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Apple M2 chip

MediaTek Dimensity 9300+

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

10-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Octa-core, 1 @3.40GHz, 3 @2.8GHz, 4 @2.0GHz

8GB RAM

Media engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 1TB

256GB

Up to 1.5TB

microSD™

12GB

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

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

Get proactive suggestions

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

5G (sub 6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO

5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)

5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n78, n79)

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n30, n38, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78, n257, n260

Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA

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

Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

FaceTime video

Center Stage

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

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

FaceTime audio

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

2.4GHz & 5GHz

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

5.3

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, LE, aptX®

eSIM

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

eSIM

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66

Yes

Up to 10 devices

Yes

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer, Fingerprint, Geomagnetic, Gyroscope, Hall, RGB light

Yes

Google Gmail™, Microsoft® Outlook

Yes

Apple Music®

YouTube Music, Spotify

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC, OGG, OGA, WAV, AMR, AWB, FLAC, MID, MIDI, XMF, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA

Apple Music®

Yes

Via lockscreen

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

Live Captions

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10

20/20 (5-star) Please visit www.att.com/ecospace for additional information