Introduced the "Air" name and dramatically thinner bezels than the numbered iPad line it replaced at the top of the range — the thinner build makes back-glass and digitizer separation more delicate during a screen repair than on the thicker 4th generation before it.
| Display | 9.7" Retina IPS LCD, 2048x1536 |
| Chip | Apple A7 |
| Storage | 16GB-128GB |
| Battery | ~32.4 Wh (built-in) |
| Connector | Lightning |