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Apple M4 chip

Exynos 1580

8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores

9-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Octa-core, 1 @2.9GHz, 3 @2.6GHz, 4 @1.9GHz

Neural Accelerators

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

120GB/s memory bandwidth

12GB unified memory

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

ProRes encode and decode engine

AV1 decode

128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 1TB

128GB

Up to 2TB

microSD™

8GB

26

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

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

15

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful

5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO

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)

Bands n2, n5, n30, n41, n66, n77, n78

Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO

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, 48

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

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

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 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

v6

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, LE, aptX®

eSIM

iPad Air uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

eSIM

Yes

Yes

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz

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

Yes

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

Up to 10 devices

Touch ID

Three‐axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Geomagnetic, Hall

Yes

Google Mail™, Microsoft® Outlook, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, POP3, IMAP4, SMTP, SSL, TLS

Yes

Apple Music®

Google YouTube Music

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, widget

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

2/3

1/1

2/2

10/10

19/20 (5-star) Please visit www.att.com/ecospace for additional information