| LAUNCH | Announced | 2021, April 20 |
| Status | Available. Released 2021, May 21 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in) |
| Weight | 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (1.50 lb) | |
| Build | Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame | |
| SIM | Nano-SIM, eSIM | |
| Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) |
| DISPLAY | Type | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak) |
| Size | 12.9 inches, 515.3 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density) | |
| Protection | Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating |
| PLATFORM | OS | iPadOS 14.5.1, up to iPadOS 15.5, planned upgrade to iPadOS 16 |
| Chipset | Apple M1 | |
| CPU | Octa-core | |
| GPU | Apple GPU (8-core graphics) |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No |
| Internal | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | Triple | 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth) |
| Features | Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR | |
| Video | 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) |
| Features | Face detection, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | |
| NFC | No | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort, magnetic connector |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, barometer |
| BATTERY | Type | Li-Po (40.88 Wh), non-removable |
| Charging | Fast charging 18W |
| MISC | Colors | Silver |
