{ "schema_version": "2.0", "product": { "brand": "Apple", "category": "tablet", "family": "iPad", "model": "iPad (9th generation)", "model_slug": "ipad-9th-generation", "model_year": 2021, "year_introduced": 2021 }, "source": { "source_type": "manufacturer", "source_url": "https://support.apple.com/en-ie/111898", "source_file": "Pasted text (5)(2).txt", "source_title": "iPad (9th generation) - Technical Specifications - Apple Support (IE)", "publisher": "Apple Support (Ireland)", "published_at": null, "checked_at": "2026-11-07", "verification_status": "url_checked", "verification_notes": "Source URL and archived Apple Ireland page captured. Original section text retained; normalized specifications have not been independently extracted." }, "extraction": { "method": "section_preserving", "normalization_status": "archival_first_pass", "note": "Apple Ireland source headings and section text retained as an archival-first-pass record. Connectivity variants and their differences remain within the same model record.", "extracted_at": "2026-11-07", "reviewed_at": null }, "sections": [ { "heading": "Finish", "source_text": "Silver\nSpace Grey" }, { "heading": "Capacity 1", "source_text": "64GB\n256GB" }, { "heading": "Size and Weight 2", "source_text": "Wi-Fi models\n250.6 mm (9.8 inches)\n174.1 mm (6.8 inches)\n7.5 mm (0.29 inches)\nWeight: 487 grams (1.07 pounds)\nWi-Fi + Cellular models\n250.6 mm (9.8 inches)\n174.1 mm (6.8 inches)\n7.5 mm (0.29 inches)\nWeight: 498 grams (1.09 pounds)" }, { "heading": "Buttons and Connectors", "source_text": "Front camera\nTop button\nVolume buttons\nHome button/Touch ID\nRear camera\nHeadphone jack\nSmart Connector\nLightning connector\nSIM tray (Wi-Fi + Cellular)" }, { "heading": "In the Box", "source_text": "iPad (9th generation)\nLightning to USB‑C Cable\n20W USB‑C Power Adapter" }, { "heading": "Display", "source_text": "Retina display\n10.2-inch (diagonal) LED backlit Multi-Touch display with IPS technology\n2160x1620-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)\nTrue Tone display\n500 nits brightness\nFingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating\nSupports Apple Pencil (1st generation)" }, { "heading": "Chip", "source_text": "A13 Bionic chip\nNeural Engine" }, { "heading": "Camera", "source_text": "8MP Wide camera\nƒ/2.4 aperture\nDigital zoom up to 5x\nFive-element lens\nPanorama (up to 43MP)\nHDR for photos\nPhoto geotagging\nAuto image stabilisation\nBurst mode" }, { "heading": "Video Recording", "source_text": "1080p HD video recording at 25 fps and 30 fps\n720p HD video recording at 30 fps\n3x video zoom\nSlo‑mo video support for 720p at 120 fps\nTime-lapse video with stabilisation\nVideo image stabilisation\nCinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)\nContinuous autofocus video\nPlayback zoom\nVideo formats recorded: HEVC and H.264" }, { "heading": "Front Camera", "source_text": "12MP Ultra Wide camera, 122° field of view\nƒ/2.4 aperture\nHDR for photos\n1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps\nTime-lapse video with stabilisation\nExtended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps\nCinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)\nLens correction\nRetina Flash\nAuto image stabilisation\nBurst mode" }, { "heading": "Video Calling 3", "source_text": "FaceTime video\nCentre Stage\niPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network" }, { "heading": "Audio Calling 3", "source_text": "FaceTime audio\niPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network" }, { "heading": "Speakers", "source_text": "Stereo speakers" }, { "heading": "Microphones", "source_text": "Dual microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording" }, { "heading": "Mobile and Wireless", "source_text": "All models\nWi‑Fi 5 (802.11ac) with 2x2 MIMO; speeds up to 866Mb/s\nBluetooth 4.2\nWi‑Fi + Cellular models\nModel A2603:\nUMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)\nGigabit-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)\n4\nData only\n5\nWi-Fi calling\n4\neSIM\n6\nLearn more about mobile data\nFor details on LTE support, contact your provider and see\napple.com/uk/ipad/cellular/networks\n." }, { "heading": "SIM Card", "source_text": "Nano‑SIM\neSIM\n6" }, { "heading": "Location", "source_text": "All models\nDigital compass\nWi‑Fi\niBeacon micro-location\nWi-Fi + Cellular models\nGPS/GNSS\nMobile data" }, { "heading": "Sensors", "source_text": "Touch ID\nThree‐axis gyro\nAccelerometer\nBarometer\nAmbient light sensor" }, { "heading": "Touch ID", "source_text": "Unlock iPad\nSecure personal data within apps\nMake purchases from the iTunes Store, App Store and Apple Books" }, { "heading": "Apple Pay", "source_text": "Pay with your iPad using Touch ID within apps and on the web\nLearn more about Apple Pay" }, { "heading": "Siri 7", "source_text": "Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more\nGet proactive suggestions\nUse hands-free\nListen to and identify songs\nLearn more about Siri" }, { "heading": "Display Support", "source_text": "Digital video output\nVGA, HDMI and DVI output supported using adapters (sold separately)\nVideo mirroring\nAirPlay mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV\nVideo mirroring and video out support: up to 1080p through Lightning Digital AV Adapter and Lightning to VGA Adapter (adapters sold separately)" }, { "heading": "Power and Battery 8", "source_text": "All models\nBuilt‐in 32.4‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery\nUp to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi or watching video\nCharging via power adapter or USB-C to computer system\nWi-Fi + Cellular models\nUp to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network" }, { "heading": "Operating System", "source_text": "iPadOS\niPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.\nLearn more about iPadOS\niPad User Guide" }, { "heading": "Accessibility", "source_text": "Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.\nLearn more about Accessibility\nFeatures include:\nVoiceOver\nZoom\nMagnifier\nSpoken Content\nVoice Control\nSwitch Control\nAssistiveTouch\nSiri and Dictation\nType to Siri\nReal-Time Text\nAudio Descriptions\nSubtitles and Closed Captioning\nLive Captions (beta)" }, { "heading": "Built-in Apps", "source_text": "App Store\nBooks\nCalendar\nCamera\nClock\nContacts\nFaceTime\nFiles\nFind My\nFreeform\nHome\niTunes Store\nMagnifier\nMail\nMaps\nMeasure\nMessages\nMusic\nNews\nNotes\nPhoto Booth\nPhotos\nPodcasts\nReminders\nSafari\nSettings\nShortcuts\nSiri\nStocks\nTips\nTranslate\nTV\nVoice Memos\nWeather" }, { "heading": "Free Apps from Apple", "source_text": "Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, GarageBand, Clips and Apple Store app are pre‑installed on iPad.