Apple 2026 iPad Air 8 5G Wi-Fi 13-inch

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SIM type

eSIM

Internal device memory

128GB
256GB
512GB
1TB

Device warranty

24 months

Battery

Usage time

Up to 10 hours

Removable battery

Battery type

Lithium-polymer

Battery capacity

36.59WHrs

Body

Height (mm)

280.6

Width (mm)

214.9

Depth (mm)

6.1

Weight (g)

617

SIM type

eSIM

Connectivity

Location services

Wi‑Fi
iBeacon micro-location
GPS/GNSS

Wi-Fi (WLAN)

Yes - 7

Wi-Fi frequency

Simultaneous dual band

Bluetooth

Yes - 6

Processor

Processor core count

CPU: 8
GPU: 9
Neural Engine: 16

Model

Apple M4 chip

Display

Resolution

2732x2048

Type

IPS

Pixels per inch

264

Display features

True Tone
Liquid Retina

Touch screen

Yes

Size (inches)

Backlight technology

LED

Multi-touch

Yes

Brightness

600 nits

Colour gamut

Wide colour (P3)

High Dynamic Range (HDR)

HDR with Dolby Vision
HDR10+
HDR10

Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG)

Yes

Screen type

Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Fully laminated
Anti-reflective coating

Messaging

Multimedia messages

Yes

Text messages

Yes

Network

VoLTE (4G calling in UK)

Yes

Platform

Operating system

Apple iOS

Generic software version

iPadOS 26

Sensors

Accelerometer

Yes

Digital compass

Yes

Ambient light sensor

Yes

Gyroscope

Yes - Three‐axis

Barometer

Yes

Memory

RAM

12GB

Device memory

128GB<br> 256GB<br> 512GB<br> 1TB

Card slot

Front camera

HD video recording

1080p at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps

Resolution (max MP)

Camera type

Landscape Centre Stage camera

Additional features

Smart HDR 4
Lens correction
Retina Flash with True Tone
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode

Number of cameras

Aperture

f/2.0

Camera

Slow motion

1080p at 120fps or 240fps

Video recording

4K video recording at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
1080p HD video recording at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
720p HD video recording at 30fps
Slo‑mo video support for 1080p at 120fps or 240fps
Time-lapse video with stabilisation
Extended dynamic range for video up to 30fps
Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
Continuous autofocus video
Playback zoom

Number of cameras

Primary camera

Rear-facing

Secondary camera

Front-facing

Rear camera

Resolution (max MP)

Number of cameras

Autofocus

Yes - with Focus Pixels

Aperture

f/1.8

HD video recording

4K at 24fps, 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
1080p at 25fps, 30fps or 60fps
720p at 30fps

Slow motion

1080p at 120fps or 240fps

Zoom

5x Digital

Additional features

Five-element lens
Panorama (up to 63MP)
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Smart HDR 4
Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
Photo geotagging
Auto image stabilisation
Burst mode

Features

A-GPS

Video calling

FaceTime
Centre Stage
iPad to any FaceTime‑enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network
SharePlay
Screen sharing
Portrait mode in FaceTime
Spatial Audio
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Microphone

Yes - dual

Loudspeaker

Landscape stereo speakers

Built-in Smart Assistant

Siri

Voice recording

Yes

Web browser

Yes

Cable length (m)

Music player

Yes

Video player

Yes

Security

Fingerprint sensor

Yes - Touch ID
Power button-mounted

Accessibility

Accessibility features

VoiceOver
Zoom
Magnifier
Spoken Content
Voice Control
Switch Control
AssistiveTouch
Siri and Dictation
Type to Siri
Real-Time Text
Audio Descriptions
Subtitles and Closed Captioning
Live Captions

Warranty

Device warranty

24 months

Compatibility

Apple Pencil Pro
Apple Pencil USB‑C
Apple Pencil hover
Apple AirPlay

Power

Power source

Rechargeable battery

Sound

Dolby

Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital Plus
Dolby Atmos

Audio details

Spatial Audio

Formats

Audio Formats

AAC
MP3
Apple Lossless
FLAC

Content formats

Mail Attachments:
Images: .jpg, .tiff, .gif
Microsoft Word: .doc and .docx
Web pages: .htm and .html
Keynote: .key
Numbers: .numbers
Pages: .pages
Preview and Adobe Acrobat: .pdf
Microsoft PowerPoint: .ppt and .pptx
Text: .txt
Rich text format: .rtf
Contact information: .vcf
Microsoft Excel: .xls and .xlsx
Wallet: .pkpass
Others: .zip, .ics, .usdz

Video formats

HEVC
H.264

Photo formats

HEIF
JPEG

System

System requirements

Apple account (required for some features)
Internet access

Mac or PC syncing:
macOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder
macOS High Sierra 10.13 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.9 or later
Windows 10 or later using iTunes 12.12.10 or later

Interfaces/Ports

Other port connections

1x Magnetic connector (for Apple Pencil)
1x Smart connector

USB port

1x USB-C 3 with Charging and DisplayPort support

Additional Information

Software/Apps included

App Store
Books
Calculator
Calendar
Camera
Clips
Clock
Contacts
FaceTime
Files
Find My
Freeform
Games
GarageBand
Health
Home
iMovie
Invites
iTunes Store
Journal
Keynote
Magnifier
Mail
Maps
Measure
Messages
Music
News
Notes
Numbers
Pages
Passwords
Phone
Photo Booth
Photos
Podcasts
Preview
Reminders
Safari
Settings
Shortcuts
Stocks
Support
Swift Playgrounds
Tips
Translate
TV
Voice Memos
Weather

Operation

Operating temperature

0° to 35°C

Operating humidity

5% to 95% non-condensing

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