The eleventh-generation iPad, marketed as the iPad (A16), is a tablet computer developed and marketed by Apple as the successor of the tenth-generation iPad. It was announced on March 4, 2025, and was released on March 12, 2025.
Similar to its predecessor, the eleventh-generation iPad retains the same dimensions, Touch ID sensor and design. Improvements include the faster A16 chip, a slight improvement to the camera and Bluetooth 5.3. Like the tenth-generation iPad, this iPad supports the Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Apple Pencil (1st generation), as well as supporting Apple's Magic Keyboard Folio keyboard cover accessory.
Specifications Like its predecessor, the Touch ID sensor is located in the power button and shares the same colors of silver, blue, pink, and yellow, except for the removal of the iPad branding in the lower midsection.
Like the tenth-generation iPad, it has an 2360×1640 unlaminated Liquid Retina display. The 11th-generation iPad uses the A16 SoC, which is also used in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15.
The chip has a five-core CPU, a four-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. Because of the chip and RAM limitations, the iPad does not support Apple Intelligence. Unlike the tenth-generation iPad, this iPad has 6GB of RAM, the same as the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 series.
The eleventh-generation iPad has Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) wireless capabilities, as well as sub-6GHz 5G on cellular models. Connectivity is limited to USB 2.0 transfer speeds. Like its predecessor, it does not include a 3.5mm headphone jack, requiring wireless headphones or a USB-C adapter, both sold separately.
The cellular version does not have a physical SIM-card slot and only supports eSIM, whereas the tenth-generation iPad also has a nano-SIM slot alongside eSIM support.
Accessories The eleventh-generation iPad supports Apple Pencil (USB-C) and the first-generation Apple Pencil. Additionally, the eleventh-generation iPad supports the same keyboard accessory, Magic Keyboard Folio, like its predecessor.
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