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iPad (4th gen)
A1458 / A1459 / A1460 · iPad Retina era
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Identifiers
| Order number | A1458 / A1459 / A1460 |
| Machine IDs | iPad3,4, iPad3,5, iPad3,6 |
Reference
| Original price | $499 – $929 |
| Announced | 2012-10-23 |
| Discontinued | 2014-10-16 |
| Max supported OS | iOS 10.3.4 |
| Design era | iPad Retina era |
Configurations
| Colors | Silver, Black |
| SoC / Chip | Apple A6X dual-core 1.4 GHz |
| Memory | 1 GB |
| Storage | 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX554MP4 |
| Display | 9.7″ 2048×1536 Retina LED-backlit IPS |
| iPadOS version | iOS 6, iOS 6.0.1, iOS 6.0.2, iOS 6.1, iOS 6.1.1, iOS 6.1.2, iOS 6.1.3, iOS 6.1.4, iOS 6.1.5, iOS 6.1.6, iOS 7, iOS 7.0.1, iOS 7.0.2, iOS 7.0.3, iOS 7.0.4, iOS 7.0.5, iOS 7.0.6, iOS 7.1, iOS 7.1.1, iOS 7.1.2, iOS 8, iOS 8.0.1, iOS 8.0.2, iOS 8.1, iOS 8.1.1, iOS 8.1.2, iOS 8.1.3, iOS 8.2, iOS 8.3, iOS 8.4, iOS 8.4.1, iOS 9, iOS 9.0.1, iOS 9.0.2, iOS 9.1, iOS 9.2, iOS 9.2.1, iOS 9.3, iOS 9.3.1, iOS 9.3.2, iOS 9.3.3, iOS 9.3.4, iOS 9.3.5, iOS 9.3.6, iOS 10, iOS 10.0.1, iOS 10.0.2, iOS 10.0.3, iOS 10.1, iOS 10.1.1, iOS 10.2, iOS 10.2.1, iOS 10.3, iOS 10.3.1, iOS 10.3.2, iOS 10.3.3, iOS 10.3.4 |
Physical
| Ports & connectivity | Lightning · 3.5mm headphone · Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n (MIMO) · Bluetooth 4.0 · Nano-SIM (cellular) |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | 185.7 × 241.2 × 9.4 mm |
| Weight | 652 g |
Known quirks
- First Lightning iPad — broke 30-pin accessory compatibility mid-year
- Retroactively justified the short iPad 3 life
- Max iOS 10.3.4 — one step past iPad 3 but still app-limited
- Thick bezels and glass back are heavy by modern standards