Apple launched the latest in the series of iPads – the iPad Air. At 1 pound (0.45kg), Apple says it is the lightest “full size” tablet in the world. (The previous iPad weighs 1.4 pounds (0.65kg)). It is also thinner at 7.5 mm, a 20% drop from the previous 9.4 mm.
The iPad Air features the same chip as in the iPhone 5S, the 64-bit A7 processor and M7 motion coprocessor, which Apple says is 8 times faster and has 72 times better graphics performance than the old processor.
Apple says the iPad Air is twice as fast as the iPad 4 on Wi-Fi networks, and it supports the new standard of 802.11ac.
Apple has kept the pricing the same as previous iPads, starting at $499 for 16GB, available in white, black and “space gray.” Capacity goes up to 128GB for $799. It also says the iPad 4 will be discontinued, but Apple is keeping the two-year-old iPad 2 in its lineup, starting at $399 for 16GB.
The iPad Air will go on sale worldwide, including in China, on Nov. 1.
There have been rumours and speculations about the features of the iPad 5 (iPad Air)
Check out the unveiling below, courtesy of The Verge
