The new fourth generation “iPad Air” is now available with a 10.9-inch LCD and “A14 Bionic”. The 8th-generation “iPad” equipped with “A12 Bionic” will be released on September 18.

On September 15, North American time, Apple carried out a tablet “Ipad airFourth generation model and “iPadAnnounced the eighth-generation model. The iPad Air is scheduled to launch in October and the iPad is scheduled to launch on September 18, and pre-orders have already begun to be accepted on Apple’s direct sales site. Direct sale prices are in order62,800 yen (69,080 yen including tax)Of34,800 yen (38,280 yen, tax included)It turns from.

4th generation iPad Air

New iPad Air with bigger screen and new SoC

The new iPad Air comes in 5 color variations, top to bottom: Sky Blue, Green, Rose Gold, Silver, and Space Gray.

The new iPad Air features a body design with angled edges on all sides, similar to the iPad Pro series.
The display uses an IPS panel with a size of 10.9 inches and a resolution of 1640 x 2460 dots, which is slightly larger than the 10.5 inches of the previous generation iPad Air (related article) released in March 2019 .. Like the iPad Pro, the physical home button has been omitted, but the “Touch ID” fingerprint authentication sensor is installed seamlessly with the power button on the side. The “Face ID” facial recognition function of the iPhone and iPad Pro is not supported.

Equipped with Touch ID on the power button

The point is that the integrated SoC (System-on-a-Chip) uses the “A14 Bionic” manufactured by the 5nm process. A14 Bionic is a new SoC that integrates a 6-core CPU, a 4-core GPU and a “neural engine” for machine learning. According to Apple, CPU performance has improved by up to 40%, graphics performance by up to 30%, and machine learning performance by up to 70% compared to the “A12 Bionic” installed on the previous generation iPad Air. .

A14 Bionic Overview

In addition to supporting handwriting input with the second generation “Apple Pencil”, which is a dedicated stylus for the iPad series, it can also be connected to the “Magic Keyboard”.

The new iPad Air has two types of storage capacity, 64GB and 256GB, and the lineup includes a Wi-Fi model and a Wi-Fi + Cellular model, respectively. Prices on Apple’s direct sales site are as follows.

• 64GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi):62,800 yen (69,080 yen including tax)
• 64GB Model Storage Capacity (Wi-Fi + Cellular):77,800 yen (85,580 yen including tax)
• 256GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi):79,800 yen (87,780 yen, tax included)
• 256GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi + Cellular):94,800 yen (104,280 yen including tax)

8th generation iPad with A12 Bionic

On the other hand, the 8th generation iPad is a tablet terminal that uses the same 10.2-inch screen with a resolution of 1620 x 2160 dots as the 7th generation iPad (related article) launched in Japan in September 2019. There is no noticeable change to the body design, and the point that it is equipped with a home button with Touch ID and a Lightning terminal remains the same. The big difference is the integrated SoC, and the change from “A10 Fusion” to “A12 Bionic” has greatly improved performance.

8th generation iPad

The product line and prices on Apple’s direct sales site are as follows.

• 32GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi):34,800 yen (38,280 yen, tax included)
• 32GB Model Storage Capacity (Wi-Fi + Cellular):49,800 yen (54,780 yen, tax included)
• 128GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi):44,800 yen (49,280 yen including tax)
• 128GB model storage capacity (Wi-Fi + Cellular):59,800 yen (65,780 yen, tax included)