You take the 10th-gen iPad from 2022, give it some iPhone 14 Pro parts, and bam – new iPad. No Apple Intelligence on this model due to system constraints, although it gains an extra 2 GB of RAM from the previous generation like how other Apple devices received a RAM upgrade across the line.

Considering how the A16 chip is a phenomenal performer and some choose to hang onto their devices for longer – this is a great everyday, entry level device especially for those with no desire to use Apple Intelligence.

This iPad also bumps up to Bluetooth 5.3 and Wifi 6E, has a $100-lower starting price of just $349 USD (versus the $449 MSRP base for the previous model), and jumps up to LPDDR5X RAM from the previous gen’s LPDDR4X.

The A16 used in here is a binned 5-core CPU with a 4-core CPU, while the iPhone 14 Pro had 6 CPU cores and 5 GPU cores.

What You Need to Know

• The main advantage is the advancement from the A14 Bionic to the A16 Bionic. While the chip within itself itself carries a slew of upgrades for the 11th-generation iPad in 2025, the reality is it’s only part that’s massively changed.
  • 11.8 Billion Transistors (A14) vs 16 Billion Transistors
  • Performance cores are 460 MHz faster
  • Efficiency cores are 200 MHz faster
  • Steps to a 4 nm fabrication process (A16) versus 5nm on the A14.
  • 4 GB LPDDR4X-4266 (A14) vs 6 GB LPDDR5-6400 (A16)
  • 34.1 GB/s (A14) vs 51.2 GB/s (A16)
  • 11 TOPS (A14) vs 17 TOPS (A16)
    • Trillions of Operations per second, for GPU.
  • Twice the amount of L2 cache per-performance core (16 MB A16 vs 8 MB A14)
  • 16 MB System Level cache (A14) vs 24 MB (A16)
  • Higher GPU SIMD EU count
    • SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data Execute Unit)
  • More TOPS on AI accelerator
    • TOPS (Trillions of Operations per Second)

Details

• Pre-order on March 4th, 2025
  • Available March 12th, 2025
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• Apple model number: A3354 (Wifi only) EMC 8805
  • MD3Y4LL/A (Silver, 128 GB)
  • MD4G4LL/A (Silver, 256 GB)
  • MD4Q4LL/A (Silver, 512 GB)
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  • MD4D4LL/A (Yellow, 128 GB)
  • MD4J4LL/A (Yellow, 256 GB)
  • MD5A4LL/A (Yellow, 512 GB)
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  • MD4A4LL/A (Blue, 128 GB)
  • MD4H4LL/A (Blue, 256 GB)
  • MD4Y4LL/A (Blue, 512 GB)
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  • MD4E4LL/A (Pink, 128 GB)
  • MD4P4LL/A (Pink, 256 GB)
  • MD5C4LL/A (Pink, 512 GB)
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• Apple model number: A3355 (Cellular) EMC 8806*
  • MD7F4LL/A (Silver, 128 GB)
  • MD7K4LL/A (Silver, 256 GB)
  • MD7P4LL/A (Silver, 512 GB)
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  • MD7H4LL/A (Yellow, 128 GB)
  • MD7M4LL/A (Yellow, 256 GB)
  • MD7R4LL/A (Yellow, 512 GB)
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  • MD7G4LL/A (Blue, 128 GB)
  • MD7L4LL/A (Blue, 256 GB)
  • MD7Q4LL/A (Blue, 512 GB)
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  • MD7J4LL/A (Pink, 128 GB)
  • MD7N4LL/A (Pink, 256 GB)
  • MD7T4LL/A (Pink, 512 GB)
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• Apple model number: A3356 (Cellular, China) EMC 8806*

• Model ID: iPad15,8

iOS

• Requires iPadOS 18.3 (Build 22D2067) or later

Core System

Legend: L1i = L1 Instruction Cache, L1d = L1 Data cache, SLC = System Level Cache

• A16 Bionic ($349): 5 Cores, 2x 3.46 GHz “A16” High Performance Cores: 384K L1i, 256K L1d, 32MB L2
  • 3x 2.02 GHz “A16” energy efficient cores: 384K L1i, 192k L1d, 12MB L2
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• 16-Core Neural Engine

Memory

• 6 GB 3200 MHz LPDDR5-6400 SDRAM, 51.2 GB/s Memory Bandwidth

Video

• 1398 MHz Core Clocked Apple A16 GPU with hardware accelerated Metal 3 graphics
  • 20 SIMD (Single Instruction, Multiple Data Execute Unit)
  • 17 TOPS (Trillions of Operations per Second)
  • 640 FP32 ALU (32-Bit Floating Position, Arithmetic Logic Units)

Display

• 11″ Liquid Retina Display: 357.6 cm2 (Surface area), 80.9% STB Ratio
  • 1640 x 2360 resolution, 264 ppi, 4:3 aspect ratio with Scratch-resistant glass
  • Oleophobic Coating, 500 nits max, True Tone + Anti-Reflective coating,
  • IPS Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal display
  • Wide Color (P3) gamut, Haptic Touch support

Drives

• Drive bus: PCIe (4.0?)-based NVMe, 1 GB/s+
  • 128 GB – ($349 or $29.08/12mo)
  • 256 GB – ($499 or $37.41/12mo)
  • 512 GB – ($649 or $54.08/12mo)
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• Prices in 2025 USD, for Wifi model.

Camera

• Rear – Facing: 12 MP, f/1.8, wide, 1.22µm, HDR, 5x digital zoom, Sapphire lens cover, Burst mode, Photo geotagging, 5-element lens
  • Video: 4K@24 – 60fps, 1080p@25 – 240fps; gyro-EIS
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• Front – Facing: 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚, HDR, Center Stage
  • Video: 1080p@25 – 60fps; gyro-EIS

Sound

• Built-in Landscape stereo speakers
• Built-in Dual Microphones

Battery

• 7606 mAh Lithium-ion polymer battery (28.93 Wh)
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• All Wifi models: Up to 10 hours of Wifi video or web
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• All Cellular models: Up to 9 hours of Wifi video or web

Expansion / Misc

• 1x USB-C style USB 3.0 port (Up to 10 Gb/s)
  • Support for DisplayPort, data transfer and charging
• Wifi 6E 802.11ax
• Bluetooth 5.3
• Touch ID integrated into Power Button
• Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient Light Sensor, 3-axis Gyro
• eSim

Included Peripherals

• iPad 11th Generation (In your color and storage of choice)
• USB-C to USB-C style USB 2.0 cable
• 20W charging brick
• Introductory papers and documentation

Physical

• Size (H x W x D): 9.79″ x 7.07″ x 0.28″, (248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm)
  • Weight: 1.05 Lb (477 grams Wifi, 481 grams Cellular)

See More

• Tech Specs on: EveryMac (Wifi), Apple’s Website, GSMArena