A New Era of iPad Announcements: What to Expect from Apple's Latest Release
Apple has finally announced its latest lineup of iPads, and as expected, they have brought some exciting new features that are sure to excite both casual users and power users alike. The most notable change is the absence of a red color option for this year's iPad model, which was introduced in previous years. However, Apple has still managed to bring some fantastic colors to the table, including green and sky blue. While these new colors may not be as intense as some fans had hoped for, they are still a welcome addition to the lineup.
The most significant change, however, is the added features that come with this latest iPad model. The device now boasts LTE connectivity, although it still lacks 5G capabilities - a blessing in disguise, according to our host, who believes this might be a good thing for at least this year's iPad. Additionally, the new device comes equipped with Wi-Fi 6, which will work seamlessly with the latest generation of Wi-Fi 6 routers. Furthermore, Apple has introduced a new USB-C port, which is now full-speed and compatible with all peripherals that were previously only available to the iPad Pro.
One of the standout features of this latest iPad model is its camera system. The device now boasts a new seven-megapixel front-facing camera and a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, which is actually the same camera used in the iPad Pro. However, it's worth noting that the Ultra Wide-Angle lens and LiDAR sensor, which were available on the iPad Pro, are still unique to that model. Despite this, the new camera system promises great image quality, thanks to the A14 Bionic chipset that powers the device.
The added features of this latest iPad model come at a price, however. The device starts at $599, which is significantly higher than the iPad 8 model that was released last year. Furthermore, if you're looking for more advanced features like improved display quality and modern design elements, you'll need to consider the iPad Pro lineup instead. On the other hand, Apple has announced a new entry-level iPad 8, which starts at $329 with an education discount and offers some fantastic value.
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One of the best things about Ting's service plan is its flexibility - you can bring your own phone or number, and the service works with almost any device that supports a SIM card. Furthermore, Ting offers $25 in service credit to new customers who sign up through our host's channel. This means that if you click on the link above and try out Ting, you'll get an incredible deal that can help save you even more money.
Learning More About Apple's Latest Releases
If you want to stay up-to-date with all the latest developments from Apple, be sure to check out our playlist of videos dedicated to covering everything Apple announces this fall. In these videos, we'll break down each new release in detail, sharing our expert analysis and insights on what to expect from each device. We'll also explore the implications of these announcements for users like you, helping you make informed decisions about your next iPad purchase. By clicking on the link above, you can access all our coverage and learn everything you need to know about Apple's latest releases.
And that's not all - we'll be sharing more details on the new iPhone release, as well as its relationship with the Google Pixel lineup, Samsung Galaxy series, and other popular smartphones. We'll also dive deeper into the world of PC-style productivity work, exploring how these devices can enhance your workflow and help you stay productive on-the-go.
Stay tuned for our comprehensive coverage of Apple's latest releases, including expert analysis, product demonstrations, and in-depth comparisons to help you make informed decisions about your next device. By clicking on the link above, you'll be able to access all our coverage and get the inside scoop on what it means to upgrade to an iPad this fall.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- I'm Rene Richie and I didn'tthink Apple would do this.I didn't think that theywould take the Ipad Airthis far this fast butwow! Howdy, they did.Sponsored by Ting.I've got videos coming upon all of Apple's brand new fall releasesso hit that subscribe button and belland you won't miss any of them.So we've got a brand newpretty much all new iPad Airand it is very close to thecurrent iPad Pro in design.I mean the bezels aren't quite as smallwhen Thanos snapped themoff he didn't quite get halfhe got like 3 quartersso it's keeping itsprevious size the same sizeas the existing 10.5 inch iPad Airwhich is also the same sizeas the 11 inch iPad Probut instead of pushingdisplay all the way outto those 11 inches it stoppedjust shy at 10.9 inches.And the panel is remarkably similar.It's laminated, it'sDCI-P3, wide color gamut,it's got the anti glare coating,and