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iPad Models

Every iPad Apple has shipped, from the 2010 original to the M5 iPad Pro — name, year, screen size, specs and what each model introduced. Newest first.

43 of 43 models

Model	Year	Size & display	Specs	Key features
iPad Pro 13-inch (M5) iPad Pro8th generation (13-inch) Latest	2025	13-inch Ultra Retina XDR (tandem OLED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2752 × 2064 5.1 mm, 579 g	Chip Apple M5 Storage 256 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	The fastest iPad, and still the thinnest large tablet Apple sells N1 wireless chip with Wi-Fi 7; C1X modem on cellular models Faster charging — around half a battery in 30 minutes Nano-texture glass option on 1 TB and 2 TB models
iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) iPad Pro6th generation (11-inch) Latest	2025	11-inch Ultra Retina XDR (tandem OLED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2420 × 1668 5.3 mm, 444 g	Chip Apple M5 Storage 256 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	M5, with a Neural Accelerator in every GPU core for on-device AI Apple's own N1 wireless chip brings Wi-Fi 7 Faster storage and a large jump in sustained graphics performance Same body as the M4 Pro, so Magic Keyboard and cases carry over
iPad Air 13-inch (M3) iPad Air7th generation	2025	13-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.1 mm, 616 g	Chip Apple M3 Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	The large Air, now on M3 Apple Intelligence throughout, with a 16-core Neural Engine Two external display modes and USB-C at 10 Gb/s
iPad Air 11-inch (M3) iPad Air7th generation	2025	11-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 6.1 mm, 460 g	Chip Apple M3 Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	M3 brings hardware ray tracing and Dynamic Caching to the Air Same body as the M2 Air, so accessories carry over New Magic Keyboard for iPad Air with a function row and larger trackpad
iPad (A16) iPad11th generation	2025	11-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 7.0 mm, 477 g	Chip Apple A16 Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation, via adapter) and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	Named for its chip rather than its generation, matching the rest of the line Base storage doubled to 128 GB with no price rise Screen now called 11-inch, on the same 2360 × 1640 panel No Apple Intelligence — the A16 has no Neural Engine of the required class
iPad mini (A17 Pro) iPad mini7th generation	2024	8.3-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2266 × 1488 6.3 mm, 293 g	Chip Apple A17 Pro Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	Apple Intelligence on the smallest iPad, thanks to the A17 Pro Apple Pencil Pro support with squeeze, barrel roll and haptics Base storage doubled to 128 GB Wi-Fi 6E and twice the USB-C transfer speed of the 6th generation
iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) iPad Pro7th generation (13-inch)	2024	13-inch Ultra Retina XDR (tandem OLED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2752 × 2064 5.1 mm, 579 g	Chip Apple M4 Storage 256 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	At 5.1 mm, the thinnest product Apple has ever made Tandem OLED at 1,600 nits peak HDR, in a lighter body than the mini-LED it replaced Landscape front camera, and the rear camera lost its ultra-wide Redesigned Magic Keyboard with an aluminium palm rest and function row
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) iPad Pro5th generation (11-inch)	2024	11-inch Ultra Retina XDR (tandem OLED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2420 × 1668 5.3 mm, 444 g	Chip Apple M4 Storage 256 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	Tandem OLED — two OLED panels stacked for 1,000 nits full-screen SDR and HDR First device to ship with the M4 Apple Pencil Pro: squeeze, barrel roll, haptic feedback and Find My Optional nano-texture glass on 1 TB and 2 TB models
iPad Air 13-inch (M2) iPad Air6th generation	2024	13-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.1 mm, 617 g	Chip Apple M2 Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	The first big-screen iPad that is not a Pro 600 nits, brighter than the 11-inch Air Landscape front camera and Apple Pencil Pro support
iPad Air 11-inch (M2) iPad Air6th generation	2024	11-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 6.1 mm, 462 g	Chip Apple M2 Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	First Air sold in two sizes, and the first with a 1 TB option Front camera moved to the landscape edge for video calls Apple Pencil Pro support, and Apple Intelligence on the M2
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation, M2) iPad Pro6th generation	2022	12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR (mini-LED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.4 mm, 682 g	Chip Apple M2 Storage 128 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	XDR mini-LED display with Apple Pencil hover ProRes recording and faster external-display support Stage Manager on iPadOS 16, with a second screen at 6K
iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation, M2) iPad Pro4th generation (11-inch)	2022	11-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2388 × 1668 5.9 mm, 466 g	Chip Apple M2 Storage 128 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Apple Pencil hover — the cursor previews 12 mm above the glass Wi-Fi 6E and ProRes video capture M2 with 8 CPU and 10 GPU cores
iPad (10th generation) iPad10th generation	2022	10.9-inch Liquid Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 7.0 mm, 477 g	Chip Apple A14 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation, via adapter) and Apple Pencil (USB-C)	All-screen redesign in four colours — the home button finally went USB-C, and the front camera moved to the landscape edge Magic Keyboard Folio with a full function row and a kickstand Awkward Pencil story: the 1st-generation Pencil needs a USB-C dongle to pair
iPad Air (5th generation) iPad Air5th generation	2022	10.9-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 6.1 mm, 461 g	Chip Apple M1 Storage 64 / 256 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Mac-class M1 silicon in a mid-range iPad Centre Stage 12 MP ultra-wide front camera 5G on cellular models, and twice the USB-C transfer speed
