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Launch
Version October 2024 October 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 195.4 x 134.8 x 6.3 mm (7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 in) 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm (11.09 x 8.48 x 0.20 in)
Weight 293 g (Wi-Fi) / 297 g (Wi-Fi + Cellular) 579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 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 8.3 inches 13.0 inches
Resolution 1488 x 2266 pixels 2064 x 2752 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, Mohs level 4
Various Antireflective coating
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 18, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3 iPadOS 26
Chipset Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Apple M5
CPU Hexa-core (2x3.78 GHz + 4xX.X GHz) 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 (5-core graphics) Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF + TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP 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 USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 5078 mAh 39 Wh
Charging
Misc
Colors Space Gray, Blue, Purple, Starlight Silver, Space Black
Models A2995, A2996, iPad16,2 A3360, A3361, A3362
Inside the box Documents, Charger, USB C to C cable
Price 600 USD 1500 USD
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