The iPad 4th Gen models share essentially the same housing as the iPad 3rd Gen models before them, except that the iPad 4th Gen is equipped with a Lightning port (rather than the older Dock Connector port), and internally has a faster processor, faster Wi-Fi, and a better camera. This specific A1459 model also has support for A-GPS and GLONASS, GSM/EDGE, UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA, and LTE bands 4 and 17. In the US, it originally was intended to run on the AT&T network (and T-Mobile later).All iPad 4th Gen models feature a 9.7-inch 2048x1536 (264 ppi) multitouch glossy LED-backlit \"retina\" display, a dual-core 1.4 GHz Apple A6X \"system on a chip\" with quad-core graphics, 1 GB of RAM, 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB, or 128 GB of flash memory storage, dual cameras -- a rear-mounted 5-megapixel \"iSight\" camera capable of shooting stills and 1080p video and a front-mounted 1.2 megapixel \"FaceTime HD\" camera capable of shooting stills and 720p video, dual-band 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, and more.The battery life of this iPad 4th Gen model is reportedly 10 hours \"surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music\" and 9 hours \"surfing the web using cellular data.\"