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n77 C-Band

Bands n2, n5, n12, n14, n30, n41, n66, n77, n78

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

850/900/1900/2100MHz

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

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime audio

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/r/k

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

2.4GHz & 5.0GHz

2.4GHz & 5GHz

v5.1 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

5.3

Up to 10 devices

Noise suppression by Qualcomm Fluence®

Yes

Nano

eSIM

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

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

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

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

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

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

Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging compatible for larger file transfers and group messages with other RCS clients. See when messages are delivered, read and when others are typing a response.

Gmail™

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

MP3, MP4, 3PG, M4A, FLAC, MKV, WAV, OGG, WAV, OGG, MID, AAC LC, AAC+, enhanced AAC+, xHE-AAC, AAC ELD, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MIDI, MP3, OPUS, Wave, Vorbis

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

Via lockscreen

Yes

Apple Music®

M3, T3

Yes

Yes

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

0/3

1/1

2/2

9/10