iPad (9th generation) iPad9th generation	2021	10.2-inch Retina with True Tone, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2160 × 1620 7.5 mm, 487 g	Chip Apple A13 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	True Tone at last on the entry iPad 12 MP ultra-wide front camera with Centre Stage Base storage doubled to 64 GB at the same price The last iPad with a home button — sold alongside the 10th generation for years
iPad mini (6th generation) iPad mini6th generation	2021	8.3-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2266 × 1488 6.3 mm, 293 g	Chip Apple A15 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Complete redesign: all-screen, flat sides, no home button USB-C, 5G on cellular models and a Smart Connector-free flat back Centre Stage front camera and magnetic Apple Pencil charging Shipped with a scrolling artefact nicknamed "jelly scrolling"
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation, M1) iPad Pro5th generation	2021	12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR (mini-LED) with ProMotion, 120 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.4 mm, 682 g	Chip Apple M1 Storage 128 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Liquid Retina XDR: over 10,000 mini-LEDs in 2,596 local dimming zones 1,000 nits full-screen and 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness M1, Thunderbolt and 5G on cellular models Slightly thicker than the model it replaced, to fit the backlight
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation, M1) iPad Pro3rd generation (11-inch)	2021	11-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2388 × 1668 5.9 mm, 466 g	Chip Apple M1 Storage 128 GB – 2 TB Port Thunderbolt / USB 4 Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	First iPad with Mac silicon — the M1 Thunderbolt, four times the bandwidth of the old USB-C port Centre Stage front camera that pans to follow you Up to 16 GB of RAM and a 2 TB storage option
iPad Air (4th generation) iPad Air4th generation	2020	10.9-inch Liquid Retina with True Tone and P3, 60 Hz 2360 × 1640 6.1 mm, 458 g	Chip Apple A14 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port USB-C Unlock Touch ID (top button) Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	First iPad with Touch ID built into the top button Took the Pro's all-screen design, USB-C and Magic Keyboard support First device to ship with the 5 nm A14 Bionic Five colours, including green and sky blue
iPad (8th generation) iPad8th generation	2020	10.2-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2160 × 1620 7.5 mm, 490 g	Chip Apple A12 Bionic Storage 32 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	Same body as the 7th generation with the A12 Bionic dropped in Neural Engine brought machine-learning features to the budget iPad Trackpad and mouse support through iPadOS 13.4 and later
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) iPad Pro4th generation	2020	12.9-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2732 × 2048 5.9 mm, 641 g	Chip Apple A12Z Bionic Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	LiDAR scanner and dual rear cameras Base storage doubled to 128 GB The iPad became a laptop replacement with the Magic Keyboard
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro2nd generation (11-inch)	2020	11-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2388 × 1668 5.9 mm, 471 g	Chip Apple A12Z Bionic Storage 128 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Added a LiDAR scanner for depth and augmented reality Ultra-wide second rear camera and studio-quality microphones Launched with trackpad and mouse support in iPadOS 13.4 Magic Keyboard with a floating hinge and backlit keys
iPad (7th generation) iPad7th generation	2019	10.2-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2160 × 1620 7.5 mm, 483 g	Chip Apple A10 Fusion Storage 32 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	Screen grew from 9.7 to 10.2 inches Smart Connector for the full-size Smart Keyboard First iPad to ship with iPadOS rather than iOS
iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad Air3rd generation	2019	10.5-inch Retina with True Tone and P3, fully laminated, 60 Hz 2224 × 1668 6.1 mm, 456 g	Chip Apple A12 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	Revived the Air name after four years, on the 10.5-inch Pro body Smart Connector for the full-size Smart Keyboard Apple Pencil and True Tone at a mid-range price
iPad mini (5th generation) iPad mini5th generation	2019	7.9-inch Retina with True Tone and P3, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 6.1 mm, 300 g	Chip Apple A12 Bionic Storage 64 / 256 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	Ended a three-and-a-half-year gap in the line Apple Pencil support in the smallest iPad True Tone, P3 colour and a much brighter panel
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) iPad Pro3rd generation	2018	12.9-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2732 × 2048 5.9 mm, 631 g	Chip Apple A12X Bionic Storage 64 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	Same 12.9-inch screen in a noticeably smaller body A12X was faster than most laptops on sale that year USB-C, Face ID and the magnetic Apple Pencil
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) iPad Pro1st generation (11-inch)	2018	11-inch Liquid Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2388 × 1668 5.9 mm, 468 g	Chip Apple A12X Bionic Storage 64 / 256 / 512 GB / 1 TB Port USB-C Unlock Face ID Pencil Apple Pencil (2nd generation)	The redesign: flat sides, no home button, Face ID in any orientation First iPad with USB-C, driving 5K displays and charging other devices Apple Pencil (2nd generation) attaches and charges magnetically First iPad with a 1 TB option
iPad (6th generation) iPad6th generation	2018	9.7-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 7.5 mm, 469 g	Chip Apple A10 Fusion Storage 32 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	First non-Pro iPad to support the Apple Pencil Announced at an education event, with classroom pricing A10 Fusion brought it close to the 2017 iPad Pro in CPU terms
