{"id":43098,"date":"2024-05-07T11:16:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T15:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43098"},"modified":"2024-06-05T15:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T19:31:02","slug":"ipad-air-6th-generation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/07\/ipad-air-6th-generation\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad Air (6th Generation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/apple-unveils-the-redesigned-11-inch-and-all-new-13-inch-ipad-air-with-m2\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/05\/07\/apple-announces-ipad-air-models-in-new-11-13-inch\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=40286051\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2024\/05\/apple-unveils-the-redesigned-11-inch-and-all-new-13-inch-ipad-air-with-m2\/\">\n<p>Apple today announced the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air, supercharged by the M2 chip. Now available in two sizes for the first time, the 11-inch iPad Air is super-portable, and the 13-inch model provides an even larger display for more room to work, learn, and play. [&#8230;] The front-facing Ultra Wide 12MP camera with Center Stage is now located along the landscape edge of iPad Air, which is perfect for video calls. It also includes faster Wi-Fi, and cellular models include super-fast 5G, so users can stay connected on the go. [&#8230;] The new iPad Air is available in new blue and purple finishes, along with starlight and space gray. The 11-inch iPad Air still starts at just $599, and the 13-inch iPad Air is a fantastic value at just $799.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The base storage has increased to 128 GB. Why is this still called Air when it&rsquo;s thicker and heavier than the Pro?<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/07\/ipad-pro-7th-generation\/\">iPad Pro (7th Generation)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/05\/07\/apple-pencil-pro\/\">Apple Pencil Pro<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/10\/18\/ipad-10th-generation\/\">iPad (10th Generation)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/08\/ipad-air-2022\/\">iPad Air (5th Generation)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/apple-m2\/\">Apple M2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-6th-generation-update-2024-05-08\">Update (2024-05-08): <a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2024\/05\/some-hands-on-ipad-event-impressions\/\">Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2024\/05\/some-hands-on-ipad-event-impressions\/\">\n<p>This time around, that&rsquo;s been taken to an extreme: the 11- and new 13-inch iPad Air are identical in size to the old (2018-2022) iPad Pro models. Apple&rsquo;s literally re-using those old models, with only some minor feature variations. There&rsquo;s no Mini-LED HDR display on the 13-inch model as there was on the M1 and M2 versions, nor is there a Face ID sensor; if you want a keyboard, the 2020-era Magic Keyboard will suffice.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>One disappointing note: Apple continues its trend of removing color from its products as they escalate in price. The iPad Air&rsquo;s colors were subtle before, but they&rsquo;re vanishingly distinguishable now. On Tuesday, I sat not two feet away from two iPad Airs in blue and purple, and, reader, I could not tell that they were not silver.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/ipad-air-2022-vs-2024\/\">Hartley Charlton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/guide\/ipad-air-2022-vs-2024\/\">\n<p>This breakdown also serves as a way to clearly see all the differences that the new   iPad Air  brings to the table.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2024\/05\/does-the-ipad-lineup-make-sense-now-yes-and-no\/\">Dan Moren<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2024\/05\/does-the-ipad-lineup-make-sense-now-yes-and-no\/\">\n<p>Where Apple has de-muddied the lineup, though, is in the mid-range. Previously, once you went higher than the paltry base of 64GB storage on the iPad Air, you quickly got into entry-level iPad Pro territory, then forcing you to make a more complex decision between more capacity and more capability at around the same price point. Rather than the simplicity of a decision based around more storage for more money, customers instead had to weight the ability to store more photos vs. Face ID which&#8230;how do you even?<\/p>\n<p>In the new lineup, that&rsquo;s not really a problem. The base-level iPad Airs now boast an acceptable 128GB of storage and are still priced well below an iPad Pro. You&rsquo;ve go to go up to the top-tier iPad Airs before you really start competing with base level iPad Pros&mdash;which is as it should be.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-6th-generation-update-2024-05-16\">Update (2024-05-16): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/review\/m2-ipad-air\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/review\/m2-ipad-air\/\">\n<p>The new  iPad Air  is set to come out on Wednesday, May 15, and prior to launch, members of the media have shared their first  iPad Air  impressions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-6th-generation-update-2024-06-03\">Update (2024-06-03): <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/06\/01\/m2-ipad-air-gpu-core-count\/\">Chance Miller<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=40549173\">Hacker News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/06\/03\/apple-says-m2-ipad-air-9-gpu-cores-not-10\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2024\/06\/01\/m2-ipad-air-gpu-core-count\/\">\n<p>Apple has made a quiet update to the tech specs of the M2 iPad Air, which first launched last month. Despite originally touting the iPad Air&rsquo;s M2 chip as featuring a 10-core GPU, the company now says it features a 9-core GPU.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-6th-generation-update-2024-06-05\">Update (2024-06-05): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/06\/03\/ipad-air-performance-accurate-gpu-error\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2024\/06\/03\/ipad-air-performance-accurate-gpu-error\/\">\n<p>Though Apple mistakenly listed the M2 chip in the iPad Air as having a 10-core GPU instead of a 9-core GPU, the performance claims that it shared during the  iPad Air  launch and in marketing materials are accurate.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today announced the redesigned 11-inch and all-new 13-inch iPad Air, supercharged by the M2 chip. 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