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Apple Announces New M2 iPad Air Models in 11-Inch and 13-Inch Sizes From $599
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Looks like it wasn’t a bad idea getting a 13 inch iPad Pro M2 for $700 a couple months ago.
Isn't the most disappointing part the touch ID again?? Like, come on, why not gave us Face ID??
No FaceID is clearly the upsell for the Pro version - despite it already being used on the iPhone. Not interested!
The location of the Touch ID sensor means on the iPad Air, I will likely use the fingerprint of the index fingers on both my hands instead of my thumbs I used on my old iPad Pro 10.5".
Agreed. If it had Face ID, then maybe. But for my usage of my iPad right now, no point upgrading.
Here in my Euro country, the base storage and the 256GB versions of the 11-inch iPad Air have significantly dropped in price with this new generation. It used to be €789 for the 64GB, and €989 for the 256GB, but now it is €719 (128GB) and €849 (256GB).
So storage bump and price reduction!
So storage bump and price reduction!
As with any new iPad, this one would need a thick UAG case. Or else it will get “naturally bent” in few weeks of use
- 128GB in the baseline $599 configuration
- Marginally larger display on the 11" one? Like, 0,1" or less.
- A new 13" option
- Landscape-oriented front-facing camera
- Wifi 6E (older one was Wifi 6)
- Support for Apple Pencil Pro (maybe incompatible with 2nd Gen Pencil?)
- Supports Magic Keyboard, like the older model. But doesn't support Smart Keyboard Folio(older one did)
- M2 (like you said)
- Two new finishes in purple and blue that replace the older ones. The new ones look brighter?
It's not a ton of upgrades.
But the 128GB at $599 makes M2 iPad Air a very good deal by comparison to the older one.
iPad Air is kind of a stupid name when the new pros are 20 percent lighter….
Earliest would probably be this fall and then would probably ship with the A18.Where is my new iPad mini?
Not really.
But only M4 iPad Pro and M2 iPad Air support the new Apple Pencil Pro.
Not that I'm sure Apple Pencil Pro is a major upgrade over 2nd Gen. Apple usually discontinues a product if it's too similar to the new one they want you to buy.
Who knows.
But the M4 Pros start at $200 more than the M2 ones. So the comparison isn't as straight-forward.
I see they ditched the power adapter, they only include a USB-C to USB-C cable now. That wasn't the case with the previous Air.
I just did a bit of quick math. I can buy a 13-inch iPad Air AND an 11-inch iPad Air for only $100 more than a 13-inch iPad Pro. I really have to think hard about whether I need the M4 chip, an OLED screen and 256GB of storage. As nice as they are to have… do I really need them - or want them, for that matter? An M3 chip in the Air would have been nice. But, again, with iPadOS, do I need anything beyond an M2? The Pro’s weight savings are also very nice. But if I’m going to work with the 13-inch connected to a keyboard most of the time, does it matter?
EDIT: After thinking about it, I have ordered two Airs - 13-inch and 11-inch.
EDIT: After thinking about it, I have ordered two Airs - 13-inch and 11-inch.
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It appears so, they reduced the size of the bezels slightly, rather than increasing the dimensions of the device.
In Europe you still can get the base M1 iPad Air at 799€, but the new M2 iPad Air costs 729€ (+/- depending the country in EU)....
I’m still using my iPad Air 3. It works fine and all but I’ve been wanting more storage and the new design. Plus USB C. This will probably get me to buy.
Not in my country (Netherlands).
This is a screengrab from the store.
"Inhoud van de verpakking" translates to "What's in the box".
Happy Touch ID still is here!!! It works much better for me in my Mini than Face ID on my iPad Pro (never works).
Sad the display is still rubish at 60hz!. CPU update cost nothing for Apple, old display tech from 10 years ago basically?. No solid advances on display capabilities?. Shame Apple.
Sad the display is still rubish at 60hz!. CPU update cost nothing for Apple, old display tech from 10 years ago basically?. No solid advances on display capabilities?. Shame Apple.
I read "11-inch Macbook Air" and $599 and got all excited. 😔
