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Launch
Version May 2024 March 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) 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm (9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 in)
Weight 617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) 477 g (Wi-Fi) / 481 g (LTE)
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 Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size 13.0 inches 11.0 inches
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels 1640 x 2360 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3 iPadOS 18.3.1
Chipset Apple M2 Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores) 5-core
GPU Apple GPU (9-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 4GB RAM, 512GB 4GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP 12 MP ( f/1.8)
Features HDR HDR, panorama
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps)
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/6, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 9705 mAh Li-Po (28.93 Wh)
Charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Models A2898, A2899, A2900, iPad14,10, iPad14,11
Inside the box Documents, USB C to C cable, Power adapter
Price 900 USD 400 USD
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