Apple just announced the first ever 13 inch iPad Air, which is incredible for users who always wanted a bigger iPad but didn’t need all the power from the Pro model. They also unveiled the first ever iPad Pro with an OLED screen, a new Apple Pencil, and Magic Keyboard.
Bigger iPad Air with M2 Chip
So starting off, Apple released the first ever 13 inch iPad Air, so you can now choose between the 11 or 13 inch sizes and both have a high resolution Liquid Retina display.
The new iPad Airs are powered by the M2 chip, which brings incredible performance with powerful GPU, CPU and neural engine almost 50% faster than the previous generation and improved power efficiency as well.
Talking about design changes, the iPad Air still looks the same overall, but it’s front facing camera is now on landscape mode instead of the top. This change means the camera stays upright, which is better for calls when the iPad is on landscape mode.
On the previous generation, the camera was on the top, so it was only upright when the iPad was held vertically. the new iPad Air is available in space Gray, blue, Purple and Starlight from $599 pre-orders start today and it will be available starting May 15th.
First-Ever OLED iPad Pro with M4 Chip
Now iPad Pro Apple just released the first ever OLED iPads. This change brings improved contrast, increased brightness at 1600 nits of peak HDR brightness, adaptive 10 to 120 Hertz refresh rate and improved efficiency for better battery life to the iPad Pro. But that’s not all. This is the thinnest and lightest iPad Pro ever, at only 5.1 millimeters thin.
Something else that is incredible for the users is that both the 11 and the 13 inch iPad Pros now have the same Ultra Retina HDR display, which means that you can simply choose the size of the iPad that you want without having different features available.
The new iPad Pros are now powered by the just released M4 chip, which brings incredible performance to the iPad Pro, which offers four times faster Pro rendering performance than the previous generation and up to 1.5 times faster CPU performance than the M2 version.
The front facing camera is positioned on landscape mode as well, just like the iPad Air, and a new nano textured display glass option is offered for the one and two terabytes options.
The new iPad Pro is available in space Black and silver from $999 pre-orders start today and it will be available starting May 15th.
Apple Pencil Pro with New Features
Regarding new accessories, Apple release to the new Apple Pencil Pro With Find My support and new features such as Squeeze to quickly change between tools, line weights and colors. Barrel Roll, which allows you to rotate the Apple Pencil for precise control of pen and brush tools and the Apple Pencil Pro also feature haptic feedback, Apple Pencil Hover and Double tap.
The new Apple Pencil is compatible with the new iPad Pros and iPad Airs and it is listed for $129 pre-orders start today and it will be available starting May 15th as well.
Redesigned Magic Keyboard with Function Keys
The last but not least, a new Magic Keyboard was also released. It is thinner, lighter, and more portable than the previous generation, and it finally features function keys and haptic feedback on the trackpad.
The new Magic Keyboard is available in white and black from $299 preorders start today, and it will be available starting May 15th as well, and really quickly.
10th Generation iPad Price Reduction
Apple also reduced the price of the 10th generation iPad, which now starts at $349, and these were the releases at Apple’s Let Loose event.
