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C Charger is not included in Europe and the United Kingdom | 20 W (9 V 2.22 A) USB-C | 18 W (9 V 2 A) USB-C | ||||||||||
Compatible Charger | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C 18 W USB-C | |||||||||||
Dimensions | Height | 249.7 mm (9.83 in) | 281.6 mm (11.09 in) | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 280.6 mm (11.05 in) | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 280.6 mm (11.05 in) | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 280.6 mm (11.05 in) | 247.6 mm (9.75 in) | 280.6 mm (11.05 in) | ||
Width | 177.5 mm (6.99 in) | 215.5 mm (8.48 in) | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 214.9 mm (8.46 in) | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 214.9 mm (8.46 in) | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 214.9 mm (8.46 in) | 178.5 mm (7.03 in) | 214.9 mm (8.46 in) | |||
Depth | 5.3 mm (0.21 in) | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | 6.4 mm (0.25 in) | 5.9 mm (0.23 in) | ||||||
Weight | Wi-Fi | 444 g (15.7 oz) | 579 g (20.4 oz) | 466 g (16.4 oz) | 682 g (24.1 oz) | 466 g (16.4 oz) | 682 g (24.1 oz) | 471 g (16.6 oz) | 641 g (22.6 oz) | 468 g (16.5 oz) | 631 g (22.3 oz) | ||
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 446 g (15.7 oz) | 582 g (20.5 oz) | 470 g (17 oz) | 685 g (24.2 oz) | 468 g (16.5 oz) | 684 g (24.1 oz) | 473 g (16.7 oz) | 643 g (22.7 oz) | 468 g (16.5 oz) | 633 g (22.3 oz) | |||
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 93 kg CO2e [78] | 107 kg CO2e | 100 kg CO2e [79] | 135 kg CO2e [80] | 99 kg CO2e [81] | 138 kg CO2e [82] | 119 kg CO2e [83] | 140 kg CO2e [84] | 113 kg CO2e [85] | 136 kg CO2e [86] | |||
Hardware strings | iPad16,3 iPad16,4 | iPad16,5 iPad16,6 | iPad14,3 iPad14,4 | iPad14,5 iPad14,6 | iPad13,4 iPad13,5 iPad13,6 iPad13,7 | iPad13,8 iPad13,9 iPad13,10 iPad13,11 | iPad8,9 iPad8,10 | iPad8,11 iPad8,12 | iPad8,1 iPad8,2 iPad8,3 iPad8,4 | iPad8,5 iPad8,6 iPad8,7 iPad8,8 | |||
Model number | A2836 A2837 A3006 | A2925 A2926 A3007 | A2435 A2759 A2761 A2762 | A2436 A2437 A2764 A2766 | A2301 A2377 A2459 A2460 | A2378 A2379 A2461 A2462 | A2068 A2228 A2230 A2231 | A2069 A2229 A2232 A2233 | A1980 A2013 A1934 A1979 | A1876 A2014 A1895 A1983 | |||
Announced Date | May 7, 2024 | October 18, 2022 | April 20, 2021 | March 18, 2020 | October 30, 2018 | ||||||||
Released Date | May 15, 2024 | October 26, 2022 | May 21, 2021 | March 25, 2020 | November 7, 2018 | ||||||||
Discontinued Date | In production | May 7, 2024 | October 18, 2022 | April 20, 2021 | March 18, 2020 | ||||||||
Unsupported Date | Supported | ||||||||||||
Model | iPad Pro 10.5-in. | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (2nd generation) | iPad Pro 9.7-in. | iPad Pro 12.9-in. (1st generation) | |
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Picture | |||||
Initial release operating system | iOS 10.3.2 | iOS 9.3 | iOS 9.1 | ||
Latest release operating system | iPadOS 17.7.3 | iPadOS 16.7.10 | |||
Display | Screen size | 10.5 in (270 mm) (diagonal) 6.3 by 8.4 in (160 by 210 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) | 9.7 in (250 mm) (diagonal) 5.8 by 7.8 in (150 by 200 mm) | 12.9 in (330 mm) (diagonal) 7.8 by 10.3 in (200 by 260 mm) |
Screen Area – Screen to Body ratio (Body Area) | 341 cm2 – 78% (446 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 76% (674 cm2) | 291 cm2 – 72% (407 cm2) | 515 cm2 – 76% (674 cm2) | |
Backlight | LED-backlit | ||||
Multi-touch | Yes | ||||
Technology | Retina display with IPS technology | ||||
Resolution | 2224 x 1668 | 2732 x 2048 | 2048 x 1536 | 2732 x 2048 | |
Pixel Density (ppi) | 264 | ||||
Aspect Ratio | 4:3 | ||||
Typical Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 600 | 500 | 400 | ||
XDR Max brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | ||||
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | ||||