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) iPad Pro2nd generation	2017	12.9-inch Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.9 mm, 677 g	Chip Apple A10X Fusion Storage 64 / 256 / 512 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	ProMotion, True Tone and 600 nits on the large Pro 12 MP rear and 7 MP front cameras, matching the iPhone 7 Shipped alongside iOS 11's Files app and the iPad-only Dock
iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro2nd generation (10.5-inch)	2017	10.5-inch Retina with ProMotion, True Tone and P3, 120 Hz 2224 × 1668 6.1 mm, 469 g	Chip Apple A10X Fusion Storage 64 / 256 / 512 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	First ProMotion display — adaptive refresh up to 120 Hz Replaced the 9.7-inch Pro with a bigger screen in a similar body Apple Pencil latency dropped to about 20 ms
iPad (5th generation) iPad5th generation	2017	9.7-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 7.5 mm, 469 g	Chip Apple A9 Storage 32 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Not supported	Revived the plain "iPad" name after the Air line paused The cheapest iPad Apple had shipped, aimed at schools Brighter than the Air 2 it replaced, but back to a non-laminated display Touch ID and an 8 MP rear camera
iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad Pro1st generation (9.7-inch)	2016	9.7-inch Retina with True Tone and P3, fully laminated, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 6.1 mm, 437 g	Chip Apple A9X Storage 32 / 128 / 256 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	First display with True Tone ambient colour matching First iPad with the wide P3 colour gamut 12 MP rear camera with a flash — unusual on an iPad
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation) iPad Pro1st generation	2015	12.9-inch Retina, fully laminated, 60 Hz 2732 × 2048 6.9 mm, 713 g	Chip Apple A9X Storage 32 / 128 / 256 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Apple Pencil (1st generation)	The first iPad Pro, and the biggest iPad screen to that point Introduced the Apple Pencil and the Smart Connector Four speakers that balanced themselves to the device's orientation First iPad with 4 GB of RAM
iPad mini 4 iPad mini4th generation	2015	7.9-inch Retina, fully laminated, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 6.1 mm, 298 g	Chip Apple A8 Storage 16 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Not supported	Fully laminated, anti-reflective display Thinner and lighter, with Split View multitasking Dropped the mute/rotation-lock switch
iPad Air 2 iPad Air2nd generation	2014	9.7-inch Retina, fully laminated and anti-reflective, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 6.1 mm, 437 g	Chip Apple A8X Storage 16 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Not supported	6.1 mm — the thinnest iPad until the M4 Pro, ten years later First fully laminated iPad display, with an anti-reflective coating First iPad with 2 GB of RAM, and the first with Touch ID Lost the mute switch, gained a burst-mode camera
iPad mini 3 iPad mini3rd generation	2014	7.9-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 7.5 mm, 331 g	Chip Apple A7 Storage 16 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock Touch ID (home button) Pencil Not supported	Touch ID and a gold finish — otherwise identical to the mini 2 Widely seen as the thinnest update in the line's history
iPad mini 2 iPad mini2nd generation	2013	7.9-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 7.5 mm, 331 g	Chip Apple A7 Storage 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock None Pencil Not supported	Retina display at the full iPad resolution in a 7.9-inch panel 64-bit A7, the same generation as the iPad Air Briefly the highest pixel density of any iPad
iPad Air iPad Air1st generation	2013	9.7-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 7.5 mm, 469 g	Chip Apple A7 Storage 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock None Pencil Not supported	Dropped 180 g against the 4th-generation iPad — the "Air" name arrived First 64-bit iPad, on the A7 with the M7 motion coprocessor Bezels narrowed by 43%, taking the mini's design language full size
iPad (4th generation) iPad4th generation	2012	9.7-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 9.4 mm, 652 g	Chip Apple A6X Storage 16 / 32 / 64 / 128 GB Port Lightning Unlock None Pencil Not supported	First iPad with the Lightning connector Twice the CPU and graphics performance of the 3rd generation FaceTime HD front camera A 128 GB option arrived in 2013 — the largest iPad storage to that point
iPad mini iPad mini1st generation	2012	7.9-inch LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 1024 × 768 7.2 mm, 308 g	Chip Apple A5 Storage 16 / 32 / 64 GB Port Lightning Unlock None Pencil Not supported	Answered the 7-inch tablets Apple had publicly dismissed Same 1024 × 768 resolution as the iPad 2, so every app just worked Thin bezels on the long edges with a new palm-rejection technique
iPad (3rd generation) iPad3rd generation	2012	9.7-inch Retina, LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 2048 × 1536 9.4 mm, 652 g	Chip Apple A5X Storage 16 / 32 / 64 GB Port 30-pin dock Unlock None Pencil Not supported	First Retina display on an iPad — four times the pixels of the iPad 2 5 MP rear camera and 1080p video LTE on cellular models Replaced after only seven months, the shortest-lived iPad
iPad 2 iPad2nd generation	2011	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 1024 × 768 8.8 mm, 601 g	Chip Apple A5 Storage 16 / 32 / 64 GB Port 30-pin dock Unlock None Pencil Not supported	A third thinner and lighter than the original Front and rear cameras, so FaceTime worked Magnetic Smart Cover that woke and slept the screen Supported for an unusually long time — six iOS releases
iPad (1st generation) iPad1st generation	2010	9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS, 60 Hz 1024 × 768 13.4 mm, 680 g	Chip Apple A4 Storage 16 / 32 / 64 GB Port 30-pin dock Unlock None Pencil Not supported	The first iPad — a tablet built on iPhone OS rather than Mac OS X 10-hour battery, and the A4 was Apple's first in-house chip No camera at all, front or back Optional 3G, and a keyboard dock accessory