\nPages\nNumbers\nKeynote\niMovie\nGarageBand\nApple Store\nClips\nSwift Playgrounds\nSupport" }, { "heading": "System Requirements", "source_text": "Apple ID (required for some features)\nInternet access\n9\nSyncing to a Mac or PC requires:\nmacOS Catalina 10.15 or later using the Finder\nmacOS El Capitan 10.11.6 to macOS Mojave 10.14.6 using iTunes 12.8 or later\nWindows 10 and iTunes 12.12 or later (free download from\nitunes.com/uk/download\n)" }, { "heading": "Languages", "source_text": "Language support\nEnglish (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese\nQuickType keyboard support\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese – Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Ainu, Albanian, Amharic, Apache (Western), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese – Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Phonetic, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch, Dzongkha, Emoji, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Fula (Adlam), Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Kannada, Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Konkani (Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam, Maltese, Manipuri (Bengali, Meetei Mayek), Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia, Pashto, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Rohingya, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Sindhi (Arabic, Devanagari), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese (Telex, VIQR, VNI), Welsh, Yiddish\nQuickType keyboard support with auto-correction\nArabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese – Simplified (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese – Traditional (Zhuyin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Dutch (Belgium), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Swedish, Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese (Telex)\nQuickType keyboard support with predictive input\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Cantonese (Traditional), Dutch, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese\nQuickType keyboard support with multilingual input\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese – Simplified (Pinyin), Chinese – Traditional (Pinyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Hindi (Latin), Vietnamese\nQuickType keyboard support with contextual suggestions\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Russian, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Vietnamese\nQuickPath keyboard support\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese (Traditional Pinyin QWERTY), French (Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Swedish, Vietnamese\nSiri languages\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Republic of Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Türkiye)\nDictation languages\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), Cantonese (China mainland, Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China mainland, Taiwan), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, US), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China mainland), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese\nMonolingual dictionary support\nEnglish (UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional – Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish\nIdiom dictionary support\nSimplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese–English, Cantonese–English\nBilingual dictionary support\nArabic–English, Bangla–English, Chinese (Simplified)–English, Chinese (Traditional)–English, Czech–English, Dutch–English, Finnish–English, French–English, French–German, German–English, Gujarati–English, Hindi–English, Hungarian–English, Indonesian–English, Italian–English, Japanese–English, Japanese–Chinese (Simplified), Korean–English, Polish–English, Portuguese–English, Russian–English, Spanish–English, Tamil–English, Telugu–English, Thai–English, Urdu–English, Vietnamese–English\nThesaurus\nEnglish (UK, US), Chinese (Simplified)\nSpellcheck\nEnglish (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hindi (Devanagari), Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Telugu, Turkish, Vietnamese\nApple Pay–supported regions\nArgentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China mainland,\n10\nColombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestinian Territories, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, US, Vatican City" }, { "heading": "Video Playback", "source_text": "Supported formats include HEVC and H.264\nSupports Dolby Vision and HDR10 content" }, { "heading": "Audio Playback", "source_text": "Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos\nUser-configurable maximum volume limit" }, { "heading": "Mail Attachment Support", "source_text": "Viewable document types\n.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz; .pkpass (Wallet)" }, { "heading": "Environmental Requirements", "source_text": "Ambient operating temperature: 0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)\nNon-operating temperature: −20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)\nRelative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing\nOperating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)" }, { "heading": "iPad and the Environment", "source_text": "iPad is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact.\n11\nLearn more about the iPad Product Environmental Report\nMade with better materials\n100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure\n100% recycled rare earth elements in the enclosure magnets\n100% recycled tin in the solder of the main logic board\n35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components\nEnergy efficient\nENERGY STAR\n®\ncertified\n12\nSmarter chemistry\n13\nArsenic-free display glass\nMercury-, BFR-, PVC- and beryllium‑free\nGreen manufacturing\nApple’s Zero Waste Programme helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill\nAll final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple production\nResponsible packaging\n100% of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed forests\n90% or more fibre-based packaging\nApple and the Environment\nWe’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to become carbon neutral across our entire business, including products, by 2030.\nLearn more about Apple’s commitment to the environment" }, { "heading": "Apple Footer", "source_text": "\nApple\nSupport\niPad (9th generation) - Technical Specifications\nIreland\nCopyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.\nPrivacy Policy\nTerms of Use\nSales and Refunds\nSite Map\nUse of Cookies" } ] }