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Apple M1 chip

A13 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
Neural Engine

8-core CPU
8-core graphics
Apple Neural Engine
8GB RAM

64GB | 256GB

64GB | 256GB

iOS 15
Subject to change based on future operating system updates

iOS 15

n77 C-band

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6; simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO

Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO

Bluetooth 5.0 technology

Nano‑SIM (supports Apple SIM)
eSIM

Nano-SIM
(supports Apple SIM7)
eSim

Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71

UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

Quad-band

Safari

Touch ID, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light

Yes

Apple Music®

AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV

Via lockscreen

Apple Music

VoiceOver, Voice Control, Zoom, Magnifier, RTT support, Siri and Dictation, Type to Siri, Switch Control, Closed Captions, AssistiveTouch, Spoken Content

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad. Features include: 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 (beta).