Laminated Display | Yes | ||||
Anti-reflective coating | Yes | ||||
Reflectance | 1.8 % | ||||
Full sRGB Display | Yes | ||||
Wide Color Display (Display P3) | Yes | No | |||
True Tone Display | Yes | No | |||
Night Shift | Yes | ||||
ProMotion Display | From 24Hz to 120Hz | No | |||
HDR 10 Content | Yes | No | |||
Dolby Vision | Yes | No | |||
Apple Pencil hover | No | ||||
Processor | Chip | Apple A10X Fusion | Apple A9X | ||
Technology Node | 10 nm | 16 nm | |||
Total Cores | 6 | 2 | |||
High-Performance Cores | 3 x Hurricane | 2 x Twister | |||
Energy-Efficiency Cores | 3 x Zephyr | — | |||
Clock Speed | 2.38 GHz, 1.30 GHz | 2.16 GHz | 2.26 GHz | ||
Bit | 64-bit | ||||
Motion Coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | ||||
Bus width | 128-bit | 64-bit (Due to only one RAM module) | 128-bit | ||
Graphics Processor | PowerVR 7XT Series 7600 Plus (12-core) | PowerVR 7XT Series 7800 (12-core) | |||
Media Engine | — | ||||
Neural Engine | — | ||||
Storage | 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | 32 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB | |||
Storage Type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | ||||
RAM | 4 GB | 2 GB | 4 GB | ||
RAM Type | LPDDR4 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR4 1600 MHz (25.6 GB/s) | LPDDR4 1600 MHz (51.2 GB/s) | ||
Virtual Memory Swap | No | ||||
Connector | Main Connector | 8-pin Lightning connector port supporting charging | |||
Side Connector | Side Smart connector for Smart Keyboard | ||||
Transmission Speed | Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.0) | Up to 0.48 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 2.0) | Up to 5 Gbit/s transmission speeds (USB 3.0) | ||
External Display Support | No | ||||
Apple Pencil Support | First generation Apple Pencil | ||||
Keyboard Support | Bluetooth Keyboard | Yes | |||
Smart Keyboard | Yes | ||||
Smart Keyboard Folio | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard | No | ||||
Magic Keyboard Folio | No | ||||
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | |||
MIMO | Yes | ||||
Simultaneous Dual Band | No | ||||
Maximum Wi-Fi Speed | 0.866 Gbit/s | ||||
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 | ||||
Cellular (Cellular models only) | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE-Advanced up to 25 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE-Advanced up to 23 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | GSM/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA/CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B/LTE-Advanced up to 20 bands CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B is available in some models | ||
Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||
GLONASS/GNSS (Cellular models only) | Yes | ||||
SIM card form-factor (Cellular models only) | Nano-SIM | ||||
Embedded Apple SIM | — | ||||
Secure Authentication | Touch ID | Second generation sensor in Home Button | |||
Face ID | No | ||||
Sensors | LiDAR sensor | No | |||
Three-axis gyro | Yes | ||||
Accelerometer | Yes | ||||
Ambient Light Sensor | Yes | ||||
Barometer | Yes | ||||
Rear Camera | Camera | 12 MP Wide | 8 MP Wide | ||
Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.2 | f/2.4 | ||
Optical Image Stabilization | Yes | No | |||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | ||||
Element Lens | Six-element lens | Five-element lens | |||
Optical Zoom | 1x | ||||
Digital Zoom | 5x zoom in | ||||
Autofocus | With Focus Pixels | Yes | |||
Panorama | Up to 63 MP | Up to 43 MP | |||
Lens Cover | Sapphire crystal lens cover | — | |||
Burst Mode | Yes | ||||
Flash | Quad-LED True Tone flash | True Tone flash | — | ||
Live Photos | Yes | No | |||
Wide Color Capture | Yes | No | |||
HDR for photos | Auto HDR | ||||
Video Recording | 4K at 30 fps 1080p HD at 30 fps or 60 fps | 1080p HD at 30 fps | |||
