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The History of the iPad
10 years in the making
At the Bottom is a Table of all the iPad information
The History of the iPad
10 years in the making
At the Bottom is a Table of all the iPad information
iPad Pro (1st, 9.7'')/IOS 9.3/March 31, 2016/4 years, 10 months/
2017, 2018, 2019
2017, 2018, 2019
3rd Gen iPad Air
March 18, 2019
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iPad Mini (5th generation)
March 18, 2019
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iPad (7th generation)
September 25, 2019
3rd Gen iPad Air
March 18, 2019
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iPad Mini (5th generation)
March 18, 2019
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iPad (7th generation)
September 25, 2019
iPad Air (4th generation)
October 23, 2020
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iPad Pro (4th generation)
March 25, 2020
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iPad (8th generation)
September 18, 2020
iPad Air (4th generation)
October 23, 2020
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iPad Pro (4th generation)
March 25, 2020
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iPad (8th generation)
September 18, 2020
iPad |Released with | Release date | Final supported |IOSSupport ended | lifespan of Tech
iPad (1st generation)|iPhone OS 3.2|April 3, 2010 |iOS 5.1.1 | September 18, 2012 | 2 years, 5 months
iPad 2 |iOS 4.3 |March 11, 2011 |iOS 9.3.6 |September 12, 2016 |5 years, 6 months
iPad (3rd generation) |iOS 5.1 |March 16, 2012 | iOS 9.3.6 | September 12, 2016 | 4 years, 5 months
iPad Mini | iOS 6.0.1 | November 2, 2012 |iOS 9.3.6 |September 12, 2016 |3 years, 10 months
iPad (4th generation) | iOS 6.0 | November 12, 2012 |iOS 10.3.4 |September 18, 2017 | 4 years, 10 months
iPad Air |iOS 7.0.3 | November 1, 2013 | iOS 12.5.1 |September 24, 2019 |5 years, 10 months
iPad Mini | 2iOS 7.0.3 | November 12, 2013 |iOS 12.5.1 | September 24, 2019 | 5 years, 10 months
iPad Mini | 3iOS 8.1 | October 22, 2014 | iOS 12.5.1 |September 24, 2019 | 4 years, 11 months
Discontinued & NOT Suppoted
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iPad |Released with | Release date | Final supported |IOS Support ended | lifespan of Tech
iPad Air 2 | iOS 8.1 | October 22, 2014 | latest iPadOS(current) | 6 years, 3 months
iPad Mini | 4iOS 9.0 | September 9, 2015 | latest iPadOS(current) | 5 years, 5 months
iPad Pro (1st, 12.9'') | iOS 9.1 |November 11, 2015 | latest iPadOS(current) | 5 years, 2 months
iPad Pro (1st, 9.7'') | iOS 9.3 | March 31, 2016 | latest iPadOS(current) | 4 years, 10 months
iPad (5th generation) | iOS 10.2.1 | March 24, 2017 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 years, 10 months
iPad Pro (2nd, 10.5''/12.9'') | iOS 10.3.2 | June 13, 2017 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 years, 7 months
iPad (6th generation) | iOS 11.2.6 | March 27, 2018 | latest iPadOS(current) | 2 years, 10 months
iPad Pro (3rd, 11"/12.9") | iOS 12.1 | October 30, 2018 | latest iPadOS(current) | 2 years, 3 months
iPad Air (3rd generation) | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 10 months
iPad (7th gen) | iPadOS 13.1 | September 25, 2019| latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 4 months
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Discontinued, but still supported
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iPad |Released with | Release date | Final supported |IOS Support ended | lifespan of Tech
iPad Mini (5th generation) | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 10 months
iPad Pro (4th, 11"/12.9") | iPadOS 13.4 | March 25, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 10 months
iPad (8th generation) | iPadOS 14.0 | September 18, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 4 months
iPad Air (4th generation) | iPadOS 14.0 | October 23, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 months
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Discontinued & NOT Suppoted
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iPad |Released with | Release date | Final supported |IOS Support ended | lifespan of Tech
iPad Air 2 | iOS 8.1 | October 22, 2014 | latest iPadOS(current) | 6 years, 3 months
iPad Mini | 4iOS 9.0 | September 9, 2015 | latest iPadOS(current) | 5 years, 5 months
iPad Pro (1st, 12.9'') | iOS 9.1 |November 11, 2015 | latest iPadOS(current) | 5 years, 2 months
iPad Pro (1st, 9.7'') | iOS 9.3 | March 31, 2016 | latest iPadOS(current) | 4 years, 10 months
iPad (5th generation) | iOS 10.2.1 | March 24, 2017 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 years, 10 months
iPad Pro (2nd, 10.5''/12.9'') | iOS 10.3.2 | June 13, 2017 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 years, 7 months
iPad (6th generation) | iOS 11.2.6 | March 27, 2018 | latest iPadOS(current) | 2 years, 10 months
iPad Pro (3rd, 11"/12.9") | iOS 12.1 | October 30, 2018 | latest iPadOS(current) | 2 years, 3 months
iPad Air (3rd generation) | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 10 months
iPad (7th gen) | iPadOS 13.1 | September 25, 2019| latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 4 months
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Discontinued, but still supported
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iPad |Released with | Release date | Final supported |IOS Support ended | lifespan of Tech
iPad Mini (5th generation) | iOS 12.2 | March 18, 2019 | latest iPadOS(current) | 1 year, 10 months
iPad Pro (4th, 11"/12.9") | iPadOS 13.4 | March 25, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 10 months
iPad (8th generation) | iPadOS 14.0 | September 18, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 4 months
iPad Air (4th generation) | iPadOS 14.0 | October 23, 2020 | latest iPadOS(current) | 3 months
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