iPad Air Overview Why iPad Tech Specs Buy

Finish

Silver Space Gray Gold

Capacity1 64GB
256GB

Size and Weight2

6.8 inches
(174.1 mm)
9.8 inches
(250.6 mm)

0.24 inch
(6.1 mm)

Wi-Fi models Wi-Fi + Cellular models

1.0 pound (456 grams) 1.02 pounds (464 grams)

Buttons and Smart Connector

Connectors
3.5 mm
headphone jack

Stereo
Home/Touch ID sensor
speakers

On/Off
Sleep/Wake

Lightning
connector

Nano-SIM tray Volume Dual

(cellular models) up/down microphones

In the Box iPad Air

Lightning to USB Cable
USB Power Adapter

Display

10.5″
Retina display

Retina display
10.5-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display
2224-by-1668 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display
Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated display
Antireflective 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
Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
Autofocus
Panorama (up to 43 megapixels)
HDR for photos
Exposure control
Burst mode
Tap to focus
Timer mode
Auto image stabilization
Photo geotagging

Video Recording 1080p HD video recording

Slo-mo (240 fps)
Time-lapse video with stabilization
Video image stabilization
3x video zoom
Video geotagging

FaceTime HD 7-megapixel photos

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

Video Calling3 FaceTime video

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

Audio Calling3 FaceTime audio

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

Speakers Stereo speakers

Microphones Dual microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording

Cellular and All models

Wireless 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 (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38,
39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71)4
Data only5
Wi-Fi calling4
eSIM6

Learn more about cellular data !

SIM Card Nano-SIM (supports Apple SIM6)

eSIM6

Location All models

Digital compass
Wi-Fi
iBeacon microlocation

Wi-Fi + Cellular models

Built-in GPS/GNSS
Cellular

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
Send and receive money in Messages

Learn more about Apple Pay !

Siri7 Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more
Get proactive suggestions
Use hands-free
Listen and identify songs

Learn more about Siri !

Power and Battery8 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 cellular data network

Operating System iPadOS

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

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Accessibility Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad Air. With
built-in support for vision, hearing, physical and motor skills, and learning and literacy, you can
create and do amazing things. Learn more !

Features include:
VoiceOver Magnifier Closed Captions
Voice Control Siri and Dictation AssistiveTouch
Zoom Switch Control Speak Screen

Built-in Apps

Camera Photos Messages FaceTime Mail Music

Safari Maps Siri Calendar iTunes Store App Store

Notes Voice Memos Contacts Books Home Reminders

Stocks Clock TV News Photo Booth Podcasts

Measure Find My Files Tips Settings

Free Apps
from Apple
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, Pages Numbers Keynote iMovie GarageBand iTunes U
iMovie, GarageBand, iTunes U,
Clips, and Apple Store app
are preinstalled on iPad.

Apple Store Trailers Remote Music Memos Clips Swift Playgrounds

Shortcuts Support

System Apple ID (required for some features)

Requirements Internet access9

Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:

macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later (free download from itunes.com/download)

Languages Language support

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

QuickType keyboard support

English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin
QWERTY, Pinyin 10 Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin
QWERTY, Pinyin 10 Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada,
France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji),
Korean (2-Set, 10 Key), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Albanian, Arabic (Modern
Standard, Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian,
Burmese, Cantonese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee,
Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish,
Flemish, Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration),
Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Kannada, Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer,
Konkani (Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian,
Maithili (Bangla), Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam, Maltese, Manipuri (Bangla, Meetei Mayek),
Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Odia, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil,
Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), Serbian (Cyrillic,
Latin), Sindhi (Arabic, Devanagari), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil
(Anjal, Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur,
Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese, Welsh

QuickType keyboard support with predictive input

English (Australia, Canada, India, Singapore, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French
(Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic (Najdi), Cantonese
(Traditional), Dutch, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish,
Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

Siri languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, U.S.),
Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German
(Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China
mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab
Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel),
Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish
(Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)

Dictation languages
English (Australia, Canada, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi
Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Argentina, Chile,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, U.S.), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg,
Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Luxembourg, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland),
Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong,
Macao), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech,
Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi (India), Hungarian,
Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian,
Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Definition dictionary support

English, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian,
Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Thesaurus
English (UK, U.S.)

Bilingual dictionary support with English

Arabic, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Korean,
Dutch, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese

Spell check
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Korean, Norwegian, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Turkish

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 multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to
2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 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
multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps,
1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Mail Attachment Viewable document types

Support .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key
(Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and
.pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and
.xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics

Environmental Operating ambient temperature:

Requirements 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature:
–4° to 113° F (–20° to 45° C)
Relative humidity:
5% to 95% noncondensing
Operating altitude:
tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

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