How To Identify Your iPad Model / Correct IPSW Firmware

Hi there. Today, I am going to show you how to easily identify your iPad model and other vital model specific information without stress. Identifying your correct iPad model is necessary when downloading your iPad IPSW file.

If you would like to know, we recently posted the latest iOS 12.3.1 final IPSW links for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch devices.

Most users do not really know their iPad model and so find it hard to start downloading large IPSW firmware and then find out it was the wrong file.

Apple has made it easy as well, you can know your iPad model easily if you know the model number. To find the model number, check the back of your device, at the bottom, it’s written there.

How do I identify my iPad model or how do you identify your correct iPad model?

To perfectly know your iPad model, here are the details for each iPad to easily identify an iPad model.

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) was launched in the year 2018 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1876 on the iPad Pro
A2014, A1895 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1983 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

Black front bezel
12.9-inch Liquid Retina display
ProMotion technology
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Silver or space gray aluminum housing
Smart Connector
USB-C connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
TrueDepth camera and 12MP back camera
Face ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil (2nd generation) support
Smart Keyboard Folio support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Pro 11-inch

The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) was launched in the year 2018 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1980 on the iPad Pro
A2013, A1934 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1979 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

Black front bezel
11-inch Liquid Retina display
ProMotion technology
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Silver or space gray aluminum housing
Smart Connector
USB-C connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
TrueDepth camera and 12MP back camera
Face ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil (2nd generation) support
Smart Keyboard Folio support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)

The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) was launched in the year 2017 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1670 on the iPad Pro
A1671 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1821 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
12.9-inch Retina display
ProMotion technology
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Space gray, gold, or silver aluminum housing
Smart Connector
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD camera and iSight camera with flash*
Touch ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil support
Smart Keyboard support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Pro (10.5-inch)

The iPad Pro (10.5-inch) was launched in the year 2017 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1701 on the iPad Pro
A1709 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1852 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
10.5-inch Retina display
ProMotion technology
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Space gray, rose gold, gold, or silver aluminum housing
Smart Connector
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD camera and iSight camera with flash
Touch ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil support
Smart Keyboard support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Pro (9.7-inch)

The iPad Pro (9.7-inch) was launched in the year 2016 with memory capacities ranging from 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1673 on the iPad Pro
A1674 or A1675 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
True Tone display technology
Silver, space gray, gold, or rose gold aluminum housing
Smart Connector
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD camera and iSight camera with flash*
Touch ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil support
Smart Keyboard support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Pro (12.9-inch)

The iPad Pro (12.9-inch) was launched in the year 2015 with memory capacities ranging from 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1584 on the iPad Pro
A1652 on the iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
12.9-inch Retina display
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Smart Connector
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras
Touch ID
Four-speaker audio
Apple Pencil support
Smart Keyboard support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Air (3rd generation)

The iPad Air (3rd generation) was launched in the year 2019 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, and 256GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A2152 on iPad Air (3rd generation)
A2123, A2153 on iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
A2154 on iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

10.5″ Retina display
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
Touch ID
Apple Pencil (1st generation) support
Smart Keyboard support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Air 2

The iPad Air 2 was launched in late 2014 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1566 on the iPad Air 2
A1567 on the iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras
Touch ID

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad Air

The iPad Air was launched in late 2013 and early 2014 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1474 on the iPad Air Wi-Fi
A1475 on the iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1476 on the iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE)—released early 2014

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
Silver or space gray aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad mini (5th generation)

The iPad mini (5th generation) was launched in the year 2019 with memory capacities ranging from 64GB, and 256GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A2133 on iPad mini (5th generation)
A2124, A2126 on iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
A2125 on iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (China mainland only)

Other important physical features include:

7.9″ Retina display
Wide color display (P3)
True Tone display technology
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on the iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
Touch ID
Apple Pencil (1st generation) support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad mini 4

The iPad mini 4 was launched in late 2015 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1538 on the iPad mini 4
A1550 on the iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
7.9-inch Retina display
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras*
Touch ID

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad mini 3

The iPad mini 3 was launched in the year 2014 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1599 on the iPad mini 3
A1600 on the iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
7.9-inch Retina display
Silver, space gray, or gold aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the left side on iPad mini 3 Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras
Touch ID

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad mini 2

The iPad mini 2 was launched in Late 2013 and early 2014 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1489 on the iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi
A1490 on the iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1491 on the iPad mini 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular (TD-LTE)–released early 2014

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
7.9-inch Retina display
Silver or space gray aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the left side on iPad mini 2 with Retina display Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad mini

The iPad mini was launched in late 2012 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1432 on the iPad mini Wi-Fi
A1454 on the iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1455 on the iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM)

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
Silver or slate aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the left side on iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad (6th generation)

The iPad (6th generation) was launched in the year 2018 with memory capacities ranging from 32GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1893 on the iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi
A1954 on the iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
Gold, silver, or space gray aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on the iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
8 MP camera and FaceTime HD camera
Touch ID
Apple Pencil support

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad (5th generation)

The iPad (5th generation) was launched in the year 2017 with memory capacities ranging from 32GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1822 on the iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi
A1823 on the iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
Silver, gold, or space gray aluminum housing
Lightning connector
The nano-SIM tray is on the right side on the iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
8 MP camera and FaceTime HD camera
Touch ID

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad (4th generation)

The iPad (4th generation) was launched in the year 2012 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1458 on the iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi
A1459 on the iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1460 on the iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (MM)

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
9.7-inch Retina display
Lightning connector
The micro-SIM tray is on the right side on the iPad (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime HD and iSight cameras

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.

iPad (3rd generation)

The iPad (3rd generation) was launched in the year 2012 with memory capacities ranging from 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB.

The Model numbers (on the back cover) include:

A1416 on the iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
A1430 on the iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
A1403 on the iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (VZ)

Other important physical features include:

White or black front bezel
30-pin connector
The micro-SIM tray is on the right side on the iPad (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
FaceTime and iSight cameras

Here’s the physical look of your iPad, to help you identify it easily.