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Apple M2 chip

Dimensity 6300

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

10-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Octa-core, 2 at 2.4GHz and 6 at 2.0GHz

8GB RAM

Media engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

128GB

128GB

Up to 1TB

microSD™

4GB

17

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

15

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

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

Get proactive suggestions

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

Yes

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 n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n29, n30, n40, n41, n48, n66, n77, n78

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

850/900/1900MHz

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

Yes

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

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

2.4GHz & 5GHz

2.4GHz & 5.0GHz

5.3

v5.3 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

eSIM

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

Nano

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Up to 10 devices

MediaTek Advanced Speech Enhancement

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Barometer, Fingerprint, Gyroscope, Proximity

Yes

Insert pictures, video clips and sound clips easily (messaging charges apply)

With Google Messages, Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging offers larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS-capable devices. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® and POP via Google client. Additional clients downloadable via Google Play store.

Yes

Apple Music®

YouTube Music

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

Audio encoder: AAC(AAC+), AMRNB, AMRWB, FLACAudio decoder: MP3, AMRNB, AMRWB, AAC(AAC+, AAC++, AAC ELD), OPUS, VORBIS, PCM/WAVE, MIDI, FLAC

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

Yes

This device is hearing aid compatible.

Conversational gain with hearing aid: 17.4 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 21.8 db

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

1/3

1/1

2/2

9/10