Unveiling the Spectacular iPad Air Series!
iPad Air was another series of iPads released by Apple. It became very popular amongst the tech-savvy youth who did not need the super high specs of iPad Pro.
iPad Air 1st Generation
The first generation of iPad Air was announced on October 22, 2013, and released on November 1.
- A7 chip with an embedded Apple M7 Motion coprocessor
- Chip included over a billion transistors and comprised a 2x faster CPU and GPU
- Retina Display
- Extended range of LTE telecommunication
iPad Air 2nd Generation
The second generation of iPad Air was announced on October 16, 2014, and released on October 22.
- It used an Apple A8X chip with a 2.5x faster CPU.
- Its 8MP iSight Camera had 1.12-micron pixels and a f/2.4 aperture, while its FaceTime Camera had f/2.2 aperture and 81% light capacity.
- Its display had a revised 56% lower reflective rate.
- It also had an extended range of LTE telecommunication service
iPad Air 3rd generation
The third generation of iPad Air was announced on March 18, 2019, and released on March 25.
- It used an Apple A12 Bionic with an embedded Neural Engine, 6-core CPU and 4-core GPU.
- Its 866 Mbit/s WiFi connectivity are LTE-based
- It is equipped with a 1080p HD video camera.
Release of iPad Air 4th generation
The fourth generation of iPad Air was announced on September 15, 2020, and released on October 23.
- It used an Apple A14 Bionic chip, which comprised 11.9 billion transistors
- A 40% faster 6-core CPU, a 30% faster 4-core GPU
- An embedded Neural Engine that can process 11 trillion operations per second
- Its 10.9-inch Liquid Retina Screen display has a resolution of 2360 by 1640 pixels (3.8 million pixels)
- Its front 7-megapixel Facetime Camera is of 1080p and 60 fps, while its 12-megapixel webcam featured 8 aperture, 4K, 60fps, and video stabilization
Release of iPad Air 5th generation
Announced on March 8, 2022, and released on March 18.
It uses an Apple M1 chip.
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