I hope the new iPad is the product that finally switches back to Qualcomm modems instead of intel. They said faster LTE, but will it be the same intel chip the SE 2 has or finally get a Qualcomm chip.
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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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What 11" ipad pro has over the new ipad air
- just 0.1" bigger
- 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
I may be getting my nomenclature wrong, but it’s a model that’s 7 or 8 years old at this point. She’s gotten all security oriented with the pandemic, had me set up a couple wireless cameras and she’s bugging me that the alerts don’t hit fast enough. WiFi speed is fine, I just think her old iPad’s processor is too long in the tooth. New base model will last her another 7-10 years and she probably won’t need another one past that.
Damm, really gouging is Canadians though. $780 for the base model air in Canada. Almost $1k for a cellular? Wtf Apple, currency exchange isn’t that extreme
The upgrade path/replacement for the iPad Pro is an Apple Silicon MacBook, to be announced in Oct. Higher margins for Apple are a nice-side effect.
Has everybody just collectively forgotten about the iPad mini? It only seems to get stealth spec bumps on random days of the year with no fanfare.
An iPad mini sized device with a larger edge to edge screen like the iPad Pro would be my dream device. I personally know more people with iPad minis than either iPad or iPad Pro. The mini’s perfect for being able to fit in a jacket pocket, able to be held edge to edge by one hand, and use full iPad apps and iPhone apps. It seems to be the runt of the litter, nobody seems to care much about it.
An iPad mini sized device with a larger edge to edge screen like the iPad Pro would be my dream device. I personally know more people with iPad minis than either iPad or iPad Pro. The mini’s perfect for being able to fit in a jacket pocket, able to be held edge to edge by one hand, and use full iPad apps and iPhone apps. It seems to be the runt of the litter, nobody seems to care much about it.
Obviously this is subjective, but I don't care for these washed out, sort of pastel-like colors. Why not add in something bolder and richer, like a burgundy or the midnight blue that everyone expects on the iPhone 12 Pro? The new colors just seem ... weak, for lack of a better word.
I feel sorry for all those non pro users that bought the iPad Pro gen 4 recently because it sounded good. Lol
Super cool to see that USB-C is now on the iPad air, I always see the iPad air as a great product for people who don't need an iPad pro.
What size would you want from the Mini? Seems like there isn't much space between the largest phone and smallest ipad so the market for ipad mini would be very limited
Nope.
See https://browser.geekbench.com/ios-benchmarks
The a14 scores about 4000 in the multi-core test. (40% faster than the previous Air)
No, it doesn’t:
iPad Pro - Technical Specifications
See full technical specifications for iPad Pro — resolution, size, weight, battery life, and storage capacity — for Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models.
www.apple.com
It says stereo speakers for the Air and four speaker audio for the Pro.
The magic keyboard (available for the Pro and the new Air). Honestly, for the 11"/10.9", it's the only usable option from Apple, though some of the aftermarket keyboards look workable as well.
You have to assume that the new iPad Pros are going to use an even better A14X chip, which will have more graphics cores and ram, which is part of what will set it apart from the new iPad Air. It may also shift to mini-LED, if those rumors are accurate. I would assume that MacBook [Pros or otherwise] will start with a similar 14X-type chip, then move up in power from there. With the performance of the 12X and 12Z chips already outrunning many Intel chips, you know that Apple will offer even better performance with the upcoming Apple Silicon computers, which will also outperform the iPhone / iPad Pro iterations of the chips, in order to maintain differentiation.
I’ve actually tried an adapter for my air 2 to test what it would be like to have no jack. It sucks.
The power port being placed in the middle on the device makes the wire awkward as heck. If the USB port when is the corner of the device it’d be perfect
because us audiophiles know there is no better way to listen to music than from the 4 speaker iPad Pro....No, it doesn’t:
iPad Pro - Technical Specifications
See full technical specifications for iPad Pro — resolution, size, weight, battery life, and storage capacity — for Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models.www.apple.com
It says stereo speakers for the Air and four speaker audio for the Pro.
The iPad Pro is dead. The Apple Silicon MacBook with a foldable/maybe detachable/pencillable display is the upgrade path.
It’s an iPad.
It’s a MacBook.
It’s a revolutionary device.
Are you getting it?
So would there be any reason, beside cheaper price and more color options, to buy the new Air over the 2020 iPad Pro? And if you could find the 2018 iPad Pro for the same price as the Air, are you losing out on anything?