Capacity

• 128GB

Size and Weight²

Wi‑Fi models:

• Height: 247.6 mm (9.74 inches)

• Width: 178.5 mm (7.02 inches)

• Depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)

• Weight: 464 grams (1.02 pounds)

Wi‑Fi  models:

• Height: 247.6 mm (9.74 inches)

• Width: 178.5 mm (7.02 inches)

• Depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)

• Weight: 465 grams (1.03 pounds)

Buttons and Connectors

• Speakers

• Top button/Touch ID sensor

• Camera

• Micro­phones

• Volume buttons

• Magnetic connector

• Smart Connector

• USB‑C connector

In the Box

• iPad Air

• USB‑C Charge Cable (1 metre)

Display

Liquid Retina display

• LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology

• 2360×1640-pixel resolution at 264 ppi

• Wide colour (P3)

• True Tone

• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

• Fully laminated

• Anti-reflective coating

• 500 nits brightness

• Supports Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB‑C)

• Apple Pencil hover

Chip

Apple M4 chip

• 8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores

• 9-core GPU

• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

• 16‑core Neural Engine

• 120GB/s memory bandwidth

• 12GB unified memory

Media Engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW

• Video decode engine

• Video encode engine

• ProRes encode and decode engine

• AV1 decode

Apple Intelligence³

Built into your iPad, Apple In­telli­gence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.

Camera

• 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture

• Digital zoom up to 5x

• Five-element lens

• Panorama (up to 63MP)

• Sapphire crystal lens cover

• Autofocus with Focus Pixels

• Smart HDR 4

• Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos

• Photo geotagging

• Auto image stabilisation

• Burst mode

• Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Video Recording

• 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• 720p HD video recording at 30 fps

• Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps

• Time-lapse video with stabilisation

• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps

• Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)

• Continuous autofocus video

• Playback zoom

• Video formats captured: HEVC and H.264

Front Camera

• Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera

• ƒ/2.0 aperture

• Smart HDR 4

• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• Time-lapse video with stabilisation

• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps

• Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)

• Wide colour capture for Photos and Live Photos

• Lens correction

• Retina Flash with True Tone

• Auto image stabilisation

• Burst mode

Video Calling⁴

• FaceTime video

• Centre Stage

• iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

• Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

• Screen sharing

• Portrait mode in FaceTime video

• Spatial Audio

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Audio Calling⁴

• FaceTime audio

• Relay calls from your nearby iPhone with the Phone app

Speakers

Landscape stereo speakers

Micro­phones

Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording

Mobile and Wireless

All models

• Apple N1 wireless networking chip

• Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2×2 MIMO⁵

• Simultaneous dual band

• Bluetooth 6

• Thread networking technology

Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• 5G (sub‑6GHz) with 4×4 MIMO

• Gigabit LTE with 4×4 MIMO

Models A3460 and A3462:

• 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79)⁵

• FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)

• TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48)

• UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

• Data only⁶

• Wi‑Fi calling⁵

• eSIM⁷

SIM Card

• eSIM⁷

• iPad Air uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

Location

All models

• Digital compass

• Wi‑Fi

• iBeacon micro-location

Wi‑Fi models

• GPS/GNSS

• Mobile data

Sensors

• Touch ID

• Three‐axis gyro

• Accelerometer

• Barometer

• Ambient light sensor

Touch ID

• Unlock iPad

• Secure personal data within apps

• Make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books

Apple Pay

Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web

Siri⁸

• Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders and more

• Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, or use Type to Siri

• Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

• Powered by Apple In­telli­gence, Siri is more natural and helpful

Charging and Expansion

• USB‑C port with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)

Display Support

Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colours

• Supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

Digital video output

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

• VGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Video mirroring

• Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV

• Video mirroring and video out support through USB‑C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB‑C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Power and Battery⁹

• Built‐in 28.93‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery

All models

• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video

• Charging via power adapter or USB‑C to computer system

Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network

Operating System

iPadOS

iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

Accessi­bility

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

Features include:

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Magnifier

• Spoken Content

• Voice Control

• Switch Control

• AssistiveTouch

• Siri and Dictation

• Type to Siri

• Real-Time Text

• Audio Descriptions

• Subtitles and Closed Captioning

• Live Captions

Built-in Apps¹⁰

• Apple Store

• App Store

• Books

• Calculator

• Calendar

• Camera

• Clips

• Clock

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Files

• Find My

• Freeform

• Games

• GarageBand

• Health

• Home

• iMovie

• Invites

• iTunes Store

• Journal

• Keynote

• Magnifier

• Mail

• Maps

• Measure

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Passwords

• Phone

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Preview

• Reminders

• Safari

• Settings

• Shortcuts

• Stocks

• Support

• Swift Playgrounds

• Tips

• Translate

• TV

• Voice Memos

• Weather

System Require­ments

• Apple Account (required for some features)

• Internet access¹¹

Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

• macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder

• macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes

• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG

Audio Playback

• Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos

• Spatial Audio playback

• User-configurable maximum volume limit

Environ­mental Require­ments

• Ambient operating temperature:

• 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)

• Non-operating temperature:

• −20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)

• Relative humidity:

• 5% to 95% non-condensing

• Operating altitude:

• tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)