Did you ever find it difficult to identify which iPad model you have? If the answer’s yes, trust me there are many others like you. While there have been some significant changes in context to performance and features, the outer-appearance of iPads remained more or less similar. This may eventually make it difficult to identify and differentiate between various models. If you are also muddled with questions like, ‘Which iPad model you have?’, ‘How to recognize an iPad model?’ this can be your handy to identify different iPad models and generations.
Look in Settings to Find the iPad Model Number
- Open the Setting app from the home screen of your iPad.
- Tap on General and go to the About section.
Here, you will find both the model name and number of your iPad.
Just in case your iPad is turned off or can’t be operated, and you want to know your iPad model. Here’s an alternate way.
At the rear-bottom part of your iPad, you’ll notice the model number. It is an alpha-numeric code, starting with ‘A’ followed by a set of numbers. This number won’t just tell you your iPad model, will also tell you if your model is Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + Cellular.
What Model iPad Do I Have?
As shared in our preceding paragraph, you can quickly learn about the iPad model you own if you have the model number. Here we have created a table sharing dedicated iPad model and version launched to date. Let’s have a look;
| Sr. No: | iPad Model Name | Version | Model Number |
| 1 | iPad 8th Generation | Wi-Fi | A2270 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2428, A2429, A2430 | ||
| 2 | iPad 7th Generation | Wi-Fi | A2197 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2200, A2198 | ||
| 3 | iPad 6th Generation | Wi-Fi | A1893 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1954 | ||
| 4 | iPad 5th Generation | Wi-Fi | A1822 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1823 | ||
| 5 | iPad 4th Generation | Wi-Fi | A1458 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1459 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM) | A1460 | ||
| 6 | iPad 3rd Generation | Wi-Fi | A1416 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1430 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (VZ) | A1403 | ||
| 7 | iPad 2nd Generation | Wi-Fi | A1395 |
| GSM | A1396 | ||
| CDMA | A1397 | ||
| 8 | Wi-Fi | A1219 | |
| Wi-Fi + 3G | A1337 |
| 9 | Wi-Fi | A2133 | |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2124, A2126 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A2125 | ||
| 10 | iPad mini 4 | Wi-Fi | A1538 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1550 | ||
| 11 | iPad mini 3 | Wi-Fi | A1599 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1600 | ||
| 12 | iPad mini 2 | Wi-Fi | A1489 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1490 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE) | A1491 | ||
| 13 | iPad mini | Wi-Fi | A1432 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1454 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM) | A1455 | ||
| 14 | iPad Air 3rd Generation | Wi-Fi | A2152 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2123, A2153 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A2154 | ||
| 15 | iPad Air 2 | Wi-Fi | A1566 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1567 | ||
| 16 | iPad Air | Wi-Fi | A1474 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1475 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE) | A1476 | ||
| 17 | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th Generation) | Wi-Fi | A2229 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2069, A2232 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A2233 | ||
| 18 | iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd Generation) | Wi-Fi | A2228 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2068, A2230 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A2231 | ||
| 19 | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd Generation) | Wi-Fi | A1876 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2014, A1895 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A1983 | ||
| 20 | iPad Pro 11-inch | Wi-Fi | A1980 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A2013, A1934 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A1979 | ||
| 21 | iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd Generation) | Wi-Fi | A1670 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1671 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A1821 | ||
| 22 | iPad Pro 10.5-inch | Wi-Fi | A1701 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1709 | ||
| Wi-Fi + Cellular (Mainland China Only) | A1852 | ||
| 23 | iPad Pro 9.7-inch | Wi-Fi | A1673 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1674, A1675 | ||
| 24 | iPad Pro 12.9-inch | Wi-Fi | A1584 |
| Wi-Fi + Cellular | A1652 |
Now that we know how to locate an iPad’s model number and know the iPad model you are using. Let’s expand our knowledge base a little more and look at their year of launch and their capacity.
List of iPads Release Year and Capacity
iPad Pro Models
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th Generation)
Year: 2020
Capacity: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB - iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd Generation)
Year: 2020
Capacity: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB - iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd Generation)
Year: 2018
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB - iPad Pro 11-inch
Year: 2018
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1TB - iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd Generation)
Year: 2017
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB - iPad Pro 10.5-inch
Year: 2017
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB - iPad Pro 9.7-inch
Year: 2016
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB - iPad Pro 12.9-inch
Year of Launch: 2015
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
iPad Air Models
- iPad Air 3rd Generation
Year: 2019
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB - iPad Air 2
Year: Late 2014
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB - iPad Air
Year: Late 2013 and early 2014
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB
iPad mini Models
- iPad mini 5th Generation
Year: 2019
Capacity: 64 GB, 256 GB - iPad mini 4
Year: Late 2015
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB - iPad mini 3
Year: Late 2014
Capacity: 16 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB - iPad mini 2
Year: Late 2013 and early 2014
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB - iPad mini
Year: Late 2012
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
iPad & iPad 2 Models
- iPad 8th Generation
Year: 2020
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB - iPad 7th Generation
Year: 2019
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB - iPad 6th Generation
Year: 2018
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB - iPad 5th Generation
Year: 2017
Capacity: 32 GB, 128 GB - iPad 4th Generation
Year: Late 2012
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, 128 GB - iPad 3rd Generation
Year: Early 2012
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB - iPad 2
Year: 2011
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB - iPad
Year: 2010
Capacity: 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
Before Signing Off
With this write-up, we didn’t just thrive on helping you know your iPad model but also tried to share other details related to it. Which one do you own? If you still have your first iPad with you, secured and working, do let us know in the comment section. Let’s see how close we are to the first iPad model.
In case you want to explore more about iPads, here are few links to help you further.
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