Apple is so far behind on almost everything. It’s becoming harder and harder to remain a fan. Where the heck is the iPad mini 6 redesign? Not interested in carrying around a heavy 11 inch iPad. All I want is an 8 inch iPad mini with a redesign!
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Apple Introduces Redesigned 10.9-Inch iPad Air With A14 Chip, All-Screen Design, Touch ID in Power Button, and USB-C
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On a phone it’s a lot less intrusive to use. I picked up the 12.9” 2020 pro and found faceid super annoying since there was a lot of times the iPad was in a comfortable to me position, but then faceid was needed and i either had to move the entire ipad or contort myself to try to let it see me.
It’s unusual but not a first. A4 debuted on the original iPad before being used in the iPhone 4 later the same year. A5 debuted on the iPad 2 before being used for the iPhone 4S.
What feature did Apple take away? I still use my headphones when I’m editing on my 12.9 pro. So it takes an adapter. Not an issue. We’ve been living the Apple dongle life for a long time now. Welcome to years ago. Do I enjoy the added expense? No, but it‘s not like we lost the ability to use a headphone jack if when we choose to. None issue. Besides Apple made the choice for us.
Text input is still absurdly frustrating.
Still LCD with that awful backlight glow look.
They can tweak other stuff as much as they like.
These are huge.
Oh.. and multi-user login.
Still LCD with that awful backlight glow look.
They can tweak other stuff as much as they like.
These are huge.
Oh.. and multi-user login.
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I wish Apple had simply upgraded the screen size to 11.5” back in April-May. 🤷🏻♂️ I thought the 12.9” was too big for couch or handheld use, and returned it for the 11”, which was a bit small, but more usable overall. If it was simply 11.5”, it would actually be the perfect iPad.
Now shrink the iPad Air and you get the new Mini.
Add IP68 and we got ourselves a bath time Mini!
Add IP68 and we got ourselves a bath time Mini!
A14 is what Apple will put in the 12” MacBook to be released in November. The MacBook Air will have A14X in the Spring along with the iPad Pro. The MacBook Pros with Apple Silicon are not coming for another year.
There won’t be a 14” Apple Silicon MacBook Pro. Instead, 14” MacBook Air will take its place. The Apple Silicon MacBook Pro will be 16” only.
So, the products will be:
12” Macbook <= $1500
14” MacBook Air <= $2500
16” MacBook Pro > $2500
There won’t be a 14” Apple Silicon MacBook Pro. Instead, 14” MacBook Air will take its place. The Apple Silicon MacBook Pro will be 16” only.
So, the products will be:
12” Macbook <= $1500
14” MacBook Air <= $2500
16” MacBook Pro > $2500
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This is pretty subjective, for me promotion is worth very little. I regularly move from my 10.5 to my 12.9 first gen with no issues, I hardly even care... Quad speakers for me are a much bigger deal and are worth much more than pro-motion and is the only thing I would not want to give up. Maybe for someone else it's less important... Remains to be seen how good these new "stereo speakers"...
The new Air won't be available on their site until October, so the old Air is still available.
The new iPad Air will be available starting next month on apple.com and in the Apple Store app ...
The stated performance increases of the A14 relative to the two-year-old A12 translate to roundabout 16% faster CPU and 8% faster GPU relative to the A13. That is a solid generational increase. However, it pales compared to previous year-to-year increases and is far from the humongous increase that many tech writers expected.
In perspective, the move from TSMC's N7P to 5 nm alone was projected to improve performance by up to 15%, at iso power. Leaving aside the significant upgrade in AI performance, Apple seems to have optimized primarily for energy efficiency and scaling back the die area to minimize cost. This would be consistent with the transistor count, which is relatively low compared to the expected 15 billion that many assumed to be their transistor budget on 5 nm.
Looking back, the move from 10 nm to 7 nm that came with the A12 also saw a reduction in die size followed by an expansion on the A13 on what was an improved version of the same process node. This suggests that the A15 will be the larger performance upgrade. Not only will the 5nm node be more mature, but expected increases in energy efficiency in other system components (LTPO display, X60 modem) will also allow Apple to prioritize performance more strongly.
In perspective, the move from TSMC's N7P to 5 nm alone was projected to improve performance by up to 15%, at iso power. Leaving aside the significant upgrade in AI performance, Apple seems to have optimized primarily for energy efficiency and scaling back the die area to minimize cost. This would be consistent with the transistor count, which is relatively low compared to the expected 15 billion that many assumed to be their transistor budget on 5 nm.
Looking back, the move from 10 nm to 7 nm that came with the A12 also saw a reduction in die size followed by an expansion on the A13 on what was an improved version of the same process node. This suggests that the A15 will be the larger performance upgrade. Not only will the 5nm node be more mature, but expected increases in energy efficiency in other system components (LTPO display, X60 modem) will also allow Apple to prioritize performance more strongly.
why the hell would they make iPad Air square??????? Steve Jobs would have never approved that.
It still sucks though
The adapter gets in the way. Just because apple makes a choice doesn’t mean it’s right and that I can’t complain. You could still do everything you do right now with a jack. You’re paying more to get less. My 40 dollar earbuds sound better than a 250 dollar pair of AirPods and that’s crazy my friend.
Not to mention the air 4 comes in at only 64 gigs at base, yikes.
So ... other than ProMotion ... is the main difference that a new fancy Magic Keyboard only works on 11'' and 12.9'' iPad Pros?
I won't be suprised if they don't make this distinction more clear and release a new "perfectly sized" 11.95'' iPad Pro that comes bundled with the New Magic Keyboard (11.95'').
I won't be suprised if they don't make this distinction more clear and release a new "perfectly sized" 11.95'' iPad Pro that comes bundled with the New Magic Keyboard (11.95'').
The ONLY thing I don’t like about FaceID is that the phone can’t read a face sideways. Otherwise, I mostly forget it’s there.
Only 2. I believe a tear down will show a single speaker ported to both sets of grills on the iPad Air.
No it has 4 speakers
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Please check Compare iPad models page. New Ipad Air still has 2 speakers but in landscape position.