iPad 9th generation

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Description

iPad 10.2 iPad Air

Network

Technology GSM/HSPA/LTE GSM/HSPA/LTE/5G

Launch

Announced 2021, September 14 2022, March 22
Status Available. Released 2021, September 24 Available. Released 2021, September 24

Body

Dimensions 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 in) 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 487g 461g
Build Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink, Red
SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM

Stylus support (1st gen only)

 

Nano-SIM, eSIM

Stylus support (2nd gen)

Display

Type Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size 10.2 inches, 322.2 cm2 (~73.8% screen-to-body ratio) 10.9 inches, 359.2 cm2 (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1620 x 2160 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density) 1620 x 2160 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)
Protection Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant ceramic glass, oleophobic coating

Wide color gamut

True-tone

Platform

OS iPadOS 15, upgradable to iPadOS 15.4.1 iPadOS 15.4, upgradable to iPadOS 15.4.1
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic (7 nm+) Apple M1
CPU Hexa-core (2×2.65 GHz Lightning + 4×1.8 GHz Thunder) Octa Core
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics)

Memory

Internal 64GB 3GB RAM, 256GB 3GB RAM 64GB, 256GB 8GB RAM
Card Slot No No

Main Camera

Modules 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features HDR, panorama HDR
Video
1080p@25/30fps, 720p@120fps; gyro-EIS
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera

Modules 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)

Features HDR HDR
Camera 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60fps

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Jack Not Available Not Available

Connectivity

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Radio No No
USB Lightning, USB 2.0, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector

Features

Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery

Type Li-Ion, non-removable 8557 mAh (32.4 Wh) Li-Ion (28.6 Wh), non-removable

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