iPad (8th generation) tech specs
Finish options
Aluminum body in the following color choices:
Size and weight
Wi-Fi-only models
- Length: 9.8 inches (250.6 mm)
- Width: 6.8 inches (174.1 mm)
- Depth: 0.29 inch (7.5 mm)
- Weight: 1.08 pounds (490 grams)
Wi-Fi and cellular models
- Length: 9.8 inches (250.6 mm)
- Width: 6.8 inches (174.1 mm)
- Depth: 0.29 inch (7.5 mm)
- Weight: 1.09 pounds (495 grams)
Storage capacity
Buttons, connectors, and more
- Home Button/Touch ID sensor
- On/off, sleep/wake button
- Volume up button
- Volume down button
- Lightning connector
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Nano SIM card tray (Wi-Fi and cellular model only)
- Smart connector
- Stereo speakers
- Dual microphones
Display
- Retina display
- 10.2-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 2160-by-1620-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
- 500 nits brightness
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Supports Apple Pencil (1st generation)
Chip
- A12 Bionic chip with 64-bit architecture
- Neural Engine
Rear camera
- 8MP camera
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Five-element lens
- Hybrid IR filter
- Backside illumination
- Live Photos
- Autofocus
- Panorama (up to 43MP)
- HDR for photos
- Exposure control
- Burst mode
- Tap to focus
- Timer mode
- Auto image stabilization
- Body and face detection
- Photo geotagging
Video recording
- 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps
- Slo‑mo video support for 720p at 120 fps
- Time‑lapse video with stabilization
- Video image stabilization
- Body and face detection
- 3x video zoom
- Video geotagging
Front FaceTime HD camera
- 1.2MP photos
- ƒ/2.4 aperture
- Retina Flash
- Backside illumination
- Live Photos
- 720p HD video recording
- HDR for photos
- Body and face detection
- Burst mode
- Exposure control
- Timer mode
Video and audio calling
- FaceTime video and audio
- iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
Cellular and wireless
All models
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); dual-band (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO
- Bluetooth 4.2 technology
Wi-Fi and cellular models
- UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Gigabit-class LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71)
- Data only
- Wi-Fi calling
- eSIM
Location
All models
- Digital compass
- Wi-Fi
- iBeacon microlocation
Wi-Fi and cellular models
- Built-in GPS/GNSS
- Cellular
Sensors
- Touch ID
- Three‐axis gyro
- Accelerometer
- Barometer
- Ambient light sensor
Power and battery
All models
- Built‐in 32.4‐watt-hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video
- Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
Wi-Fi and cellular models
- Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network
In the box
- iPad
- Lightning to USB-C Cable
- USB-C Power Adapter
Operating system