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Mediatek Dimensity 6100+

A15 Bionic chip

Octa-core, 2 @2.4GHz, 6 @2.0GHz

Yes

128GB

128GB | 256GB

Up to 512GB

microSD™

6GB

15

Subject to change based on future operating system updates.

16

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Enabled by TrueDepth camera for facial recognition

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)

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

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

2.4GHz & 5GHz

5.3

eSIM

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

Pay with your iPhone using Face ID in stores, within apps, and on the web

Complete purchases made with Apple Pay on your Mac

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz

Bands n2, n5, n30, n66, n77

Bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66

850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz

Yes

Yes

Yes

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

2.4GHz & 5GHz

Open

v5.2 + EDR, A2DP, LE

Up to 8 devices

Yes

eSim

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

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

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

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

WAV, MP3, AAC, AMR-NB, MIDI, Vorbis, FLAC

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

Via lockscreen

Yes

Apple Music®

Yes

This device is hearing aid compatible.

Conversational gain with hearing aid: 7.12 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 11.52 db

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)

3/4

0/3

1/1

2/2

8/10

Wireless charging up to 15W

Magnet array

Alignment magnet

Accessory Identification NFC

Magnetometer