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Launch
Version March 2025 September 2025
Network
Technology 5G
Body
Dimensions 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in) 253.6 x 165.4 x 7.3 mm (9.98 x 6.51 x 0.29 in)
Weight 616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) 500 g (1.10 lb)
SIM eSIM No
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Others Stylus support Stylus support, IP54 dust protected and water resistant
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD NCVM IPS
Size 13.0 inches 10.95 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1200 x 1920 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18.3.1 Android 15
Chipset Apple M3 Mediatek Helio G80 (12 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
Card Slot No microSDXC
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 64GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP (f/1.8) 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features HDR LED flash
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Selfie 12 MP (1080p@60fps) 5 MP (1080p@30fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.0
GPS Yes No
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Accelerometer, proximity
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 9705 mAh 8000 mAh
Charging 18W wired
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Gray
Models
Inside the box
Price 950 USD 300 USD
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