iPad 2024 Screen Sizes

The 2024 iPad release updates both iPad Pro and iPad Air models. Here’s a recap of what you need to know when updating your apps for the new devices.

The New Models In A Nutshell

Apple announced four new iPad models discontinuing the earlier generations of iPad Pro and iPad Air. The new models are 13-inch and 11-inch versions of the iPad Pro and iPad Air:

iPad Pro and iPad Air 13-inch and 11-inch model product images

The biggest changes come with the iPad Pro which jumps to the M4 chip, a new tandem OLED screen which Apple marketing is calling the “Ultra Retina XDR”, and moves the front-facing Face ID camera to the top edge when in landscape.

The new iPad Air, now available in both 13-inch and 11-inch sizes, gets a speed bump to the M2 chip, but keeps the IPS Liquid Retina display, and touch ID in the top button.

Notes:

Apple now uses “11-inch” and “13-inch” for the display sizes even though the 13-inch iPad Air (M2) and 11-inch iPad Air (M2) have the same size displays as the last generation 12.9-inch and 10.9-inch models.
Both Pro devices are thinner. The 13-inch model is 5.1mm and the 11-inch is 5.3mm. That makes the Pro models thinner than the 6.1mm depth of the iPad Air.
All four models support the new Apple Pencil Pro and the Apple Pencil (USB-C). The 1st/2nd generation Apple Pencils are not supported. See PencilKit for the new squeeze and barrel roll interactions.
The Pro Models with at least 1TB storage get the 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 16GB RAM. The smaller storage tiers get a 9-core CPU with only 3 performance cores and 8GB RAM.
The entry-level iPad (10th generation) and iPad mini (6th generation) did not get an update but are still available to buy.

iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)

The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) gets a sizeable spec bump from the last generation iPad Pro 12.9-inch. The chip jumps from the M2 to the M4 which brings more cores, 120GB/s memory bandwidth, and for models with at least 1TB storage, an increase from 8GB to 16GB RAM.

M4 chip (up to 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine). Hardware-accelerated ray tracing and ProRes encode/decode.
8GB RAM (16GB RAM with 1TB or 2TB storage). 120GB/s memory bandwidth.
Display: 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR Tandem OLED with ProMotion.
Optional Nano-texture display glass on 1TB and 2TB models.
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Face ID.
Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Wi-Fi 6E
Screen resolution (points): 1032 x 1376
Native resolution (pixels): 2064 x 2752 (264 ppi)
Native Scale factor: 2x
Portrait size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular
Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular

The screen pixel count increases slightly compared to the last 12.9-inch generation:

iPad Pro 13-inch

iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)

The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) gets the same spec bump as the 13-inch model:

M4 chip (up to 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine). Hardware-accelerated ray tracing and ProRes encode/decode.
8GB RAM (16GB RAM with 1TB or 2TB storage). 120GB/s memory bandwidth.
Display: 11" Ultra Retina XDR Tandem OLED with ProMotion.
Optional Nano-texture display glass on 1TB and 2TB models.
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Face ID.
Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Wi-Fi 6E
Screen resolution (points): 834 x 1210
Native resolution (pixels): 1668 x 2420 (264 ppi)
Native Scale factor: 2x
Portrait size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular
Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular

The screen pixel count increases slightly compared to the last 11-inch generation:

iPad Pro 11-inch

iPad Air 13-inch (M2)

The iPad Air 13-inch (M2) has the same display as the last generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro model but upgrades the chip from the M1 and supports the new Apple Pencil Pro:

M2 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
8GB RAM. 100GB/s memory bandwidth.
Display: 13-inch Liquid Retina.
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera. Touch ID in top button.
Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Wi-Fi 6E
Screen resolution (points): 1024 x 1366
Native resolution (pixels): 2048 x 2732 (264 ppi)
Native Scale factor: 2x
Portrait size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular
Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular

The iPad Air 13-inch has the same screen size as the last generation iPad Pro 12.9-inch:

iPad Air 13-inch

iPad Air 11-inch (M2)

The iPad Air 11-inch (M2) has the same display as the last generation 10.9-inch iPad Air but upgrades the chip from the M1 and supports the new Apple Pencil Pro:

M2 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine).
8GB RAM. 100GB/s memory bandwidth,
Display: 11-inch Liquid Retina with P3-wide colour, True Tone, Anti-reflective coating.
Landscape 12MP Ultra Wide front camera. Touch ID in top button.
Supports Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)
Wi-Fi 6E
Screen resolution (points): 820 x 1180
Native resolution (pixels): 1640 x 2360 (264 ppi)
Native Scale factor: 2x
Portrait size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular
Landscape size classes: w: Regular, h: Regular

The iPad Air 11-inch has the same screen size as the last generation iPad Air 10.9-inch:

iPad Air 11-inch

The Complete List Of iPads

I count 10 (see note) different iPad screen sizes to support a minimum of iOS 13. These devices also all support iOS 14 and iOS 15 (new models in bold):

Note that the 13-inch iPad Air is the same size as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The 11-inch iPad Air is the same size as the 10.9-inch iPad Air.

13" (1032 x 1376 points @2x)
iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
13" (1024 x 1366 points @2x)
iPad Air 13-inch (M2)
12.9" (1024 x 1366 points @2x)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st - 6th generation)
11" (834 x 1210 points @2x)
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
11" (834 x 1194 points @2x)
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th generation)
11" (820 x 1180 points @2x)
iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
10.9" (820 x 1180 points @2x)
iPad Air (4th, 5th generation)
10.5" (834 x 1112 points @2x)
iPad Air (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 10.5" (2nd generation)
10.2" (810 x 1080 @2x)
iPad (7th, 8th, 9th generation)
9.7" (768 x 1024 points @2x)
iPad (5th, 6th generation)
iPad Pro 9.7" (1st generation)
iPad Air 2
8.3" (744 x 1133 @2x)
iPad Mini (6th generation)
7.9" (768 x 1024 points @2x)
iPad Mini (5th generation)
iPad Mini 4

App Store ScreenShots

You need to upload App Store screenshots for at least the iPad 13-inch and the iPad Pro (2nd Gen) 12.9-inch. That’s a little confusing as the 13-inch screenshot can be for either the 13-inch Pro or 13-inch Air (which is the same size as the 12.9-inch iPad Pro).

In other words, if you’ve already uploaded screenshots for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd Gen) the App Store will default to using them for the 13-inch screenshots.

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