11-inch iPad Air and 13-inch iPad Air Technical Specifications
- iPad Air 11‑inch
- iPad Air 13‑inch
11 and 13 inch iPad Air
- Blue
- Purple
- Starlight
- Space Gray
iPad Air 11‑inch
Wi-Fi models:
464 grams (1.02 pounds)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models:
465 grams (1.03 pounds)
iPad Air 13‑inch
Wi-Fi models:
616 grams (1.36 pounds)
Wi-Fi + Cellular models:
617 grams (1.36 pounds)
- iPad Air
- USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter)
- 20W USB‑C Power Adapter
Liquid Retina display
- LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
- 2360-by-1640-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated
- Antireflective coating
- 500 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro
- Supports Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
- Apple Pencil hover
The display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the 11‑inch iPad Air is 10.86 inches. Actual viewable area is less.
Liquid Retina display
- LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
- 2732-by-2048-pixel resolution at 264 ppi
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Fully laminated
- Antireflective coating
- 600 nits brightness
- Supports Apple Pencil Pro
- Supports Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
- Apple Pencil hover
The display has rounded corners. When measured diagonally as a rectangle, the 13‑inch iPad Air is 12.9 inches. Actual viewable area is less.
Apple M4 chip
- 8-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 5 efficiency cores
- 9-core GPU
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 120GB/s memory bandwidth
- 12GB unified memory
Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
Intelligence3
Built into your iPad, Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.
- 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
- Digital zoom up to 5x
- Five-element lens
- Panorama (up to 63MP)
- Sapphire crystal lens cover
- Autofocus with Focus Pixels
- Smart HDR 4
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Photo geotagging
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG
- 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilization (4K, 1080p, and 720p)
- Continuous autofocus video
- Playback zoom
- Video formats captured: HEVC and H.264
- Landscape 12MP Center Stage camera
- ƒ/2.0 aperture
- Smart HDR 4
- 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps, or 60 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
- Cinematic video stabilization (1080p and 720p)
- Wide color capture for photos and Live Photos
- Lens correction
- Retina Flash with True Tone
- Auto image stabilization
- Burst mode
- 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
- Relay cellular calls from your nearby iPhone with the Phone app
Landscape stereo speakers
Dual microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording
All models
- Apple N1 wireless networking chip
- Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO5
- Simultaneous dual band
- Bluetooth 6
- Thread networking technology
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- Apple C1X cellular modem
- 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO
- Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO
Models A3460 and A3462:
- 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79)5
- FDD-LTE (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)
- TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48)
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)
- Data only6
- Wi-Fi calling5
- eSIM7
- eSIM7
- iPad Air uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)
All models
- Digital compass
- Wi‑Fi
- iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi + Cellular models
- GPS/GNSS
- Cellular
- Touch ID
- Three‐axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Unlock iPad
- Secure personal data within apps
- Make purchases or downloads from the iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books
- Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web
- Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more
- Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri
- Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant
- Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful
- USB-C port with support for:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s)
Supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors
- Supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Digital video output
- Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
- VGA, HDMI, and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)
Video mirroring
- Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay‑enabled smart TV
- Video mirroring and video out support through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)
iPad Air 11‑inch
- Built‐in 28.93‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
iPad Air 13‑inch
- Built‐in 36.59‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
All models
- 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 cellular data network
Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad. Learn more
Features Include:
- VoiceOver
- Zoom
- Magnifier
- Spoken Content
- Voice Control
- Switch Control
- AssistiveTouch
- Siri and Dictation
- Type to Siri
- Audio Descriptions
- Live Captions
- Subtitles and Closed Captioning
For a complete list of Apple apps available on iPad, see apple.com/hk/en/apps.
Requirements
- Apple Account (required for some features)
- Internet access11
Syncing to a Mac or PC requires:
- macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
- macOS High Sierra 10.13 through macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later
- Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later (free download from apple.com/hk/en/itunes/download)
Language support
Arabic, Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional – Hong Kong), Chinese (Traditional – Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia), English (India), English (UK), English (U.S.), Finnish, French (Canada), French (France), German, Greek, Gujarati, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Korean, Lithuanian, Malayalam, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Odia, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (U.S.), Swedish, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese
- Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1, and ProRes
- HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10, and HLG
- Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
- Spatial Audio playback
- User-configurable maximum volume limit
- Operating ambient temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)
- Nonoperating temperature: −20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)
- Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 3000 m (10,000 feet)
iPad Air is designed to reduce environmental impact:12
See the iPad Air Product Environmental Report (PDF)- opens in new windowProgress toward Apple 2030
Apple 2030 is our commitment to be carbon neutral for our entire carbon footprint. Our plan to decarbonize products is rigorous and focuses on transitioning to low-carbon electricity, designing with recycled and low-carbon materials, and prioritizing lower-carbon ways of shipping products, like ocean freight.
See Apple’s commitmentMaterials
iPad Air is made with 30% recycled content,13 including:
- 100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure
- 100% recycled cobalt and 95% recycled lithium in the battery
- 100% recycled gold plating and tin solder in all Apple-designed printed circuit boards
- 100% recycled gold wire in all cameras and gold plating in all connectors
- 100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
- 80% recycled steel in the Apple logo
Energy
Packaging
- 100% fiber-based packaging16
Waste
- No established final assembly sites generate waste sent to landfill as part of Apple’s Zero Waste Program17
Smarter chemistry18
All of the materials used in Apple products, accessories, and packaging are covered by the requirements of our Regulated Substances Specification(PDF) opens in new window, which was one of the first in industry to restrict the use of key substances of concern. See the latest Environmental Progress Report(PDF) opens in new window to understand Apple’s recent efforts in phasing out these chemistries.