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Apple, yesterday, revealed the iPad Air 2, which it said is the thinnest tablet on the market, and the iPad mini 3.
The new iPads will come in silver, gray, and a new gold color.
The new iPads will come in silver, gray, and a new gold color.
Pricing begins at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version of the iPad Air 2 and $399 for the iPad mini 3. Like the new iPhones, Apple is doing away with the 32GB version, so you can get a 64GB for $100 more and a 128GB version for $200 more.
Pre-orders begin Oct. 17 and they will start shipping by the end of next week. Apple will continue selling the iPad mini with Retina display (now iPad mini 2) and iPad Air, both of which will get a $100 price cut. The original iPad mini, meanwhile, will sell for $249, down from $299.
Among the updates on Apple's new iPads is Touch ID, the fingerprint scanner currently available on newer iPhones like iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
The updated tablets will also support the Apple Pay mobile payment system, though only within apps, not in stores. Apple Pay is set to be released on Monday, Oct. 20 with iOS 8.1, which will come pre-loaded on the new iPads.
The iPad Air 2 is just 6.1mm thick and weighs less than a pound.
Apple slimmed down the tablet by eliminating a micro-thin layer of air usually found between the LCD, touch layer, and glass on the tablet. The iPad Air 2 also reduced internal reflection, which makes graphics and text look like they are just sitting right on top of the screen, Schiller said. Notably, the new tablet includes an anti-reflective coating for multi-touch surfaces, which reduces reflection by 56 percent.
Apple slimmed down the tablet by eliminating a micro-thin layer of air usually found between the LCD, touch layer, and glass on the tablet. The iPad Air 2 also reduced internal reflection, which makes graphics and text look like they are just sitting right on top of the screen, Schiller said. Notably, the new tablet includes an anti-reflective coating for multi-touch surfaces, which reduces reflection by 56 percent.
Inside the new iPad is an A8X chip, a version of the A8 chip found in the new iPhones. There's a second-generation 64-bit architecture and 3 billion transistors, which delivers a 40 percent improvement in CPU performance and 2.5 times the graphics performance of iPad Air, Apple said. An M8 motion coprocessor collects motion info from the accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, and a new barometer that senses air pressure to chart elevation.
The iPad Air 2 includes a built-in iSight camera with an 8-megapixel camera that will now support panoramas, burst mode, and timelapse videos.
The iPad Air 2 includes a built-in iSight camera with an 8-megapixel camera that will now support panoramas, burst mode, and timelapse videos.
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