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iPad

The colourful, all-screen iPad for the things you do every day.

Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.

iHelp's verdict

A16 chip, March 2025. For the sofa, recipes, FaceTime and the grandchildren, this is plenty.

Key facts

Released
12 March 2025
Colours
Blue, Pink, Yellow, Silver
Chip
A16 chip
Display
LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
Storage
128GB

Who should buy it

For the sofa, recipes, FaceTime, email and the grandchildren. If you're not sure which iPad you need, it's probably this one.

In more detail

11-inch Liquid Retina display, A16 chip, 128GB of storage as standard, 12MP front and back cameras and USB-C. Works with Apple Pencil (USB-C).

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Storage

  • 128GB
  • 256GB
  • 512GB

In the box

  • iPad
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1 metre)

Display

  • LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
  • 2360x1640-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
  • True Tone display
  • 500 nits brightness

Chip

  • A16 chip
  • 5-core CPU
  • 4-core GPU
  • 16-core Neural Engine

Camera

  • 12MP Wide camera, ƒ/1.8 aperture
  • Digital zoom up to 5x
  • Five-element lens
  • Autofocus with Focus Pixels

Audio

  • FaceTime audio
  • iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

Connectivity

  • Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
  • Simultaneous dual band
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • 5G (sub-6GHz) with 4x4 MIMO

Headline specs from Apple's UK tech specs pages, base configuration unless stated.

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