ProRes Video | No | ||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||||
Optical Image Stabilization for Video | Yes | No | |||
Optical Video Zoom | 1x | ||||
Digital Video Zoom | 3x zoom in | ||||
Slow-motion video | 1080p at 120 fps 720p at 240 fps | 720p at 120 fps | |||
Audio Zoom | No | ||||
Time-lapse video with stabilization | Yes | ||||
Cinematic video stabilization | Yes | No | |||
Stereo Recording | No | ||||
Front Camera | Camera | 7 MP FaceTime HD | 5 MP FaceTime HD | 1.2 MP FaceTime HD | |
Aperture | f/2.2 | ||||
Center Stage | No | ||||
Portrait Mode | No | ||||
Portrait Lighting | No | ||||
Animoji and Memoji | No | ||||
Live Photos | Yes | No | |||
Wide color capture | Yes | No | |||
Retina Flash | With True Tone | No | |||
Video Recording | 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps | 720p HD video recording at 30 fps | |||
ProRes Video | No | ||||
Extended Dynamic Range Video | No | ||||
HDR for photos | Auto HDR | ||||
Cinematic video stabilization | Yes | ||||
Auto Image Stabilization | Yes | No | |||
FaceTime | Yes | ||||
Audio | Playback | Four loudspeakers with two loudspeakers on top and two loudspeakers on bottom in portrait orientation adjusting sound to device orientation | |||
Dolby Atmos | No | ||||
3.5 mm Jack | Yes | ||||
Microphones | Two microphones | ||||
Materials | Front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Rose Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | Silver: White glass front Gold: White glass front Space Gray: Black glass front | ||
Back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Rose Gold: Rose Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum back Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum back Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum back | |||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | ||||
Side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Rose Gold: Rose Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | Silver: Silver anodized contoured aluminum side Gold: Gold anodized contoured aluminum side Space Gray: Space Gray anodized contoured aluminum side | |||
Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a long, thin line of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | Wi-Fi + Cellular models also have a piece of plastic for the cellular antenna on top. The color of the plastic is dependent on the device. | ||||
Colors | |||||
Power | 3.77 V 30.8 W·h (8,134 mA·h) [87] | 3.77 V 41.4 W·h (10,994 mA·h) [88] | 3.82 V 29.71 W·h (7,306 mA·h) [89] | 3.77 V 38.8 W·h (10,307 mA·h) [90] | |
Included Charger | 12 W (5 V 2.4 A) or 10 W (5 V 2 A) USB-A | ||||
Compatible Charger | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C 18 W USB-C 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | 30 W USB-C 20 W USB-C 18 W USB-C 12 W USB-A 10 W USB-A | ||
Dimensions | Height | 250.6 mm (9.87 in) | 305.7 mm (12.04 in) | 240 mm (9.4 in) | 305.7 mm (12.04 in) |
Width | 174.1 mm (6.85 in) | 220.6 mm (8.69 in) | 169.5 mm (6.67 in) | 220.6 mm (8.69 in) | |
Depth | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | 6.1 mm (0.24 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) | |
Weight | Wi-Fi | 469 g (16.5 oz) | 677 g (23.9 oz) | 437 g (15.4 oz) | 713 g (25.2 oz) |
Wi-Fi + Cellular | 477 g (16.8 oz) | 692 g (24.4 oz) | 444 g (15.7 oz) | 723 g (25.5 oz) | |
Total greenhouse gas emissions | 100 kg CO2e [91] | 122 kg CO2e [92] | 210 kg CO2e [93] | 270 kg CO2e [94] | |
Hardware strings | iPad7,3 iPad7,4 | iPad7,1 iPad7,2 | iPad6,3 iPad6,4 | iPad6,7 iPad6,8 | |
Model number | A1701 A1709 | A1670 A1671 | A1673 A1674 A1675 | A1584 A1652 | |
Announced Date | June 5, 2017 | March 21, 2016 | September 9, 2015 | ||
Released Date | June 13, 2017 | March 31, 2016 | November 11, 2015 | ||
Discontinued Date | March 18, 2019 | October 30, 2018 | June 5, 2017 | ||
Unsupported Date | Bug fixes, security updates only | ||||
