The new products will have faster internet connections, more AI tools and powerful cameras with automatic framing
The world of Apple tablets is expanding. In fact, there are many new features announced today – May 7th – by the Cupertino tech giant on the iPad front, so much so that Tim Cook spoke about this day, calling it “the biggest day for the iPad since it was launched”. During the “Let Loose” virtual event, two products in particular were announced that aim to overcome the differences between tablets and laptops. We are talking about the 13″ iPad Air and the iPad Pro OLED which is only 5.1 millimeters thick.
Along with the new iPads, the Apple Pencil Pro also arrives, opening up creative possibilities for using tablets.
The new iPad Pro
The product Apple is focusing on the most is the new iPad Pro which offers superior performance and portability in a thinner and lighter design. Available in silver and space black, the new iPad Pro is available in two sizes: a larger 13″ model and an ultraportable 11″. Both formats have the most advanced display in the world, the Ultra Retina XDR with tandem OLED technology.
The secret of the new iPad Pro is the new M4 chip, the latest generation of Apple chips, which marks a huge step forward in terms of performance and capacity. The M4 chip has a new display engine on which the accuracy, color and brightness of the Ultra Retina XDR display depend.
All thanks to the M4 chip
The new design and innovative display of the new iPad Pro are only possible thanks to M4, the latest generation Apple chip that offers significantly superior performance. The M4 chip is based on an even more power-efficient second-generation 3-nanometer technology and is perfectly suited to the design of the new iPad Pro. Thanks to a completely new display engine and pioneering technologies, the M4 chip brings Ultra Retina to the screen XDR extraordinary levels of precision, color and brightness.
The potential of AI and new accessories
The new iPad Pro is an extremely powerful device for artificial intelligence. The new iPad Pro with M4 has Apple’s most powerful Neural Engine ever: with a computing capacity of up to 38,000 billion operations per second, it is 60 times faster than the first Neural Engine designed by Apple for the A11 Bionic chip
Furthermore, the versatility and advanced capabilities of iPad Pro reach even greater levels with the new accessories. Apple Pencil Pro introduces powerful new interactions that take the user experience to the next level, and the new Magic Keyboard, thinner and lighter, offers innovative features. The new iPad Pro, the new Apple Pencil Pro and the new Magic Keyboard can be ordered starting today, and will be available in stores from Wednesday 15 May.
The new iPad Air 11″ and 13″
Today Apple also presented the iPad Air 11″ redesigned and the brand new iPad Air 13″, both super-powered by the M2 chip. For the first time, iPad Air is available in two sizes: the 11″ model is superportable, while the 13″ model has a larger display, with lots more space to work, study and play. With advanced performance and functions, regardless of the model, the new iPad Air also features significant innovations
New technologies
The CPU, GPU and Neural Engine of the M2 chip are even faster, which is why the new iPad Air has even higher performance and all the power needed for artificial intelligence. The 12MP front camera with ultra-wide angle and Auto Framing is now located on the longer side of iPad, for an optimal video calling experience. Wi-Fi is faster and Cellular models support ultra-fast 5G networks to stay connected anywhere. With an ultra-portable design, all-day battery life, a brilliant Liquid Retina display and support for Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB-C) and Magic Keyboard, iPad Air allows users to reach levels of even greater productivity and creativity.
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Horizontal front camera
In the redesigned iPad Air, the 12MP ultra-wide front camera is located on the long side of the device. The “Auto Framing” function uses machine learning to automatically keep the subject in the center of the field of view. The 12MP wide-angle rear camera allows you to take high-resolution photos and detailed 4K videos, and also supports slow-motion movies at 240 fps. The two microphones are designed to work in perfect harmony with the cameras, capturing audio from the one in use to minimize background noise.
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Powerful AI device
Thanks to the M2 chip, the new iPad Air is an extraordinary device for AI, being equipped with a 16-core Neural Engine that is more efficient and 40% faster than the M1 chip. You will be able to use the intelligent functions of iPadOS, such as “Visual Search”, “Lift the subject” and “Active Text” even more immediately. With a vast ecosystem of apps that integrate advanced AI functions, the user can do practically anything, such as apply automatic optimization in Photomator, which uses AI models to improve photos with one click, or analyze their own sports performance in new ways by taking advantage of Onform’s motion detection functions.
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Faster Wi-Fi 6E and 5G connections
The new iPad Air is compatible with Wi-Fi 6E technology, which offers up to double the speed of the previous generation for downloading files, playing online games and streaming movies. With Wi-Fi + Cellular models with 5G you can access files, communicate with other people and back up data on the fly, wherever you are. The Cellular models of the new iPad Air are activated via eSIM, a more secure alternative to the physical SIM card that allows you to easily connect to your existing plan and transfer it digitally on the fly, and to use multiple data plans on the same device.
