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iPad Air
iPad Air
Power isn’t just for the pros.
iPad Air brings more of our most powerful technologies to
more people than ever. The A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine.
A 10.5‑inch Retina display with True Tone. Support for Apple Pencil
and the Smart Keyboard. And at just 456 grams and 6.1 millimetres thin,
carrying all that power is effortless.
iPad Air

Finish
Capacity 
64GB
256GB
Size and Weight 
Wi‑Fi models
456 grams (1.0 pounds)
Wi‑Fi + Cellular models
464 grams (1.02 pounds)
In the Box
iPad Air
Lightning to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter
Display 
Retina display
10.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
2224x1668 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
Wide colour display (P3)
True Tone display
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Anti-reflective coating
1.8% reflectivity
500 nits brightness
Supports Apple Pencil

Chip

A12 Bionic chip with 64‑bit architecture
Neural Engine
Embedded M12 coprocessor

Camera

8-megapixel camera
ƒ/2.4 aperture
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Backside illumination
Live Photos
Autofocus
Panorama (up to 43 megapixels)
HDR for photos
Exposure control
Burst mode
Tap to focus
Timer mode
Auto image stabilisation
Photo geotagging

Video Recording

1080p HD video recording
Slo-mo (120 fps)
Time-lapse video with stabilisation
Video image stabilisation
3x video zoom
Video geotagging

FaceTime HD Camera

7-megapixel photos
ƒ/2.2 aperture
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps
Retina Flash
Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Auto HDR for photos and videos
Backside illumination
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode

Video Calling

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

Audio Calling

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

Speakers

Stereo speakers

Microphones

Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording

Mobile and Wireless

All models

Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth 5.0 technology
Wi‑Fi + Cellular models

UMTS/HSPA/​HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Gigabit-class LTE (Models A1934 and A1895: bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66)4
Data only
Wi‑Fi calling
eSIM

SIM Card

Nano‑SIM (supports Apple SIM)
eSIM

Location

All models
Digital compass
Wi‑Fi
iBeacon micro-location
Wi‑Fi + Cellular models
Assisted GPS and GLONASS
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 Face 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
Power and Battery
All models
Built‐in 30.2‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi, watching video or listening to music
Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Wi‑Fi + Cellular models
Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network

System Requirements

Apple ID (required for some features)
Internet access9
Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
Mac: OS X 10.11.6 or later
PC: Windows 7 or later
iTunes 12.8 or later on Mac and iTunes 12.9 or later on PC (free download from

Audio Playback

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC‑3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
User-configurable maximum volume limit

TV and Video

AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)
Video mirroring and video out support: up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)
Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multi-channel audio, in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640x480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multi-channel audio, in .m4v, .mp4 and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280x720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
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