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Capacity
Size and Weight
- Length: 247.6 mm (9.74 inches)
- Width: 178.5 mm (7.0 inches)
- Depth: 6.1 mm (0.24 inches)
- Weight: 460 grams (1.01 pounds)
Buttons and Connectors
- Speaker
- Microphone
- Volume up/down
- Camera
- Microphone
- Magnetic connector
- USB‑C connector
- Top button/Touch ID sensor
- Nano‑SIM tray (cellular models)
- Smart Connector
In the Box
- iPad Air
- USB‑C Charge Cable (1 metre)
- 20W USB‑C Power Adapter
Display
- Liquid Retina display
- 10.9-inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
- 2360x1640-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Wide colour display (P3)
- True Tone display
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated display
- Anti-reflective coating
- 1.8% reflectivity
- 500 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
Chip
- A14 Bionic chip with 64‑bit architecture
- Neural Engine
Camera
- 12MP Wide camera
- ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Backside illumination sensor
- Live Photos with stabilisation
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Tap to focus with Focus Pixels
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Exposure control
- Noise reduction
- Smart HDR for photos
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Timer mode
- Photo geotagging
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
Video Recording
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps
- Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time-lapse video with stabilisation
- Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Noise reduction
- Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
- Playback zoom
- Video geotagging
- Video formats captured: HEVC and H.264
FaceTime HD Camera
- 7MP photos
- ƒ/2.0 aperture
- 1080p HD video recording at 60 fps
- Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
- Smart HDR
- Retina Flash
- Backside illumination sensor
- Auto image stabilisation
- Burst mode
- Exposure control
- Timer mode
Video Calling
- FaceTime video
- iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
Audio Calling
- FaceTime audio
- iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
Speakers
Microphones
- Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording
Mobile and Wireless
- All models:
- 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6; simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.0 technology
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular models:
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Gigabit-class LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71)4
- Data only
- Wi‑Fi calling
- eSIM
SIM Card
- Nano‑SIM (supports Apple SIM)
- eSIM
Location
- All models:
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- iBeacon micro-location
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular models:
- Built‑in GPS/GNSS
- Mobile data
Sensors
- Touch ID
- Three‐axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
Touch ID
- Unlock iPad
- Secure personal data within apps
- Make purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books
Apple Pay
- Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web
Siri
- Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more
- Get proactive suggestions
- Use hands-free
- Listen to and identify songs
Charging and Expansion
Power and Battery
- All models:
- Built‐in 28.6‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video
- Charging via power adapter or USB‑C to computer system
- Wi‑Fi + Cellular models:
- Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network
Operating System
- iPadOS 14: iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new iPad Air. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.
- Features include:
- VoiceOver
- Voice Control
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Siri and Dictation
- Switch Control
- Closed Captions
- AssistiveTouch
- Speak Screen
Built-in Apps
- App Store
- Books
- Calendar
- Camera
- Clock
- Contacts
- FaceTime
- Files
- Find My
- Home
- iTunes Store
- Mail
- Maps
- Measure
- Messages
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
- Reminders
- Safari
- Settings
- Shortcuts
- Siri
- Stocks
- Tips
- TV
- Voice Memos
Free Apps from Apple
Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips and Apple Store app are pre-installed on iPad.
- Pages
- Numbers
- Keynote
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- Apple Store
- Remote
- Music Memos
- Clips
- Swift Playgrounds
- Support
System Requirements
- Apple ID (required for some features)
- Internet access
- Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 using the Finder
- macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later
- Windows 7 or later using iTunes 12.10 or later
Languages
- Language support:
- English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese