Today in a shock announcement, Apple has unveiled refreshes to each the iPad Air and iPad mini lineups. The final releases within the lineups had been the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini Four again in 2015. We had thought Apple had deserted the fashions, but right now’s launch now breathes contemporary air into the gadgets with a lot wanted inside {hardware} upgrades in addition to new performance.
| Apple iPad Comparison | ||||
| iPad Air 2 | iPad mini 4 | iPad Air (2019) | iPad mini (2019) | |
| SoC | Apple A8X Three x Typhoon @ 1.5GHz |
Apple A8 2 x Typhoon @ 1.5GHz |
Apple A12 Bionic
2 × Vortex @ 2.5GHz |
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| Display | 9.7″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD | 7.9″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD | 10.5″ 2224×1668 IPS LCD DCI-P3, True Tone |
7.9″ 2048×1536 IPS LCD DCI-P3, True Tone |
| Dimensions | 240 x 169.5 x 6.1mm 437g |
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1mm 298.8g |
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1mm 456g / 464g |
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1mm 300g / 308.2g |
| RAM | 2GB LPDDR3 | 2GB LPDDR3 | ? | ? |
| NAND | 16 / 64 / 128GB | 64 / 256GB | ||
| Battery | 27.3Wh | 19.1Wh | 30.2Wh | 19.1Wh |
| Front Camera | 1.2MP, F/2.2 | 7MP, F/2.2 | ||
| Rear Camera | 8MP, F/2.4, 1.1 micron | 8MP, F/2.4 | ||
| Cellular | 2G / 3G / 4G LTE (Category 9) | UE Category 16 LTE (1Gbps) with 4×4 MIMO and LAA | ||
| SIM Size | NanoSIM | NanoSIM + eSIM | ||
| Wireless | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO, BT 4.2 LE, GPS/GLONASS |
802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO, BT 5.zero LE, GPS/GLONASS |
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| Connectivity | Apple Lightning 3.5mm headphone |
Apple Lightning 3.5mm headphone |
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| Launch OS | iOS 9 | iOS 12 | ||
| Launch Price | $499 (16G) $599 (64G) $699 (128G) |
(Wifi / Cellular)
$399/$529 (16G) |
(Wifi / Cellular)
$499/$629 (64G) |
(Wifi / Cellular)
$399/$529 (64G) |
On the interior {hardware} facet, each the brand new iPad Air (2019) and the brand new iPad mini (2019) make use of Apple’s new 7nm A12 chipset, which we’ve already seen within the iPhone XS and XR fashions. The A12X’s elevated efficiency thus stays unique to the iPad Pro fashions this 12 months.
iPad Mini 2019
The new iPad mini doesn’t change its design from its predecessor, which could not be to all people’s liking in 2019 because the relatively massive bezels do really feel a bit misplaced in comparison with different newer tablets. While the design hasn’t seen an replace, the 7.9” 2048×1536 IPS show will see some vital adjustments because it now helps Display P3 in addition to True Tone.
iPad Air 2019
The new iPad Air alternatively does see vital design adjustments with a slight discount in bezels, providing extra display screen property. The new show comes now in a 10.5” diameter and will increase the decision to 2224×1668. Similarly to the brand new iPad mini, it additionally now helps P3 huge gamut content material in addition to True Tone.
The new Air is ever so barely larger than its predecessor, being 10mm taller, 4.6mm wider and 19g heavier. The new battery does improve from 27.3Wh to 30.2Wh.
Interestingly each gadgets nonetheless include the house button and its capacitive fingerprint sensor, in addition to 3.5mm headphone jack (not that we’re complaining), so that is most likely Apple’s purest hardware-only refresh ever.
The one single massive new function concerning the new iPads is that the gadgets are actually suitable with the Apple Pencil. It’s to be famous we’re speaking concerning the first era Pencil, and never the second-generation unit we discover in 2018’s new iPad Pros.
Overall, it’s attention-grabbing to see Apple refresh the iPad line-up, particularly the usually forgotten iPad mini. Apple’s reluctance to make any main design adjustments to the merchandise, even Four years on is sort of odd, however then once more if it isn’t damaged, don’t try to repair it.
The new iPad mini and iPad Air are available in 64 and 256GB variants, beginning at $399 for the iPad mini and $499 for the iPad Air. The…
