Review: iPad Air - Apple Spot

Review: iPad Air – In the first quarter of 2011, Apple launched a brand new iPad with a new design: the iPad 2. The design of the iPad 2 was still used in the iPad 3 and iPad 4. The only difference lies in the fact that the iPad 4 a Lightning connector instead of the well-known 30-pin connector.

This year it was obviously time for the ‘iPhone 5′ and everyone was hoping, of course, on a redesign. Months before the disclosure also circulated over countless rumors and components of an iPad with a smaller bezel and thinner design. These rumors were indeed true, because Apple unveiled the iPad Air which is available for a while .. on October 22 this year The iPad has a brand new design and many more improvements. We have tested the iPad Air, and what we think of it you can read in our review.

The appearance of the iPad Air

Let’s first start with the new look of the iPad Air, because this is obviously the first thing that catches your eye. With the iPad 2 to 4 had a fairly thick edge to the left and right of your screen. With the iPad Air Apple has done the same as the iPad mini: the screen edge made narrower. This Apple iPad Air can, without changing. 9.7-inch screen to a smaller

iPad Air is about 169.5 mm, where the iPad 4 was spacious 185.7 mm wide. Apple has just gone one step further than the width, because the iPad Air is also a lot thinner and lighter. To be precise, he is 28% lighter than its predecessor and up to 1.9 mm thinner. If you have in your hands the iPad Air, you will clearly notice this and feel that in your hands it is much finer than an iPad 4. This is mainly due to the weight and size of the tablet.

With such a small screen edge down your fingers on the screen more often than usual, while this is not your intention. Fortunately, Apple has just like the iPad mini thought of this. When your fingers because subconsciously a little bit down on the screen, you will notice this and ignore iPad Air. This almost always works perfectly, and you so you do not have to worry that you are doing something wrong clicks in one app.

terms of color, there is also a difference with the iPad 4. The iPad 4 was in fact available in the colors black and white, but the iPad Air is available in the colors gray and silver space. The models have remained unchanged in terms of storage, you can still choose from 16, 32, 64 and 128GB of storage.

Hardware

iPad Air course is not only different on the outside but on the inside Apple has a few things changed. Where the iPad 4 had a A6X processor, the iPad Air features a 64-bit processor and M7-A7 coprocessor. This A7 processor is incredibly fast and should provide better graphics performance while gaming and startup apps. When testing several games you notice first that the installation is done so. The start-up of heavy games like Infinity Blade III and Call of Duty: Strike Team is a piece of cake with the iPad Air. Both games look great and of course beautiful graphics on the 9.7-inch Retina display on the iPad Air.

M7-coprocessor is a coprocessor that you encounter in the iPhone 5s. This processor should renew your iPad, the battery life slightly because the M7 coprocessor takes a number of tasks from the standard A7 processor. The M7 namely measuring various data from your accelerometer, gyroscope and compass feature. This is especially useful for using apps that track where you go.

internet browsing with an iPad Air is also very fast. This is because there are fewer than two antennas are in the iPad and supports MIMO technology. Download speeds can with an iPad Air sometimes reach more than 300mbps, which is almost twice as much as the iPad 4. Not only is this faster internet browsing, but also AirDrop and downloading apps faster. For people who buy an iPad Air with 4G connectivity are also useful improvements. Namely the iPad Air supports more types of signals so you can take advantage of 4G LTE almost any provider in the world.

The cameras are also changed in the iPad Air. Thus, the FaceTime HD camera adapted so you’re clearly seeing a FaceTime call to someone. The number of pixels is increased because with this camera, so you selfies and photos with the FaceTime camera look better.

To make your FaceTime or Skype calls even better, the iPad Air two microphones properly processed. These two microphones allow you to clearly understand for your partner. For example, if a lot of noise on the background, the microphones distinguish this sound with that of your voice. This will hardly hear the background noise such as a FaceTime call. Furthermore, we must not forget that Siri will be much better understood by the two microphones.

The absence of Touch ID

For the announcement, rumors were circulating that the iPad much air a Touch ID fingerprint scanner would get. Ultimately, the iPad has no Air Touch ID received and remains (for now) an exclusive feature of the iPhone 5s. Although it was expected that there would be in the iPad Air, No Touch ID had secretly liked it. The iPad is obviously a device that you can take it anywhere and then extra protection of a Touch ID fingerprint scanner ideal situation. Perhaps next year we see an iPad with Touch ID.

The battery life of the iPad Air

The battery life of the iPad Air has remained unchanged despite the smaller battery, according to Apple. This means you can use the iPad. Air 10 hours This battery Apple has to keep with the A7 and M7 processors that efficiently handle the battery. From our own use that the iPad Air does have a very good battery life, but the battery does take some time.

Conclusion

iPad Air, Apple clearly one of the best tablets put down at this time. It’s fast, light, compact and beautiful in design. If you are the owner of an iPad 2, then this is the time to purchase an iPad. Air It will be a major step forward thanks to the Retina display, new design and A7 processor. For a 4-iPad owners is the iPad Air certainly a big upgrade, but the differences will be smaller than if you are upgrading. An iPad 2 The only thing we would have liked is the integration of Touch ID, but perhaps we see this in the next generation iPad. Do you still have no iPad in your possession? Then now is a great time to start an iPad Air.

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