Size and Weight²

• Wi-Fi
• Height: 9.4 inches (240 mm)
• Width: 6.6 inches (169.5 mm)
• Depth: 0.29 inch (7.5 mm)
• Weight: 1 pounds (469 g)
   

Display

• Retina display
• 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
• 2048-by-1536 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

Chip

• A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor

Wireless and Cellular

• Wi-Fi
• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and MIMO
• Bluetooth 4.0 technology
   

Cameras, Photos, and Video Recording

• FaceTime HD Camera
• 1.2MP photos
• 720p HD video
• FaceTime video calling over Wi-Fi
• Face detection
• Backside illumination
• Tap to control exposure for video or still images
• Photo and video geotagging

• Video Recording
• 1080p HD video recording
• Video stabilization
• Face detection
• Tap to focus while recording
• Backside illumination
• 3x video zoom

• iSight Camera
• 5MP photos
• Autofocus
• Face detection
• Backside illumination
• Five-element lens
• Hybrid IR filter
• ƒ/2.4 aperture
• Tap to focus video or still images
• Tap to control exposure for video or still images
• Photo and video geotagging
• HDR photos

External Buttons and Connectors

• External Buttons and Controls
• Home
• On/Off; Sleep/Wake
• Silent/Screen rotation lock
• Volume up/down

• Connectors and Input/Output
• Dual Microphones
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
• Lightning connector
• Built-in speakers

Power and Battery⁶

• Wi-Fi
• Built-in 32.4-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
• When brand new, came with up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music (unsure exactly how many hours the battery will last today).
• Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input/Output

• Wi-Fi
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
• Built-in speakers
• Dual microphones

Connector

• Lightning

Sensors

• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

Operating system

iOS 9
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iOS 9 includes:

• AirDrop
• AirPlay
• AirPrint
• Control Center
• Notification Center
• Siri
• Spotlight Search
• Apple Music
• Family Sharing
• iCloud Drive
• Multitasking
• QuickType Keyboard

Built-in Apps

• Camera
• Photos
• Messages
• FaceTime
• Mail
• Music
• Safari
• Maps
• Siri
• Calendar
• iTunes Store
• App Store
• Notes
• Contacts
• iBooks
• Game Center
• Reminders
• Clock
• Videos
• Photo Booth
• Podcasts
• News
• Find My iPhone
• Find My Friends
• iCloud Drive

Free Apps from Apple⁷

• Pages
• Numbers
• Keynote
• iMovie
• GarageBand
• iTunes U
• Apple Store
• Trailers
• Remote

Video Calling⁵

• Wi-Fi
• FaceTime
• iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi

Audio Calling⁵

• Wi-Fi
• FaceTime
• iPad Air to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi

Audio Playback

• 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

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 4.2 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

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 (U.S.), English (UK), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• Keyboard support
  English (U.S.), English (Canadian), English (UK), English (Australian), Chinese - Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin, Stroke), Chinese - Traditional (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin, Cangjie, Stroke), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Emoji, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic/Latin), Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Tibetan, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect)
  English (U.S.), English (Canadian), English (UK), English (Australian), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), French, French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Italian, Japanese (Romaji, Kana), Korean, Spanish, Arabic, Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, Flemish, Greek, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese
• Siri languages
  English (U.S., UK, Canada, Australia), Spanish (U.S., Mexico, Spain), French (France, Canada, Switzerland), German (Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Mandarin (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (Hong Kong)

Intelligent Assistant⁸

• Siri
  Use your voice to send messages, set reminders, and more.

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

Environmental Requirements

• Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
• Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet (3000 m)

System Requirements

• Apple ID (required for some features)
• Internet access⁹
• Syncing with iTunes on a Mac or PC requires:
• Mac: OS X v10.6.8 or later
• PC: Windows 8; Windows 7; Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 3 or later
• iTunes (free download from www.itunes.com/download)

Included:

• iPad Air with protective case
• Does not include a lightning to USB cable
• Does not include a USB power adapter