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iPad Air (4th generation)
iPad Air (4th generation)
Available in October
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (8th generation)
Color
iPad Air (4th generation) Available Colors
Color
iPad (8th generation) Available Colors
iPad Air (4th generation) Liquid Retina display True Tone
iPad (8th generation) Retina display
iPad Air (4th generation) A14 Bionic Chip with Neutral Engine
iPad (8th generation) A12 Bionic Chip with Neutral Engine
iPad Air (4th generation) Compatible with Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio
iPad (8th generation) Compatible with Smart Keyboard
iPad Air (4th generation) Compatible with Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
iPad (8th generation) Compatible with Apple Pencil (1st generation)
iPad Air (4th generation) Storage
iPad (8th generation) Storage
iPad Air (4th generation) 12MP Wide camera
iPad (8th generation) 8MP Wide camera

USB-C connector

Lightning connector

Capacity2
64GB
256GB
Capacity2
32GB
128GB
Size and Weight3
Height
9.74 inches (247.6 mm)

Width
7 inches (178.5 mm)

Depth
0.24 inch (6.1 mm)

Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
1.01 pounds (460 grams)
Size and Weight3
Height
9.8 inches (250.6 mm)

Width
6.8 inches (174.1 mm)

Depth
0.29 inch (7.5 mm)

Weight (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
1.09 pounds (495 grams)
Display
Liquid Retina display

10.9-inch (diagonal) LED- backlit with Multi-Touch and IPS technology1

2360‐by‐1640 resolution at 264 ppi

500 nits max brightness (typical)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Fully laminated display

Antireflective coating



Wide color display (P3)

True Tone display
Display
Retina display

10.2-inch (diagonal) LED- backlit with Multi-Touch and IPS technology

2160-by-1620 resolution at 264 ppi

500 nits max brightness (typical)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating









Chip
A14 Bionic chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture

Neural Engine
Chip
A12 Bionic chip with 64-bit desktop-class architecture

Neural Engine
Power and Battery4
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video

Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Power and Battery4
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video

Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
Apple Pencil (sold separately)
Apple Pencil
(2nd generation)
Apple Pencil (sold separately)
Apple Pencil
(1st generation)
iPad Keyboard (sold separately)
Magic Keyboard
Smart Keyboard Folio
iPad Keyboard (sold separately)
Smart Keyboard Folio
Camera
12MP Wide camera

ƒ/1.8 aperture

Live Photos with stabilization



Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

Backside illumination

Five‐element lens

Hybrid IR filter

Autofocus with Focus Pixels

Tap to focus

Exposure control

Smart HDR for photos

Panorama (up to 63MP)

Burst mode

Timer mode

Photo geotagging
Camera
8MP Wide camera

ƒ/2.4 aperture

Live Photos





Backside illumination

Five‐element lens

Hybrid IR filter

Autofocus

Tap to focus

Exposure control

HDR for photos

Panorama (up to 43MP)

Burst mode

Timer mode

Photo geotagging
Video Recording
4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps

Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps

Time-lapse video with stabilization

Cinematic video stabilization

Continuous autofocus video

3x video zoom

Backside illumination

Video geotagging
Video Recording
1080p HD video recording at 30 fps

Slo-mo video support for 720p at 120 fps

Time-lapse video with stabilization

Video stabilization

Tap to focus while recording

3x video zoom

Backside illumination

Video geotagging
Front Camera
7MP photos







Live Photos

Retina Flash

Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos

1080p HD video recording

Smart HDR for photos and videos

Backside illumination

Burst mode
Front Camera
1.2MP photos







Live Photos

Retina Flash



720p HD video recording

HDR for photos

Backside illumination

Burst mode
Audio
Two speaker audio landscape mode
Audio
Two speaker audio
Secure Authentication
Touch ID

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the top button
Secure Authentication
Touch ID

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button
Sim Card
Nano-SIM
(supports Apple SIM5)
Sim Card
Nano-SIM
(supports Apple SIM5)
Connector
USB-C

Smart Connector
Connector
Lightning

Smart Connector
Sensors
Touch ID



Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Ambient light sensor

Barometer
Sensors
Touch ID



Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Ambient light sensor

Barometer
  1. The displays have rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch screen is 12.9 inches, the iPad Pro 11-inch screen is 11 inches, and the iPad Air (4th generation) screen is 10.86 inches. Actual viewable area is less.

  2. Available space is less and varies due to many factors. A standard configuration uses approximately 10GB to 13GB of space (including iPad OS and preinstalled apps) depending on the model and settings. Preinstalled apps use about 4GB, and you can delete these apps and restore them. Storage capacity subject to change based on software version and may vary by device.

  3. Size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process

  4. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information.

  5. Not all carriers support Apple SIM. See your carrier for more details. Not available in China mainland. Apple SIM works with iPad Pro 9.7-inch, iPad Pro 10.5‐inch, iPad (5th and 6th generation), iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, and iPad mini 4.