Apple Introduces Redesigned 10.9-Inch iPad Air With A14 Chip, All-Screen Design, Touch ID in Power Button, and USB-C

[agsystems]

"The new iPad Air is powered by the new 5nm-based A14 Bionic chip"

Evans leak prove to be correct - he was getting blasted on twitter - I can't believe they put the A14 now before the phone.

 

[TurboJobo]

Common Apple give us the Ipad Mini with this features at 499
instant buy for me!

 

[manu chao]

I guess for Pro Motion and Face ID? But yeah, doesn’t seem worth another $200.

It’s those two plus quad speakers and LIDAR, as well as another 0.1” of screen.

Edit: An earlier version of this comment incorrectly stated 0.2”.

 

[RevTEG]

No headphone jack. Incredibly disappointing. This would be a buy otherwise.

It’s simply a great feature on a tablet. And I don’t want the cheaper model because it feels too old school

Dang it

Feels to old school while complaining about no headphone jack... the irony is strong with this post. 😄

 

[Nicksd84]

Seems like I’m a limited customer base here but I want a full screen iPad in mini form! This one seems pretty good though.

 

[blucar1]

So, weren't "Air" models of products always the smaller, lighter and "base" models? This is basically an iPad pro. Also, this new chip couldn't go in the iPad pro a couple months ago? I just...why?

 

[idiiamots]

Who are the customers that could benefit from upgrade to 2020 Air? We have a 2017 10.5" Pro with A10X CPU. It is fine for most of the stuff we're doing with it (web, media consumption). It hasn't lived up to potential as laptop replacement, so we haven't invested into keyboard cover.

 

[DummyFool]

$599 is a good price point for me in regard to the features we get. Will wait for the first reviews and order one.

 

[wood1208]

Excellent iPad to upgrade to from my older iPad air 2. Count me in. Hope, bit cheaper with education discount.

 

[macosxuser01]

I think it's time I buy my first iPad

 

[dabrain13]

Interesting that they didn't take the chance to re-name the lineup given the Watch and Phone lineups.

Would it not make sense to have:

iPad mini (why do they never update this thing?)
iPad SE ($329 model)
iPad (currently "air")
iPad Pro (11")
iPad Pro Max (12.9")

 

[PickUrPoison]

So, no more iPad sitting at the $499 mark? This new Air is awesome, and so nice to see more colourful options.

Also, I know the 11” Pro has quad speakers, 120hz display, Face ID, and LiDAR, but I feel like this Air will steal a lot of those sales.

That’s ok with Apple, and is no doubt a large part of why the price increased by $100. Yeah, the mix will change, with more buyers opting for the Air rather than the Pro, but will Apple’s revenue and profits increase? Probably.

 

[Naaaaak]

Prediction:

iPad Pro getting replaced by a MacBook with a foldable (maybe detachable) display w/apple pencil support. Will use a beefed up A14+.

That why the iPad Air ships in Oct (same month for the Apple Silicon MacBook announcement which uses the A14+).

Side benefit: Apple‘s margins go up. iPad Pro users migrate to a higher margin unit for Apple.

 

[easy4lif]

My wallets in pain

too much apple stuff to buy

 

[David1964]

Does that mean that iPhone 12 will also get the new Touch ID power button?

Now that I think about it, Touch ID power button on iPhone is less practical since most iPhones go into Apple cases that cover the button.

If that happened,they would just design a case with a cut-out for the power button.Simple 🙄

 

[fokmik]

What 11" ipad pro has over the new ipad air

- 0.1"
- up to 1T SSD
- 10MP Ultra Wide
- starting with 128GB instead of 64 SSD
- the dimensions and weight are almost the same
- 600 nits max brightness over 500nits on the air
- ProMotion technology
- Brighter True Tone flash
- Four speaker audio
- faceID / touchID
- LIDAR
- more Ram

So, i hope this will be helpful

Based on these...people, expect the next cheaper iPad pro to start from 899$ instead of 799$ and thats for sure

 

[Seanm87]

iPad Pro is gonna run macOS. You've heard it here first folks.

I don’t think you’re the first person to say this.

 

[Keniutek]

People who bought the "Pro" this year might be pissed. Still wish it was a 100$ cheaper.

 

[poematik13]

Yeah.. but only 64 GB... and I won’t even start with the price for the keyboard.. and/or a cover.
In the end you can buy a MacBook.

I'd much rather have an $899 MBA that's infinitely more compatible and capable than a ****** walled garden iOS device for the same price

 

[unobtainium]

I like the new colors and am surprised they added in the quad speakers.

Narrator: They didn’t.

 

[idiiamots]

So, weren't "Air" models of products always the smaller, lighter and "base" models? This is basically an iPad pro. Also, this new chip couldn't go in the iPad pro a couple months ago? I just...why?

Chip either didn't exist or they intentionally held it back to entice people with upgrade to $600 device. Apple must do a ton of research to ensure people upgrade iPads every couple or 3 years. Pretty soon we'll get to the point (price and performance) where it's no longer meaningful to upgrade every couple of years.

 

[Samut]

599$ whtf? really? NO! In Europe will be damn overprices after taxes, this is not AIR, this is PRO SE model. Apple got the name wrong.

Now what would make it Ipad pro SE? The upgraded form factor? It still has the regular cpu and basically regular everything else too.

 

[RealSkyDiver]

rip 11” iPad Pro. I wonder how much faster the geek bench results will be.

 

[blucar1]

Hang on..$600 for 64Gb? You know what, why am I even surprised at this point.

 

[Deliro]

Its a good update but 20 percent increase in price is quite steep.

Sure is. And it still comes with 64 gigs base storage. I would not be surprised if it still retains 3gb Ram. But hey still comes with a charger, right?!