Apple revealed this Tuesday, September 15, the fourth generation of its iPad Air tablet and the eighth version of the iPad, which come with profound redesigns and considerable performance improvements.
The changes announced in the framework of the Apple Event on September 15 are in addition to the adjustments that the iPad Pro, the most powerful tablet of the Cupertino firm, had received in March 2020.
iPad Air, more powerful than ever
According to Apple, the fourth-generation iPad Air underwent a profound redesign both in terms of form and capabilities.
The biggest novelty was the introduction of the A14 Bionic processor, Apple’s most advanced chip and one of the first on the market to use 5-nanometer process technology.
As detailed by the company, it presents a 6-core design that increases the performance of the CPU by 40 percent, and a new graphics architecture that improves graphics by 30 percent.
In addition, it offers a 16-core neural motor, twice as fast and capable of up to 11 trillion operations per second.
Available in five colors ( silver , space gray , rose gold , green and sky blue ), other new features on the iPad Air are its virtually bezel-less 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display and a new Touch ID sensor built into the button. ignition.
Apple also empowered the device with a USB-C port for data transfer of up to 5 Gbps, which is 10 times faster and allows connection to cameras, hard drives and external monitors up to 4K.
8th generation iPad
Apple also revealed the eighth version of the iPad tablet, which for the first time introduces the A12 Bionic chip, which first arrived on the iPad Pro in 2018.
The device features a 10.2-inch Retina display, advanced cameras, and a battery that promises to last for a full day.
As detailed by the company, the device offers a speed 40 percent higher than the previous model and is up to two times more capable in terms of graphics performance.
Optimized iPadOS 14
The performance of both tablets will be optimized with the iPadOS 14 operating system, which was previously revealed by Apple and will be available on September 16.
Used with an Apple Pencil, both tablets will be able to recognize quick actions with a touch, will facilitate the process of drawing and writing, even with the ability to recognize handwritten texts in any field.
Pricing and availability
Apple announced that both tablets will be available for pre-order starting on September 15.
The iPad Air is available starting at $ 599 and will hit the market in October 2020.
Meanwhile, the basic iPad will have a value of $ 329 dollars – $ 299 dollars for students- and will be available from Friday, September 18.
