Capacity

• 128GB

• 256GB

• 512GB

• 1TB

Size and Weight

• Wi‑Fi models

• width: 214.9 mm (8.46 inches)

• height: 280.6 mm (11.04 inches)

• depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)

• Weight: 617 grams (1.36 pounds)

• Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• width: 214.9 mm (8.46 inches)

• height: 280.6 mm (11.04 inches)

• depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)

• Weight: 618 grams (1.36 pounds)

Buttons and Connectors

• Smart Connector

• Speaker

• Microphone

• Volume buttons

• Camera

• Magnetic connector

• USB‑C connector

• Top button / Touch ID sensor

In the Box

• iPad Air

• USB‑C Charge Cable (1 metre)

Display

• Liquid Retina display

• LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology

• 2732x2048-pixel resolution at 264 ppi

• Wide colour (P3)

• True Tone

• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

• Fully laminated

• Anti-reflective coating

• 600 nits brightness

• Supports Apple Pencil Pro

• Supports Apple Pencil (USB‑C)

• Apple Pencil hover

Chip

Apple M2 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

• 9-core GPU

• 16-core Neural Engine

• 8GB RAM

Media Engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264 and HEVC

• Video decode engine

• Video encode engine

Camera

• 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture

• Digital zoom up to 5x

• Five-element lens

• Autofocus with Focus Pixels

• Panorama (up to 63MP)

• Smart HDR 4

• Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos

• Photo geotagging

• Auto image stabilisation

• Burst mode

• Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

Video Recording

• 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• 720p HD video recording at 30 fps

• Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps

• Time-lapse video with stabilisation

• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps

• Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)

• Continuous autofocus video

• Playback zoom

• Video formats captured: HEVC and H.264

Front Camera

• Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera

• ƒ/2.4 aperture

• Smart HDR 4

• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps

• Time-lapse video with stabilisation

• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps

• Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)

• Lens correction

• Retina Flash with True Tone

• Auto image stabilisation

• Burst mode

Video Calling

• FaceTime video

• Centre Stage

• iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

• Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

• Screen sharing

• Portrait mode in FaceTime video

• Spatial Audio

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Audio Calling

• FaceTime audio

• iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

Speakers

• Landscape stereo speakers

Micro­phones

• Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording

Mobile and Wireless

• All models

• Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

• Simultaneous dual band

• Bluetooth 5.3

• Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO

• Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO

• Model A2899 and A2903:

• 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n76, n77, n78, n79)

• FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)

• TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48)

• UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

• Data only

• Wi‑Fi calling

• eSIM

SIM Card

• eSIM⁶

• iPad Air uses eSIM technology and is not compatible with physical SIM cards.

Location

• All models

• Digital compass

• Wi‑Fi

• iBeacon micro-location

• Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• GPS/GNSS

• Mobile data

Sensors

• Touch ID

• Three‐axis gyro

• Accelerometer

• Barometer

• Ambient light sensor

Touch ID

• Unlock iPad

• Secure personal data within apps

• Make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books

Apple Pay

• Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web

Siri

• Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more

• Get proactive suggestions

• Use hands-free

• Listen to and identify songs

Charging and Expansion

• USB‑C port with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)

Display Support

• Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colours

• Supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

• Digital video output

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

• VGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)

• Video mirroring

• Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV

• Video mirroring and video out support through USB‑C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB‑C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Power and Battery

• Built‐in 36.59‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery

• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video

• Charging via power adapter or USB‑C to computer system

• Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

• Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network

Operating System

iPadOS

iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

Accessi­bility

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

Features include:

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Magnifier

• Spoken Content

• Voice Control

• Switch Control

• AssistiveTouch

• Siri and Dictation

• Type to Siri

• Real-Time Text

• Audio Descriptions

• Subtitles and Closed Captioning

Built-in Apps

• App Store

• Books

• Calendar

• Camera

• Clock

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Files

• Find My

• Freeform

• Home

• iTunes Store

• Magnifier

• Mail

• Maps

• Measure

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Reminders

• Safari

• Settings

• Shortcuts

• Siri

• Stocks

• Tips

• Translate

• TV

• Voice Memos

• Weather

Free Apps from Apple

• Pages

• Numbers

• Keynote

• iMovie

• GarageBand

• Apple Store

• Clips

• Swift Playgrounds

• Support

System Require­ments

• Apple ID (required for some features)

• Internet access⁹

Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

• macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder

• macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later

• Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/uk/itunes/download)

Languages

Language support

• Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, India, UK, US), Finnish, French (Canada, France), German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish (Latin America, Spain, US), Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese