Apple today announced a number of new products at its Spring 2022 launch event. These included the new affordable iPhone SE 5G and the new iPad Air, which is now powered by the M1 chip just like the latest iPad Pro.
🗞️SUBSCRIBE NOW: Get Express Premium to access the best election reporting and analysis 🗞️
That’s all you need to know about the new iPad Air.
iPad Air Gen 5: What’s new?
The new iPad Air comes with a new 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display and is available in a range of colors including space gray, starlight, pink, magenta, and a new blue. The iPad Air also has 500 nits of brightness and comes with P3 Large Color Gamut, True Tone, and an anti-reflective screen coating.
With the new M1 chip, the new iPad Air gets an 8-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine powering advanced Machine Learning (ML) functions. This enables 4K editing, graphics-intensive gameplay, and more realistic AR (Augmented Reality) experiences.
The new iPad Air also supports maximum speeds of up to 3.5Gbps and comes with eSIM and WiFi 6 support. The tablet’s USB-C port is now twice as fast as previous generations and allows the device to connect to a range of devices including cameras, external storage, and precisely screens up to 6k.
There are stereo speakers on the new iPad Air, and the top button has TouchID built in. The tablet has a 12MP Ultra Wide Front Camera with Center Stage that automatically moves the screen to include more people during video calls. The device also comes with iPadOS 15 out of the box.
There is a 12MP rear camera that supports 4K video recording. In terms of accessories, the new iPad Air also supports various accessories such as Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard Folio, Magic Keyboard, and Smart Folio.
Pricing and availability
iPad Air starts at Rs 54,900 for the WiFi-only model and Rs 68,900 for the WiFi + Cellular model. iPad Air Gen 5 is available in 64GB and 256GB capacities in India. The new iPad Air is available to order beginning Friday, March 11th and will begin to be available on March 18th.
.
[ad_2]