Apple's calling it Liquid Retina.The only major differencenow between the iPad Airand the iPad Pro panelaside from just a small amount of size,is that it doesn't have ProMotion,the adaptive refresh technologythat lets the iPad Proramp up to 120 hertz forApple Pencil and scrollingand ramp down to 48 hertz for moviesand a 24 hertz to save andrecoup on battery life.This one just sticks ata rock solid 60 hertz.So just make all your 120 hertz commentsin the comments below.Also, instead of Face ID, ithas a new generation Touch ID.And because the homebutton has been deleted,this Touch ID now lives in the top button.So basically, it worksexactly the same as before.You register yourfingerprint with the system,it takes a picture of your prints,it turns that into math,it stores it in secure enclave,and Apple said it's a fastersecure enclave than ever.And it is a smaller surface.So you still have to move yourfinger around to register it,but because of that, whenyou later use your finger,it doesn't really matterso much which orientationor exact position you have on it,it should work regardlessof how or what angleand you just sort of leaveyour finger on for a second,whether you're pressing it or notand that's enough forTouch ID to do its work.And some people might think thatthat's a lot less sophisticatedthan the almost transparency of Face ID,but a lot of us are wearing masks nowwhich makes Face ID eithermuch more complicated,or just non functionalunless we take the mask down,or put in our passcode or passwordand this provides an alternative to that.Sure, if your hands arewet from washing themor you're wearing gloves,you'll have a different problem,but until Apple givesus both in one device,you're sort of pickingyour biometrics dependingon your personal use case right now.It's also coming with Apple's brand newA14 Bionic system on a chip.And this is the part Ididn't think Apple would do.I thought the A13 would be good enough,and that the A14 wouldbe saved for the iPhonebut Apple has this sort of fearlessnessabout just pushing thelimits of their productsand they really don't seem to be afraidabout cannibalizing or osborninganything at this point.And maybe that's just becausethey are making all their own stuff.They are in charge of theirown hardware destinies.And so they know they havea good roadmap coming up.And they don't worry so muchabout what's in any individual product.But either way,this is the first time sincethe early days of the iPad,when the iPad is nowgetting slick and priorityover the iPhone again.And it's sort of really cool to seein a retro wow sort of fashion.So you do have the A14 Bionic here,and yeah, they're keepingthe name Bionic fourth year runningand I'm guessing that refersto the architecture of itthe way Fusion referred tothe previous generation,and they're just goingto keep using that nameuntil something more substantial changesand sort of warrants a new name.And they didn't reallyreveal everything about it,they did talk about it a little bit.I think they're saving some of the detailsfor the iPhone event or the iPhone releasewhenever that happens,but just some of the numbersthat they put up there,most especially most impressively,that it's on Taiwan Semiconductor'snew five nanometer process which you know,they just went to sevennanometers two years ago,and they're already at five nanometers.And I say they becauseApple in large part fundsthese new processes and everybody elsesort of runs in behind them.But Apple just buy somuch of the early yield,they get priority on all of this stuff,and just looking at the transistor count,it's like they're carrying Moore's lawlimping though it maybe on their shouldersfor just a few more miles still.So is the iPad Air now OP?Is it overpowered?Is it better than the current iPad Pro?And for single threaded operations, yeah.This is an absolute racehorse nowthat only the next iPhone will equaland whenever the nextversion of the iPad Procomes likely with A14X, will it beat it?Where this will absolutelyalso benefit you thoughis the improvements in theANE, the Apple Neural Engineand in the machine learning accelerators.But even the currentiPad Pro with the A12Zdoes have several advantages,namely the number of cores.It has more CPU and more GPU cores.So for any high intensity workload,especially graphics workloadsjust gives you much more to work with.And the iPad Pro still hasmore RAM, six gigabytes,and more storage optionswith half a terabyteand a full terabyte.So it really is maybemore clearly than ever,a pro machine for people who really wantthat level of capability.In terms of accessories,the iPad Air is a first class citizen.It gets both the new Apple Pencil 2which is the one that workswith the current iPad Proand has advantages likebeing inductively charged,and the capacitive button on the sidethat lets you change modes,and also the brand new Magic Keyboard.The camera on the back whichwe'll get to in a hot second.The cutout is bigger