Apple IPad Air

General Information

• Colors:
• Space Gray, Silver

• SAR:
• 1.18 W/kg (body)    

• SAR EU:
• 0.99 W/kg (body)    

• Price:
• About 350 EUR

Network/Bearer

• Technology:
• GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

• 2G bands:
• GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900, CDMA 800 / 1900

• 3G bands:
• HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

• 4G bands:
• LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850)

• Speed:
• HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

Launch

• Announced:
• 2013, October

• Status:
• Available. Released November 2013

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions:
• 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)

• Weight:
• 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)

• SIM:
• Nano-SIM

Display

• Type:
• IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

• Size:
• 9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)

• Resolution:
• 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)

• Protection:
• Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Platform

• OS:
• iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 13.1.2

• Chipset:
• Apple A7 (28 nm)

• CPU:
• Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)

• GPU:
• PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

Memory

• Card slot:
• No

• Internal:
• 16GB 1GB RAM, 32GB 1GB RAM, 64GB 1GB RAM, 128GB 1GB RAM

Main Camera

• Single:
• 5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF

• Features:
• HDR

• Video:
• 1080p@30fps

Selfie Camera

• Single:
• 1.2 MP

• Features:
• face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

• Video:
• 720p@30fps

Sound

• Loudspeaker:
• Yes, with stereo speakers

• 3.5mm jack:
• Yes, Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN:
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot

• Bluetooth:
• 4.0, A2DP, EDR

• GPS:
• Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)

• Radio:
• No

• USB:
• 2.0, proprietary reversible connector

Features

• Sensors:
• Accelerometer, gyro, compass

• Messaging:
• iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

• Browser:
• HTML5 (Safari), Siri natural language commands and dictation

Battery

• Browser:
• HTML5 (Safari), Non-removable Li-Po 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)

• Talk time:
• Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Tests

• Performance:
• Basemark OS II: 1128 / Basemark X: 13597

• Display:
• Contrast ratio: 968:1 (nominal) / 2.504:1 (sunlight)

• Camera:
• Photo / Video

• Loudspeaker:
• Voice 67dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 76dB

• Audio quality:
• Noise -93.9dB / Crosstalk -89.9dB