| Display | 11-inch (10.86-in diagonal) Liquid Retina IPS, 2360x1640, 264 ppi, 500 nits, P3 wide color, True Tone, antireflective; also offered as a 13-inch model | 11" and 13" sizes (Apple release gives no further display specification) |
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| Chipset | Apple M2 (8-core CPU, 9-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine) | Apple M3 (8-core CPU, 9-core GPU, faster Neural Engine) |
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| RAM | 8GB | — |
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| Storage | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB | 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB |
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| Rear Camera | 12MP wide, f/1.8, 4K video, 1080p slo-mo up to 240 fps | — |
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| Front Camera | 12MP ultra wide, f/2, landscape placement, Center Stage | — |
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| Battery | 28.93 Wh, up to 10 hours web browsing or video on Wi-Fi, up to 9 hours on cellular | — |
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| OS | iPadOS 17 at launch | iPadOS 18 with Apple Intelligence |
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| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, optional 5G (eSIM only) | Optional 5G cellular (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) |
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| Ports | USB-C (up to 10 Gb/s, DisplayPort), Smart Connector, magnetic Apple Pencil connector | — |
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| Biometrics | Touch ID in the top button | — |
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| Dimensions | 178.5 x 247.6 x 6.1 mm (11-inch) | — |
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| Weight | 462 g (11-inch) | — |
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| Colors | Blue, Purple, Starlight, Space Gray | — |
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| Pencil | — | Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C) |
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| Keyboard | — | New Magic Keyboard for iPad Air with 14-key function row and larger trackpad |
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| Finishes | — | Blue, purple, starlight, space gray |
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