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Battery Battery

Usage time

Up to 10 hours

Battery type

Lithium-polymer

Removable battery

✖ No

Battery capacity

36.59WHrs

Body Body

Height (inches)

11.04

Width (inches)

8.46

Depth (inches)

0.24

Weight (lbs)

1.36

Connectivity Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes - 6

Location services

Wi‑Fi
iBeacon micro-location

Wi-Fi (WLAN)

Yes - 7

Wi-Fi frequency

Simultaneous dual band

Processor Processor

Processor core count

CPU: 8
GPU: 9
Neural Engine: 16

Model

Apple M4 chip

Display Display

Resolution

2732x2048

Backlight technology

LED

Brightness

600 nits

Color gamut

Wide color (P3)

Display features

True Tone
Liquid Retina

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

HDR with Dolby Vision
HDR10+
HDR10

Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)

✓ Yes

Multi-touch

✓ Yes

Pixels per inch

264

Size (inches)

Touch screen

✓ Yes

Type

IPS

Screen type

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated
Anti-reflective coating

Messaging Messaging

✓ Yes

Multimedia messages

✓ Yes

Text messages

✖ No

Platform Platform

Operating system

Apple iOS

Generic software version

iPadOS 26

Sensors Sensors

Accelerometer

✓ Yes

Ambient light sensor

✓ Yes

Digital compass

✓ Yes

Gyroscope

Yes - Three‐axis

Barometer

✓ Yes

Memory Memory

RAM

12GB

Device memory

128GB
256GB
512GB
1TB

Card slot

✖ No

Front camera Front camera

HD video recording

1080p at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps

Resolution (max MP)

Additional features

Smart HDR 4
Lens correction
Retina Flash with True Tone
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode

Camera type

Landscape Center Stage camera

Number of cameras

Aperture

f/2.0

Camera Camera

Slow motion

1080p at 120fps or 240fps

Number of cameras

Primary camera

Rear-facing

Secondary camera

Front-facing

Video recording

4K video recording at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
1080p HD video recording at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
720p HD video recording at 30fps
Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120fps or 240fps
Time-lapse video with stabilisation
Extended dynamic range for video up to 30fps
Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
Continuous autofocus video
Playback zoom

Rear camera Rear camera

Resolution (max MP)

Autofocus

Yes - with Focus Pixels

Number of cameras

Aperture

f/1.8

HD video recording

4K at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
1080p at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
720p at 30fps

Slow motion

1080p at 120fps or 240fps

Zoom

5x Digital

Additional features

Five-element lens
Panorama (up to 63MP)
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Smart HDR 4
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Photo geotagging
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode

Features Features

A-GPS

✖ No

Built-in Smart Assistant

Siri

Cable length (m)

Loudspeaker

Landscape stereo speakers

Microphone

Yes - dual

Music player

✓ Yes

Video calling

FaceTime
Center Stage
iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a carrier
SharePlay
Screen sharing
Portrait mode in FaceTime
Spatial Audio
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Video player

✓ Yes

Voice recording

✓ Yes

Web browser

✓ Yes

Security Security

Fingerprint sensor

Yes - Touch ID
Power button-mounted

Accessibility Accessibility

Accessibility features

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
Live Captions

Warranty Warranty

Device warranty

24 months
Extended warranty: click here

Compatibility Compatibility

Compatibility

Apple Pencil Pro
Apple Pencil USB‑C
Apple Pencil hover
Apple AirPlay

Power Power

Power source

Rechargeable battery

Sound Sound

Audio details

Spatial Audio

Dolby

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos

Formats Formats

Audio Formats

AAC
MP3
Apple Lossless
FLAC

Content formats

Mail Attachments:
Images: .jpg, .tiff, .gif
Microsoft Word: .doc and .docx
Web pages: .htm and .html
Keynote: .key
Numbers: .numbers
Pages: .pages
Preview and Adobe Acrobat: .pdf
Microsoft PowerPoint: .ppt and .pptx
Text: .txt
Rich text format: .rtf
Contact information: .vcf
Microsoft Excel: .xls and .xlsx
Wallet: .pkpass
Others: .zip, .ics, .usdz

Video formats

HEVC
H.264

Photo formats

HEIF
JPEG

System System

System requirements

Apple account (required for some features)
Internet access

Mac or PC syncing:
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

Interfaces/Ports Interfaces/Ports

Other port connections

1x Magnetic connector (for Apple Pencil)
1x Smart connector

USB port

1x USB-C 3 with Charging and DisplayPort support

Additional Information Additional Information

Software/Apps included

App Store
Books
Calculator
Calendar
Camera
Clips
Clock
Contacts
FaceTime
Files
Find My
Freeform
Games
GarageBand
Health
Home
iMovie
Invites
iTunes Store
Journal
Keynote
Magnifier
Mail
Maps
Measure
Messages
Music
News
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Passwords
Phone
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
Reminders
Safari
Settings
Shortcuts
Stocks
Support
Swift Playgrounds
Tips
Translate
TV
Voice Memos
Weather

Operation Operation

Operating humidity

5% to 95% non-condensing

Operating temperature

0° to 35°C

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