List of iPads

This page is about the full-sized (9.7 in.) iPad. For the smaller (7.8 in.) iPad, see iPad mini.

There are six iterations of the iPad.

Comparison

Tablet	iPad "iPad"		iPad 2 "iPad 2"				iPad 3 "The new iPad"			iPad 4 "iPad with Retina display"			iPad Air "iPad Air"			iPad Air 2 "iPad Air 2"
	Wi‑Fi	3G	iPad2,1	iPad2,2	iPad2,3	iPad2,4	iPad3,1	iPad3,2	iPad3,3	iPad3,4	iPad3,5	iPad3,6	iPad4,1	iPad4,2	iPad4,3	iPad5,3	iPad5,4
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Case Material	Aluminum
Colors	Black		Black/White										Silver/Space Gray			Gold/Silver/Space Gray
Dimensions	9.56x7.47x0.50 in. 243x190x13 mm.		9.50x7.31x0.34 in. 241x186x8.6 mm.				9.50x7.31x0.37 in. 241x185x9.4 mm.						9.45x6.67x0.29 in. 240x169.5x7.5 mm.			9.45x6.67x0.24 in. 240x169.5x6.1 mm.
Weight	23.99 oz. 680 g.	25.75 oz. 730 g.	21.20 oz. 601 g.	21.62 oz. 613 g.	21.41 oz. 607 g.	21.20 oz. 601 g.	23.04 oz. 652 g.	23.36 oz. 662 g.		23.04 oz. 652 g.	23.36 oz. 662 g.		16.54 oz. 469 g.	16.86 oz. 478 g.		15.41 oz. 437 g.	15.66 oz. 444 g.
Capacity (GB)	16/32/64					16	16/32/64			16/32/64/128						16/64/128
CPU	S5L8930 A4		S5L8940 A5			S5L8942 A5 Rev A	S5L8945 A5X			S5L8955 A6X			S5L8965 A7 Rev A			A8X
ARM Architecture	ARMv7												ARMv8
Core Design	ARM Cortex-A8		ARM Cortex-A9							Apple Swift			Apple Cyclone			?
CPU Cores	1		2													?
CPU Cache	L1 (32 KiB) L2 (512 KiB)		L1 (32 KiB instr. + 32 KiB data) L2 (1024 KiB)										L2 (64 KiB instr. + 64 KiB data) L2 (1024 KiB)			?
CPU Speed (GHz)	1									1.4						?
Motion Coprocessor	N/A												LPC18A1 ‎M7			LPC18B1 ‎M8
RAM	256 MiB		512 MiB				1024 MiB									?
Cellular Radio (telephony-maximum-generation)	N/A	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (3.5G)	N/A	HSDPA 7.2 Mbps and HSUPA (3.5G)	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (3.5G)	N/A		LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)	LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)	N/A	LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)	LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)	N/A	LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)	N/A		LTE (4G) HSPA+ and DC-HSDPA (3.5G) CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (3.5G) EDGE (2.5G)
Battery (volts)	3.75		3.8				3.78						3.73			?	?
Battery (Wh)	24.8		25				42.5						32.9			?	?
Battery (mAh)	6600		6930				11560						8820			?	?
Internal Name	iPad1,1		iPad2,1	iPad2,2	iPad2,3	iPad2,4	iPad3,1	iPad3,2	iPad3,3	iPad3,4	iPad3,5	iPad3,6	iPad4,1	iPad4,2	iPad4,3	?	?
Initial Firmware	3.2 (7B367)		4.3 (8F191)	4.3 (8F191)	4.3 (8F191)	5.1 (9B176)	5.1 (9B176)	5.1 (9B176)	5.1 (9B176)	6.0 (10A407)	6.0.1 (10A8426)	6.0.1 (10A8426)	7.0.3 (11B511)	7.0.3 (11B511)	7.1 (11D167)	?	?
Latest (publicly available) firmware	5.1.1 (9B206)		16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	?	?
Latest firmware			16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	16.1.1 (20B101)	?	?
Camera (MP) (still-camera)	No		0.75 MP (720p)				5 MP (1080p)									8 MP (1080p)
Front-Facing Camera (video-camera)	No		0.75 MP (480p)							1.2 MP (720p)
Auto-Focus (auto-focus-camera)	No		Yes
HDR (hdr-image-capture)	No						Requires iOS 7 or later						Yes
GPS (gps)	No	Yes	No	Yes		No		Yes		No	Yes		No	Yes		No	Yes
Gyroscope (gyroscope)	No		Yes
Digital Compass (magnetometer)	No		Yes
FaceTime Video Calls (venice)	No		Yes
Dictation (dictation)	No						Yes
Siri (assistant)	No						Requires iOS 6 or later			Yes