System-on-chip | RAM Type | RAM Size | Storage Type | Storage Sizes | iPad | iPad mini | iPad Air | iPad Pro | Highest Supported iPadOS | |
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9.7-inch to 11-inch | 12.9-inch | |||||||||
M4 | LPDDR5X 3750 MHz | 16 GB | PCIe-Based SSD | 1 TB, 2 TB | iPad Pro 11-inch (5th gen) | iPad Pro 13-inch | iPadOS 18.2 | |||
8 GB | 256 GB, 512 GB | |||||||||
M2 | LPDDR5 3200 MHz | 16 GB | 1 TB, 2 TB | iPad Pro 11-inch (4th gen) | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th gen) | |||||
8 GB | 1 TB | iPad Air (6th gen) | ||||||||
128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | iPad Pro 11-inch (4th gen) | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th gen) | ||||||||
M1 | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz | 16 GB | 1 TB, 2 TB | iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd gen) | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th gen) | |||||
8 GB | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | |||||||||
64 GB, 256 GB | iPad Air (5th gen) | |||||||||
A17 Pro | LPDDR5 3200 MHz | NVMe NAND | 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | iPad mini (7th gen) | ||||||
A15 Bionic | LPDDR4X 2133 MHz | 4 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB | iPad mini (6th gen) | ||||||
A14 Bionic | iPad (10th gen) | iPad Air (4th gen) | ||||||||
A13 Bionic | 3 GB | iPad (9th gen) | ||||||||
A12Z Bionic | 6 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB | iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd gen) | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th gen) | ||||||
A12X Bionic | 1 TB | iPad Pro 11-inch (1st gen) | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd gen) | |||||||
4 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | |||||||||
A12 Bionic | 3 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB | iPad mini (5th gen) | iPad Air (3rd gen) | ||||||
32 GB, 128 GB | iPad (8th gen) | |||||||||
A10X Fusion | LPDDR4 1600 MHz | 4 GB | 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB | iPad Pro 10.5-inch | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd gen) | iPadOS 17.7.3 | ||||
A10 Fusion | 3 GB | 32 GB, 128 GB | iPad (7th gen) | iPadOS 18.2 | ||||||
2 GB | iPad (6th gen) | iPadOS 17.7.3 | ||||||||
A9X | 4 GB | 32 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st gen) | iPadOS 16.7.10 | ||||||
2 GB | iPad Pro 9.7-inch | |||||||||
A9 | 32 GB, 128 GB | iPad (5th gen) | ||||||||
A8X | LPDDR3 800 MHz | eMMC | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB | iPad Air 2 | iPadOS 15.8.3 | |||||
A8 | iPad mini 4 | |||||||||
A7 | 1 GB | iPad mini 3 iPad mini 2 | iPad Air (1st gen) | 12.5.7 | ||||||
A6X | LPDDR2 533 MHz | iPad (4th gen) | 10.3.4 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 10.3.3 (Wi-Fi) | |||||||
A5X | LPDDR2 400 MHz | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB | iPad (3rd gen) | 9.3.6 (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 9.3.5 (Wi-Fi) | ||||||
A5 | 512 MB | iPad 2 | iPad mini (1st gen) | |||||||
A4 | LPDDR 200 MHz | 256 MB | iPad (1st gen) | 5.1.1 |
Model | iOS [g] | iPadOS | ||||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
iPad (1st) | 3.2 | |||||||||||||||
iPad 2 | — | 4.3 | ||||||||||||||
iPad (3rd) | — | 5.1 | ||||||||||||||
iPad (4th) | — | |||||||||||||||
iPad (5th) | — | 10.2.1 | ||||||||||||||
iPad (6th) | — | 11.3 | ||||||||||||||
iPad (7th) | — | 13.1 | ||||||||||||||
iPad (8th) | — | |||||||||||||||
iPad (9th) | — | |||||||||||||||
iPad (10th) | — | 16.1 |
Model | iOS | iPadOS | |||||||||||
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6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Mini (1st) | |||||||||||||
Mini 2 | — | 7.0.3 | |||||||||||
Mini 3 | — | 8.1 | |||||||||||
Mini 4 | — | ||||||||||||
Mini (5th) | — | 12.1.4 | |||||||||||
Mini (6th) | — | ||||||||||||
Mini (7th) | — |
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