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Launch
Version March 2025 October 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in) 249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3 mm (9.83 x 6.99 x 0.21 in)
Weight 616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) 444 g (Wi-Fi), 446 g (5G)
SIM eSIM eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Others Stylus support Stylus support
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision
Size 13.0 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, Mohs level 4
Various Antireflective coating
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18.3.1 iPadOS 26
Chipset Apple M3 Apple M5
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) 9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models OR 10-core (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP (f/1.8) 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide) + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (1080p@60fps) 12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide) 1080p@60fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 6.0
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 9705 mAh 31.3 Wh
Charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Silver, Space Black
Models A3357, A3358, A3359
Inside the box
Price 950 USD 1100 USD
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