{"id":30151,"date":"2020-09-15T16:10:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T20:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=30151"},"modified":"2022-11-10T10:39:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T15:39:55","slug":"ipad-8-and-ipad-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/15\/ipad-8-and-ipad-air\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad 8 and iPad Air"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/apple-introduces-eighth-generation-ipad-with-a-huge-jump-in-performance\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/09\/15\/apple-unveils-new-8th-gen-ipad\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/apple-introduces-eighth-generation-ipad-with-a-huge-jump-in-performance\/\"><p>Apple today introduced the eighth-generation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad-10.2\/\">iPad<\/a>, featuring the powerful A12 Bionic chip that brings the Neural Engine to the entry iPad for the first time. Starting at just $329, the upgrade packs even more value into the most popular and affordable iPad, featuring a stunning 10.2-inch Retina display, advanced cameras, and great all-day battery life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/apple-unveils-all-new-ipad-air-with-a14-bionic-apples-most-advanced-chip\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/09\/15\/apple-announces-2020-ipad-air\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24484583\">Hacker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=24484296\">News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2020\/09\/apple-unveils-all-new-ipad-air-with-a14-bionic-apples-most-advanced-chip\/\"><p>Apple today introduced an all-new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad-air\/\">iPad Air<\/a> &mdash; the most powerful, versatile, and colorful iPad Air ever. Now available in five gorgeous finishes, iPad Air features an all-screen design with a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, camera and audio upgrades, a new integrated Touch ID sensor in the top button, and the powerful A14 Bionic for a massive boost in performance, making this by far the most powerful and capable iPad Air ever made.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi models of iPad Air will be available with a starting price of $599 (US) and Wi-Fi + Cellular models start at $729 (US). The new iPad Air, in 64GB and 256GB configurations, will be available in five beautiful finishes including silver, space gray, rose gold, green, and sky blue.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/09\/15\/live-coverage-september-2020-apple-event\/\">event coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/ipad-pro-2020-and-magic-keyboard-with-trackpad\/\">iPad Pro 2020 and Magic Keyboard With Trackpad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-8-and-ipad-air-update-2020-09-16\">Update (2020-09-16): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/munster_gene\/status\/1305931230773469185\">Gene Munster<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/munster_gene\/status\/1305931230773469185\">\n<p>Biggest news saved for last: iPad Air priced at $599 is up from previous $499 price. Evidence that Apple continues to experience huge iPad demand and company confident that the 20% price increase won&rsquo;t slow that down. We estimate iPad is 11% of total revenue and iPad Air is 4%.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RDRv3\/status\/1305926432258887680\">David Ruddock<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RDRv3\/status\/1305926432258887680\"><p>Re: Education<\/p><p>iPad being 6x faster than the &ldquo;best selling chromebook&rdquo; is meaningless as long as iPads are comparatively expensive ($300 + keyboard + case), fragile, and ridiculously difficult to administer on the IT side.<\/p><p>Nothing about today changes any of that.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-8-and-ipad-air-update-2020-09-17\">Update (2020-09-17): <a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2020\/09\/brief_thoughts_and_observations_time_flies_apple_event\">John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2020\/09\/brief_thoughts_and_observations_time_flies_apple_event\">\n<p>But what&rsquo;s most remarkable about the new iPad Air are two technical firsts: it&rsquo;s the first device with an A14-series SoC and the first Apple device with a Touch ID sensor in the power button.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Touch ID in the iPad Air&rsquo;s power button raises the question of whether that might be true for the iPhone 12 as well&#x2009;&mdash;&#x2009;not as a replacement for Face ID but as a face-mask-friendly supplement to it. I&rsquo;m going to guess no. I think this pandemic struck far too late for ubiquitous face-mask-wearing to factor into Apple&rsquo;s design for the iPhone 12. But it&rsquo;s interesting to think that the mid-range iPad now has a feature millions of people would rather see in high-end iPhones.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90550855\/apple-just-made-it-way-less-annoying-to-unlock-your-device\">Mark Wilson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/90550855\/apple-just-made-it-way-less-annoying-to-unlock-your-device\"><p>The button looks like just the sort of micro engineering feat that Apple is so good at. It&rsquo;s comprised of a laser-cut sapphire top (a hard glass, essentially), a tiny stainless steel frame, and a rectangular sensor underneath. But on the outside, it looks and works pretty much like the Apple power button always has. There&rsquo;s no aesthetic compromise or new gesture for the user to learn. It&rsquo;s simply a boring old component given an apropos upgrade. (In fairness to who did it first, Samsung has a similar button in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/us\/support\/answer\/ANS00082563\/\">Galaxy S10e<\/a>.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reverttosaved.com\/2020\/09\/16\/the-ipad-air-further-cements-the-need-for-ipads-to-fully-support-external-displays\/\">Craig Grannell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/reverttosaved.com\/2020\/09\/16\/the-ipad-air-further-cements-the-need-for-ipads-to-fully-support-external-displays\/\">\n<p>Now the iPad Air has USB-C out, Apple&rsquo;s seeming reluctance regarding full external display support for iPad is increasingly baffling. Surely the ideal should be to position the iPad as a fully modular device that promotes strong ergonomics?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2020\/09\/the-reluctant-debut-of-the-a14-processor\/\">Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2020\/09\/the-reluctant-debut-of-the-a14-processor\/\">\n<p>But in scrupulously adhering to the comparisons to the A12, Apple is not telling us how much faster the base A14 processor&mdash;likely the foundation of the next generation of iPad Pro models and possibly even the first round of Macs running Apple Silicon&mdash;is compared to its immediate [predecessor].<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>I don&rsquo;t think Apple&rsquo;s doing this because it&rsquo;s not proud of the A14. (On the contrary, Apple seems very aware of how important this chip is, including the fact that it&rsquo;s Apple&rsquo;s first to be manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor&rsquo;s new 5-nanometer process.) No, this is about leaving some space for Apple&rsquo;s forthcoming iPhone launch event to boast a bit more about the A14.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (MacRumors): Apple today introduced the eighth-generation iPad, featuring the powerful A12 Bionic chip that brings the Neural Engine to the entry iPad for the first time. Starting at just $329, the upgrade packs even more value into the most popular and affordable iPad, featuring a stunning 10.2-inch Retina display, advanced cameras, and great all-day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"2020-09-15T20:10:18Z","apple_news_api_id":"6fb2c8d6-6eae-4463-8836-53d4e96711d3","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2022-11-10T15:39:59Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABA==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/Ab7LI1m6uRGOINlPU6WcR0w","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1998,1750,2307,1931,31,1837,145,709,573],"class_list":["post-30151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple-a14","tag-apple-event","tag-apple-hardware-announcement","tag-covid-19","tag-ios","tag-ios-14","tag-ipad","tag-ipad-air","tag-touch-id"],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30151"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30168,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30151\/revisions\/30168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}