Processor

A8X chip with 64-bit architecture and M8 motion coprocessor

Display

Retina display

9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Fully laminated display

Anti-reflective coating

Power and Battery

Built-in 27.3-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music¹

Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network¹

Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input/Output

Home/Touch ID sensor

Lightning Connector

3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

Built-in speaker

Dual microphones

On/Off Sleep/Wake

Volume up/down

Audio/Video Calling

Facetime

iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular²

Audio

Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Audio formats supported: AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

User-configurable maximum volume limit

Sensors

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

FaceTime HD Camera

1.2MP photos

ƒ/2.2 aperture

720p HD video recording

Backside illumination

Auto HDR photos and videos

Improved face detection

Burst mode

Exposure control

Timer mode

iSight Camera

8MP iSight camera

Autofocus

ƒ/2.4 aperture

Five-element lens

Hybrid IR filter

Backside illumination

Improved face detection

Exposure control

Panorama (up to 43MP)

Burst mode

Tap to focus

Photo geotagging

Timer mode

Video Recording

1080p HD video recording (30 fps)

Slo-mo (120 fps)

Time-lapse video

Video image stabilization

Improved face detection

3x video zoom

Video geotagging

Touch ID

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button

Wireless

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO

Bluetooth 4.0 technology

UMTS/?HSPA/?HSPA+/?DC?HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)

CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz)

LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41)³

Data only

Includes Apple SIM — U.S. only

TV and Video

AirPlay Mirroring, photos, audio, and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later)

Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)

Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 5.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Intelligent Assistant

Siri⁴ - Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more

Use hands-free

Listen and identify songs

Mail Attachment Support

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics

Languages

Language support: English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

QuickType keyboard support: English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bengali, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese

QuickType keyboard support with predictive input: English (Australia, Canada, India, UK, U.S.), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Thai

Siri languages: English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)

Dictation languages: English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), Spanish (Mexico, Spain, U.S.), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (Mainland China, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovakian, Swedish, Turkish, Thai, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

Definition dictionary support: English, Chinese (Simplified), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Thai, Turkish

Bilingual dictionary support: Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish

Spell check: English (Australia, Canada, UK, U.S.), French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Turkish

Location

Assisted GPS and GLONASS

Cellular

Digital compass

iBeacon microlocation

Wi-Fi

Accessibility

VoiceOver screen reader

Guided Access

Switch Control

Support for playback of closed-captioned content

AssistiveTouch

Full-screen zoom magnification

Larger type

Bold text, Increase contrast

Reduce motion

On/Off labels

Invert colors

Left/right volume adjustment

Size and weight

Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)

Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)

Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)

Weight: 0.98 pound (444 g)⁵