Apple announced an update to the iPad Air following a year and a half of redesigning the tablet on the iPad Pro model, as much of the redesign is still intact, but the new iPad Air model has been updated with a faster M1 processor, which first appeared in Mac computers from Apple, it also supports 5G networks, and the USB-C port is twice as fast with data transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps.
It will be available at a starting price of $ 599 for the Wi-Fi model only, and rises to $ 749 for the Wi-Fi and Cellular version, and it will come with a storage capacity of 64 GB or 256 GB, and the available colors include gray, pink, purple, blue, silver / gold, which Apple calls “Starlight”. Pre-orders open on Friday, and the tablet will be on sale from March 18.
Apple says the iPad Air’s M1 processor, which is also included in the latest iPad Pro, has an eight-core CPU that’s up to 60 percent faster than the A14 Bionic processor found in the last-generation model, and has an eight-core graphics processor. With twice the graphics power of its predecessor
The front camera has also been updated to use a 12MP sensor (up from 7MP last) and now supports Apple’s Center Stage feature designed to keep you in frame automatically during calls, and the rear camera has a resolution of 12MP, like last.
The new 10.9-inch iPad Air display has 500 nits of brightness and HDR support, but there’s no mention of ProMotion. The iPad Air has horizontal stereo speakers.
Like its predecessor, the new iPad air is compatible with the $129 Apple Pencil, which magnetically attaches to its size, as well as the $299 Magic Keyboard, and will also work with the $179 Smart Keyboard Folio and $79 Smart Folio cases. It uses Touch ID built into its power button as a vital security.