Reading the table

Size is the diagonal screen size Apple markets, with the panel type, resolution, thickness and weight underneath. Weights are the Wi-Fi configuration; cellular models run a few grams heavier.

Names changed in 2024. Apple moved from generation numbers to chip names — “iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)” rather than “7th generation”. Both are shown, because support articles still use the generation.

Apple Pencil compatibility never carried over cleanly. The 1st-generation Pencil pairs through a port, the 2nd generation and Pencil Pro attach magnetically, and the USB-C Pencil has no pressure sensitivity. Check the Pencil row before buying one.

Instructions

Every iPad model in one table — name, release year, screen size, chip, storage, port, unlock method, Apple Pencil support and what each model introduced, newest first.

Type in the search box to match on model (mini), chip (M4), year (2021), size (8.3-inch) or any spec or feature (Thunderbolt).
Use the family buttons — Pro, Air, iPad, mini — to follow one line through its generations.
The counter beside the buttons shows how many models matched. Rows run newest first, and everything from the most recent launch day is tagged Latest wherever the current filter leaves it.

Tips

Searching a spec works across the whole line: Lightning lists every pre-USB-C iPad, Face ID lists only the Pros.
Models released on the same day are ordered Pro, Air, iPad, mini and then by screen size, so each launch day's pair of sizes sits together.
The Unlock row is the quickest way to date a model: home-button Touch ID, top-button Touch ID and Face ID map almost exactly onto the three body designs.
Your search text and family filter are kept in local storage on this device only — nothing about this page is sent anywhere.
Hit Example and click the search box to run a sample lookup.