iPad (A16) hardware: buttons, cameras, and ports

You can learn the location of the cameras, buttons, and other essential hardware features on iPad (A16).

Last updated: October 22, 2026 7:36 am

By Tom Griffin - Executive Editor

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Learn the location of the cameras, buttons, and other essential hardware features on iPad (A16).

It shows where to find the top button/Touch ID, volume buttons, front camera, microphones, rear camera, Smart Connector, and USB-C connector on your iPad. You’ll also find links to turn on and set up iPad and see what’s new in iPadOS 27.

The front view of iPad with callouts to the top button and Touch ID at the top right. The volume buttons, front camera, and microphone are on the right side.

1 Top button/Touch ID
2 Volume buttons
3 Front camera
4 Microphone

The back view of iPad with callouts to the rear camera and microphone at the top left, the Smart Connector on the right side, and the USB-C connector at the bottom center.

5 Rear camera
6 Microphone
7 Smart Connector
8 USB-C connector

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ByTom Griffin

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Tom Griffin is the editor-in-chief at GeeksChalk where he oversees all of site’s evergreen content to ensure it’s up to date with the latest information. Hailing from London in the UK, he has over seven years of experience in the tech journalism space and holds a degree in English Literature. In his spare time, Tom can found checking out the latest video games, immersing himself in his favorite sporting pastime of football, and petting every dog he comes across in the outside world.