During Apple’s latest event, Let Loosethe new iPad Pro and iPad Air debuted, highly anticipated and discussed models, even considering the absence of updates last year.
The Pro series, presented yesterday, immediately stood out for its extraordinary subtlety.
But it’s not just a question of improved thickness, the overall weight has also been reduced.
Now, iPad Air is heavier than the Pro model; Surprisingly, both sizes of the model with OLED panels are also thinner than their Air models.
This data raises some questions, generating a sort of contradiction regarding the traditional concept associated with the “Air” line.
A comparison of the specifications shows that the 13-inch Air model is even heavier than the 10th generation iPad model.
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Apple’s “Air” brand has always been synonymous with thin and light devices.
When the first iPad Air debuted in 2013, Apple advertised it as 20 percent thinner and 28 percent lighter than the standard fourth-generation model, thanks to its slim bezels that improved the viewing experience.
During yesterday’s event dedicated to the company’s tablets, iPad Air was presented as a version that is not exactly low-end, but capable of offering Pro features to a wider audience, positioning itself in a certain sense in the mid-range.
This raises questions about how Apple is choosing to manage product differentiation, especially when it comes to saturated markets.
However, the weight comparison doesn’t apply when we’re talking about laptops: the Air is still a thinner and lighter device than the MacBook Pro line.
Controversial name
The question arises whether Apple really wants to position this iPad as a mid-range device and whether, if so, it might even be looking for a new name for it.
Even if, however, these are minimal differences in weight or an extra millimeter in thickness.
Most users may not care or even notice such changes.
To have a more precise view of the differences, here are the exact weights of the new versions of iPad Pro and iPad Air:
- iPad Pro 13-inch: 579 grams
- 13-inch iPad Air: 617 grams
- iPad Pro 11-inch: 444 grams
- 11-inch iPad Air: 462 grams
