iPad Air

Sean P. Aune

22 Oct 2013

	Apple - iPad Air
Display Size	9.7-inch, 1536 x 2048 pixel display (264 ppi)
Resolution X	1536
Resolution Y	2048
Display Type	Retina display
Operating System	iOS 7 (at launch)
Processor	A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor
RAM	N/A
Storage	16GB 32GB 64GB 128GB
External Storage	No
Main Camera (Back)	5MP
Secondary Camera (Front)	FaceTime HD
Networks	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B: 800, 1900 UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA: 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 LTE Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0
Battery	Up to 10 hours of surﬁng the web on Wi‑Fi, watching video, or listening to music: Up to 9 hours of surﬁng the web using cellular data network
NFC	No
Connectivity	3.5mm Headphone jack Lightning
Sensors	Accelerometer Ambient light Three-axis gyro
GPS	Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) Digital compass
Height	240 mm (9.45 inches)
Width	169.5 mm (6.67 inches)
Depth	7.5 mm (0.30 inches)
Weight	16 oz (454 g)
Colors	Silver, Space Gray
Supported Audio Formats	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Supported Video Formats	H.264 video up to 1080p, 60 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format
In The Box	Wall Adapter Apple Lightning Cable Quick Start Guide

Release Date: Nov 1, 2013

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