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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) 251.2 x 173.4 x 5.8 mm (9.89 x 6.83 x 0.23 in)
Weight 616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) 485 g or 494 g (1.07 lb)
SIM eSIM No
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
Others Stylus support Stylus support (magnetic)
Display
Type Liquid Retina IPS LCD IPS LCD, 68B colors, 144Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, HDR Vivid
Size 13.0 inches 11.2 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 2136 x 3200 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18.3.1 Android 16, HyperOS 3
Chipset Apple M3 Qualcomm SM8735 Snapdragon 8s Gen 4 (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) Octa-core (1x3.21 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x3.0 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Adreno 825
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP (f/1.8) 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Features HDR LED flash, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Selfie 12 MP (1080p@60fps) 8 MP 1080p@30fps
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos (4 speakers)
3.5mm Jack No No
Extra 24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio
Comms
Wifi a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.4
GPS Yes No
NFC No No
Infrared Yes
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 9705 mAh 9200 mAh
Charging 45W wired, 22.5W reverse wireless charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Black, Blue, Green
Models
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Price 950 USD 280 USD
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