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List of iPad models
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Comparison of models
| Legend: | Obsolete | Vintage | Unsupported | Discontinued | Current | Upcoming |
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iPad
| Model | Announced | Released with | Release date | Discontinued | Final supported OS | Support status | Support lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad (1st generation) | January 27, 2010 | iPhone OS 3.2 | April 3, 2010 | March 2, 2011 | iOS 5.1.1 | September 19, 2012 | 2 years, 5 months |
| iPad 2 | March 2, 2011 | iOS 4.3 | March 11, 2011 | March 18, 2014 | iOS 9.3.6 | July 22, 2019 | 8 years, 4 months |
| iPad (3rd generation) | March 7, 2012 | iOS 5.1 | March 16, 2012 | October 23, 2012 | iOS 9.3.6 | July 22, 2019 | 7 years, 4 months |
| iPad (4th generation) | October 23, 2012 | iOS 6.0 | November 2, 2012 | October 16, 2014 | iOS 10.3.4 | July 22, 2019 | 6 years, 8 months |
| iPad (5th generation) | March 21, 2017 | iOS 10.3 | March 24, 2017 | March 27, 2018 | iPadOS 16.7.8 | Active, bug fixes only | 7 years, 2 months |
| iPad (6th generation) | March 27, 2018 | iOS 11.3 | March 27, 2018 | September 10, 2019 | Latest iPadOS | Active | 6 years, 2 months |
| iPad (7th generation) | September 10, 2019 | iPadOS 13.1 | September 25, 2019 | September 15, 2020 | Latest iPadOS | Active | 4 years, 9 months |
| iPad (8th generation) | September 15, 2020 | iPadOS 14.0 | September 18, 2020 | September 14, 2021 | Latest iPadOS | Active | 3 years, 9 months |
| iPad (9th generation) | September 14, 2021 | iPadOS 15.0 | September 24, 2021 | May 7, 2024 | Latest iPadOS | Active | 2 years, 9 months |
| iPad (10th generation) | October 18, 2022 | iPadOS 16.1 | October 26, 2022 | Current | Latest iPadOS | Active | 1 year, 7 months |
Supported
| Model | iPad (10th generation) |
iPad (9th generation) |
iPad (8th generation) |
iPad (7th generation) |
iPad (6th generation) | |
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| Initial release operating system | iPadOS 16.1 | iPadOS 15.0 | iPadOS 14.0 | iPadOS 13.1 | iOS 11.3 | |
| Latest release operating system | iPadOS 17.5.1 | |||||
| Display | Screen size, diag. | 10.9 in (280 mm) | 10.2 in (260 mm) | 9.7 in (250 mm) | ||
| Backlight | LED-backlit | |||||
| Multi-touch | Yes | |||||
| Technology | Liquid Retina display with IPS technology | Retina display with IPS technology | ||||
| Resolution | 2360 × 1640 | 2160 × 1620 | 2048 × 1536 | |||
| Pixel density (ppi) | 264 | |||||
| Aspect ratio | ~10:7 | 4:3 | ||||
| Typ. max. brightness ( cd⁄m2) | 500 | |||||
| HDR max. brightness ( cd⁄m2) | — | |||||
| Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | Yes | |||||
| Laminated display | No | |||||
| Anti-reflective coating | No | |||||
| Reflectance | — | |||||
| Full sRGB display | Yes | |||||
| Wide color display (Display P3) | No | |||||
| True Tone display | Yes | No | ||||
| Night Shift | Yes | |||||
| ProMotion display | No | |||||
| HDR 10 content | No | |||||
| Dolby Vision | No | |||||
| Processor | Chip | Apple A14 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A12 Bionic | Apple A10 Fusion | |
| Fabrication node | 5 nm | 7 nm | 16 nm | |||
| Total cores | 6 (hexa-core) | 4 (quad-core) | ||||
| High-performance cores | 2 × Firestorm | 2 × Lightning | 2 × Vortex | 2 × Hurricane | ||
| Energy-Efficiency Cores | 4 × Icestorm | 4 × Thunder | 4 × Tempest | 2 × Zephyr | ||
| Clock speed | 3.09 GHz | 2.65 GHz | 2.49 GHz | 2.34 GHz | ||
| Bit | 64-bit | |||||
| Motion coprocessor | Embedded in SoC | Embedded M10 | ||||
| Bus width | 64-bit | |||||
| Graphics processor | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G13P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G12P) | Apple designed 4-core GPU (G11P) | PowerVR GT7600 Plus (6-core) | ||
| Neural Engine | 16-core Neural Engine (11 TOPS) |
8-core Neural Engine (5.5 TOPS) |
8-core Neural Engine (5 TOPS) |
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| Storage | 64 GB, 256 GB | 32 GB, 128 GB | ||||
| Storage type | NAND Flash driven by NVMe-based controller that communicates over a PCIe connection | |||||
| RAM | 4 GB | 3 GB | 2 GB | |||
| RAM type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4 | ||||
| Virtual memory swap | No | |||||
| Connector | USB-C port with USB 2.0 | 8-pin Lightning connector with USB 2.0 | ||||
| Smart connector (side, for Smart Keyboard) | — | |||||
| External display support | One display up to 4K resolution at 30 Hz or 1080p resolution at 60Hz | No | ||||
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) | |||
| Maximum speed | 1.2 Gbit/s | 866 Mbit/s | ||||
| MIMO | Yes | |||||
| Simultaneous dual band | No | |||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 | ||||
| Cellular | 5G (sub-6 GHz)/Gigabit LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (only in devices with cellular option) | Gigabit-class LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA/GSM/EDGE (only in devices with cellular option) | LTE/UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA/GSM/EDGE (only in devices with cellular option) | |||
| VoLTE | No | |||||
| Assisted GPS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | |||||
| GLONASS | Yes (only in devices with cellular option) | |||||
| SIM card form-factor | Nano-SIM | |||||
| Apple eSIM | Apple Physical SIM | |||||
| Secure authentication | Touch ID | In Top Button | First generation | |||
| Face ID | No | |||||
| Apple Pencil support | First generation Apple Pencil Apple Pencil (USB-C) |
First generation Apple Pencil | ||||
| Keyboard support | Bluetooth keyboard | Yes | ||||
| Smart Keyboard | No | Yes | No | |||
| Smart Keyboard Folio | No | |||||
| Magic Keyboard | No | |||||
| Magic Keyboard Folio | Yes | No | ||||
| Sensors | LiDAR scanner | No | ||||
| Three-axis gyro | Yes | |||||
| Accelerometer | Yes | |||||