thanit's required for thisbut because even though the screen sizeis just a little bit smaller,the chassis size is the sameso it fits perfectlyonto the Magic Keyboard.The same way the previousgeneration iPad and iPad Airshared the same Smart Keyboard,this new iPad Air andthe iPad Pros are sharingthe same Magic Keyboardat least the 11 inch Pro.Where it gets really interestingthough is that Apple ispulling almost an iPhone 11play with these new iPad Airs.And that is going nanochromatic Apple chromaticwith the colors.You have space gray, you have rose gold,which looks a lot more rose than gold,at least compared to when the iPhoneswere rocking that coloror the earlier iPads.And then you also have green,which is still more minty ofa green and I would have likedbut it's pastel this yearI have no control about it,it's just another 2020 thing.And then a sky blue,which again isn't as intenseas I would have liked,but I really do enjoythe variety of the colorsthey're giving us evenif there doesn't seemto be a product red, at least not yet.You've got LTE, but no 5G yetwhich I think is probablya blessing in disguisefor at least this iPad, atleast for this year still,and Wi-Fi 6 it'll workwith the latest greatest Wi-Fi 6 routers.Also for connectivity, you have USB-C nowand it's full on USB-Cjust like the iPad Pro.You can connect displays to it,you can connect peripherals to it,pretty much anything that youcould connect to the iPad Pro,you can now connect to the iPad as well.And that just means it'saces for all of that sort ofPC style productivity work.There's a new sevenmegapixel front facing cameraand a new 12 megapixel back facing camera,and it's actually the same 12 megapixelwide angle camera as the iPad Pro.It doesn't have theultra wide angle camera,or the LiDAR sensor thatcomes with the iPad Proso if you're looking for sort ofthe higher end photography tools,those are still uniqueto the iPad Pro lineupbut that is still a verygood wide angle camera,and it's got the image signal processorfrom the brand new A14 chipsetwhich we don't know much aboutand may not learn too muchabout until they announced the iPhone,but you just got to imagine is doingevery bit of computationalphotography work possibleto make the images as good aspossible on the iPad as well.Now with these added featuresdoes come added cost.It's still less expensivethan the iPad Pro,which might make it reallycompelling for peoplewho want those sort of featuresbut don't necessarily wantto pay Pro prices butit's still more than $499.It's $599 now,and if that's just toomuch to pay for an iPad,well, Apple also has a brand new iPad 8which in general is reallyreally similar to the iPad 7that they announced last September,but now has the A12 Bionic chipset in it.So the chipset that wasin the previous iPad Airis now in this entry level iPad 8.And that's sort of the onlyreal major difference here,but it's still a major difference.It still works with the1st generation Apple Penciland with the originalApple Smart Keyboard,which I still really like.And it doesn't have thesame quality of displayor the new designor any of those sort ofmore modern iPad features,but it also starts at $329 lowerif you have an education discountand that remains at least to meone of the best deals in techand it makes it a heckof an upgrade for anybodywith a much older iPad or a much older PCwho prefers the capabilities of an iPador just wants to get intothe iPad for the first timeand it's shipping now.And regardless of whichiPad you want to get,Ting is just a greatway to save some moneyso you can afford allthe ones you really need.Especially if you're atwork or at home just workingfrom home right now with tons of Wi-Fi,there's simply no needto pay dime one extrafor any more data thanyou're actually using.Same for talk, same for text,Ting offers coverage onVerizon and T-Mobile.So no matter where youare, if and when you go,you'll have more serviceoptions in more places,and it works with almost any phone.The iPhone? Sure, absolutely.The Google Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, yeah.The slabs and the folds.Pretty much anything youcan put a SIM card into.The average Ting bill is just $23 a month.And that can be a lot of extra cashto put towards your next iPhone,to put towards your nextiPad with no contracts,no commitments and sinceyou're watching this video,you can get $25 in servicecredit to try them out.Bring your own phone, bringyour own number if you want to.Just go to renerichie.ting.comand see how much you cansave and get $25 off.Seriously, just go to renerichie.ting.comor click the link in descriptionand start saving with Tingand clicking on that linkjust really helps out this channel.To learn more about everythingApple's announcing this fall,click on the playlist above.I'm going to tell youeverything you need to knowso you can decide what you want to buyand what you want to skip.Just click the link aboveand I'll see you in the next video.\n"
