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Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 8 Elite for Galaxy

Apple M2 chip

Octa-core, 2 @4.47GHz, 6 @3.5GHz

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

10-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

8GB RAM

Media engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

128GB | 256GB

128GB

12GB

15

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

17

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

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

Yes

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

Get proactive suggestions

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

n77 C-Band, n77 3.45GHz, n260

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

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, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66

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

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

850/900/1800/1900MHz

Quad-band

Yes

Yes

Yes

FaceTime audio

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

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

2.4GHz & 5GHz & 6GHz

2.4GHz & 5GHz

Open, Secure

v5.4 + EDR, A2DP, HS, LE, aptX®

5.3

Up to 10 devices

Google Solution

Dual SIM capable with eSIM First and Primary

eSIM

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

Yes

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, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Geomagnetic, Hall

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.

POP3, IMAP4, SSL, TLS, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®

Yes

Yes

Music

Apple Music®

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

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: 11 db

Conversational gain without hearing aid: 14 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)

4/4

3/3

1/1

2/2

10/10