iPad
From the original 2010 iPad through the Pro, Air and mini generations, including the models that quietly changed what the tablet was for.
32 models documented
2010iPad (1st generation)
1st generation
The first iPad. No camera, no multitasking until November, and a million sold in 28 days.
2011iPad 2
2nd generation
A third thinner, two cameras, the dual-core A5 and the Smart Cover. Apple kept it on sale for three years.
2012iPad (3rd generation)
3rd generation
The Retina iPad at 2048x1536, with a battery nearly twice the size to drive it. Replaced after seven months.
2012iPad mini (1st generation)
1st generation
A 7.9-inch iPad at 308 grams and $329, after Steve Jobs had said publicly that Apple would never build a small tablet.
2012iPad (4th generation)
4th generation
The Lightning iPad, arriving seven months after the third generation it replaced. The A6X doubled the graphics the Retina display had been straining.
2013iPad Air
1st generation
28% lighter than the 4th generation at 469 grams and 7.5mm, with narrow bezels and the 64-bit A7.
2013iPad mini 2
2nd generation
The Retina mini at 326 ppi with the A7, matching the Air on everything but size for $100 less.
2014iPad Air 2
2nd generation
6.1mm thick, with a fully laminated anti-reflective display, Touch ID and 2 GB of RAM. The thinnest iPad Apple has made.
2015iPad mini 4
4th generation
A laminated anti-reflective display and the A8, then three and a half years on sale untouched, the longest Apple has left any iPad.
2015iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st generation)
1st generation
A 12.9-inch iPad with 5.6 million pixels and the first Apple Pencil, which changed who bought iPads.
2016iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
1st generation
The small Pro, which got True Tone, P3 color and a better camera than the 12.9-inch model, and half the memory.
2017iPad (5th generation)
5th generation
The cheapest full-size iPad Apple had sold, at $329, achieved partly by dropping the Air 2's laminated anti-reflective display.
2017iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
2nd generation
The 10.5-inch Pro, where ProMotion debuted at up to 120Hz and the screen grew 20% without the body growing much.
2018iPad (6th generation)
6th generation
The first cheap iPad to take an Apple Pencil, at $329 and $299 for schools.
2018iPad Pro (11-inch, 1st generation)
1st generation
No home button, Face ID, USB-C and the magnetic Apple Pencil 2. The A12X outran most Intel laptops on sale.
2018iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 3rd generation)
3rd generation
No home button, Face ID, USB-C and the magnetic Apple Pencil 2. Every iPad Pro since has refined this design.
2019iPad mini (5th generation)
5th generation
The A12 Bionic and Apple Pencil support in the 2012 body, after three and a half years with no update at all.
2019iPad Air (3rd generation)
3rd generation
The Air name returns on a 10.5-inch laminated display with the A12 Bionic, sitting between the base iPad and the Pro at $499.
2020iPad (8th generation)
8th generation
The A12 Bionic at $329, roughly 40% faster than the 7th generation, shipped into the year every school started buying tablets.
2020iPad Air (4th generation)
4th generation
The Pro's body at $599, with Touch ID moved into the top button and the first 5nm chip in any device.
2021iPad Pro (12.9-inch, M1)
5th generation
A Mac chip in an iPad, behind a mini-LED display with 2,596 dimming zones and Thunderbolt on the USB-C port.
2021iPad Pro (11-inch, M1)
3rd generation
The M1 in an 11-inch tablet, with Thunderbolt, 5G and up to 16 GB of RAM, keeping the LCD while the 12.9-inch model went mini-LED.
2021iPad mini (6th generation)
6th generation
Flat sides, USB-C, Apple Pencil 2 and an 8.3-inch screen, plus the jelly scroll that reviewers argued about for months.
2021iPad (9th generation)
9th generation
The last iPad with a home button and a headphone jack, kept on sale until 2025 because schools and first-time buyers kept choosing it.
2022iPad Air (5th generation)
5th generation
The M1 in a $599 tablet, which made the speed difference between Air and Pro academic.
2022iPad (10th generation)
10th generation
The base iPad finally gets flat sides, USB-C and a landscape front camera, and still only supports the Lightning Apple Pencil.
2022iPad Pro (12.9-inch, M2)
6th generation
M2, ProRes capture, and Apple Pencil hover that tracks the tip 12mm above the glass.
2024iPad Pro (13-inch, M4)
7th generation
5.1mm thick, the thinnest product Apple has made, with a Tandem OLED display and the M4 before any Mac had it.
2024iPad Air (M2, 11-inch and 13-inch)
6th generation
The first Air in two sizes, with M2, a landscape front camera and 128 GB as the base storage.
2024iPad Pro (11-inch, M4)
5th generation
The first 11-inch Pro with Tandem OLED, at 5.3mm, with the M4 arriving before any Mac had it.
2024iPad mini (A17 Pro)
7th generation
The A17 Pro brings Apple Intelligence to the mini, with 128 GB of base storage and Apple Pencil Pro support.
2025iPad (11th generation)
11th generation
The A16 and 128 GB of base storage at $349. No Apple Intelligence, which Apple reserved for the M-series iPads.