Apple has announced its new generation of iPad, the iPad
Air, yesterday in its event.
3 years after announcing the first iPad, iPad Air differs
greatly in design and functionality, featuring the same 9.7-inch display, the
tablet’s new design has more in common with iPad Mini. 4 lbs lighter than its predecessor, iPad air weighs
only one pound, making it the lightest big-screen tablet so far.
The new iPad also gets a processor update to catch up with
iPhone 5S’s A7, which make graphics 72 times faster than then in the first
generation iPad.
“iPad created an entirely new mobile computing experience,
and the new iPad Air is another big leap ahead. It is so thin, light and
powerful, once you hold one in your hand you will understand what a tremendous
advancement this is,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of
Worldwide Marketing. “iPad Air with its 9.7-inch Retina display weighs just one
pound and packs the incredible performance of iOS 7 running on a 64-bit
desktop-class Apple A7 chip, and delivers all-day battery life in the lightest
full-sized tablet in the world.”
iPad Air models will be available from the 1st of November
starting from $499.
