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Launch
Version May 2024 March 2025
Network
Technology 5G 5G
Body
Dimensions 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm (11.09 x 8.48 x 0.20 in) 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight 579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 g (5G) 616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G)
SIM eSIM eSIM
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Others Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic Stylus support
Display
Type Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision Liquid Retina IPS LCD
Size 13.0 inches 13.0 inches
Resolution 2064 x 2752 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Various Antireflective coating, Nano-texture display glass option
Platform
Operating System iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.3 iPadOS 18.3.1
Chipset Apple M4 Apple M3
CPU 9-core 4.4 GHz or 10-core 4.4 GHz Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU Apple GPU (10-core graphics) Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Memory
Card Slot No No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 8GB RAM
Camera
Primary 12 MP + TOF 3D LiDAR (depth) 12 MP (f/1.8)
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps)(Face detection) 12 MP (1080p@60fps)
Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo (4 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/6e, dual-band
Bluetooth 5.3 5.3
GPS Yes Yes
NFC No No
Infrared
Radio No No
USB USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
Features
Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Miscellaneous
Battery
Battery type 10290 mAh 9705 mAh
Charging
Misc
Colors Silver, Space Black Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models A2925, A2926, A3007, iPad16,5, iPad16,6
Inside the box Documents, Charger, USB C to C cable
Price 1400 USD 950 USD
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