iPad · Base
2025
iPad (A16)
The base iPad moves to A16 and doubles starting storage while retaining the 10th-generation physical platform.
- Announced
- 2025-03-04
- Family
- iPad
- Branch
- Base
- Historical weight
- Refinement
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- 11" Liquid Retina IPS, 2360×1640
- Chip / CPU
- Apple A16 · 3.46 GHz
- Memory
- 6 GB
- Base storage
- 128 GB
- Ports & charging
- USB-C
- Weight
- 477 g
- Dimensions
- 248.6×179.5×7 mm
- Original OS
- iPadOS 18
- Launch price
- $349
- Released
- March 12, 2025
- Graphics
- Apple 5-core GPU
- CPU cores
- 6
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
2- Silicon
A16 chip with 5-core CPU, 4-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine
A16 chip with 5-core CPU, 4-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine.
- Storage
128GB becomes the starting storage tier, with a new 512GB option
128GB becomes the starting storage tier, with a new 512GB option.
Retained
1- Display
The 10.86-inch Liquid Retina display, landscape front camera, Touch ID top button, and…
The 10.86-inch Liquid Retina display, landscape front camera, Touch ID top button, and USB-C-centered industrial design continue.
Technology DNA
Ideas carried by this generation.
Canonical predecessor
iPad (10th generation) iPad (A16)