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On the morning of September 16, Apple officially released the 8th generation iPad and the 4th generation iPad Air with a completely new design. On this occasion, we recall the 10-year journey in which Apple created a revolution with the line of devices that perhaps couldn’t wait any longer than that, when no manufacturer can catch up.
A humble beginning
The PenLite prototype was the idea that shaped the iPad, but it was never introduced by Apple.
Since the first iPad, Apple has been testing some prototypes that resemble Newton tablets and devices, a series of PDAs produced in 1987, with the names respectively. It’s PenLite, PowerBook.
However, none of the devices tested became iPads, nor were they commercially successful.
Apple continued to work on this idea and finally created a new multi-touch tablet in 2004.
As originally expected, Apple would release the iPad before the first generation of iPhone, but they eventually changed at the last minute and decided that the smartphone was more important.
Then, three years after the debut of the iPhone (in 2007), Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO and co-founder, officially announced the first iPad on January 27, 2010 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco (USA). ), ushering in a new era for tablets.
First generation iPad
CEO Steve Jobs delivered the first-generation iPad in January 2010.
The original iPad was unveiled in January 2010 and was released three months later. It has a 9.7-inch screen, Apple A4 chip, 64 GB of memory and up to 10 hours of battery life.
Interestingly, the first iPad has a design with perpendicular edges like the new iPad Pro series of recent years, rather than curved and tapered towards the back. However, the other elements of the device are well below current standards, as it does not even have a camera and the speed is not too smooth.
Even so, Apple still sold 300,000 devices at the time of sale, and up to the number of millions after a month. In late 2010, iPad sales surpassed Apple’s popular Macs, showing great prospects for the product.
iPad 2 and iPad 3
Released about a year after the first generation, the iPad 2 shows Apple’s ambition to dominate, with a lighter and thinner design, with a powerful dual-core A5 chip, integrated front-facing camera and after.
This seems to be the device that helps realize the tablet concept from Apple’s point of view. It has become a hinge device in Apple’s iPad line, with support for six different versions of iOS. It is also the first iPad to be featured as an educational assistive device.
Updated in 2012, the iPad 3 series features a design largely identical to its predecessor. Its main update is the Retina display, which offers four times more pixels than the iPad 2, while increasing the size to 9.5 inches. Furthermore, it also has an improved 5MP camera, A5X chipset, and support for 4G LTE networks.
iPad 4, iPad mini
In 2012, Apple parted ways with the iPad lineup for the first time to suit specific audiences, including the iPad 4 and iPad mini.
The fourth generation iPad (also known as iPad 4) continues to inherit the previous versions, with improvements including the A6X chip, which allows you to make FaceTime calls in HD resolution and use the Lightning charging port instead of the head. 30 pins.
Changing the charging port makes it difficult for many users to switch. In the press and review pages, the iPad 4 did not receive so many positive reviews, that Apple had to end this line.
However, the device launched with the iPad 4 is the iPad mini with a compact size, equivalent to the first version, which is well received by users for its ease of transport and travel comfort.
Ipad air
Apple again parted ways with the iPad line in 2013, with the iPad Air replacing the less successful iPad 4 line.
iPad Air, as the name implies, has been updated a lot in thinness and lightness. This is probably the first time that Apple wants its iPad to be on trend, as a beauty accessory rather than just a device.
In addition to the iPad Air, Apple continues to produce the iPad mini generation with many notable updates.
In 2014, Apple released the second-generation iPad Air and the third-generation iPad mini, both equipped with Touch ID fingerprint sensors for the first time.
At that time, however, the iPad’s market share began to suffer from the wave of large-screen smartphones, with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus being the first devices mentioned.
iPad Pro
In 2015, Apple first released the iPad Pro generation with a high-end configuration and features such as the A9X processor, 4GB of RAM, equipped with a Smart Connector port (which allows the iPad to connect the keyboard without Bluetooth), and most importantly, the Apple Pencil stylus.
However, with the launch of the iPad Pro, Apple discontinued the already successful iPad Air 2 line while continuing to release the fourth generation iPad mini.
Ipad 5
In 2017, Apple quietly “revived” the iPad line that was discontinued 5 years earlier with the distinctive (slightly chunky) design.
With that, the iPad Pro line is still maintained. But “forget” the iPad Air and iPad mini. Perhaps Apple realizes that the available iPads are sufficient to meet consumer demand.
iPad Air 3, iPad mini 5
For 2019, Apple is launching one of the largest iPad launches, with a total of three product lines including the iPad, iPad mini, and iPad Air.
The third-generation iPad Air is essentially the successor to the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, but at a cheaper price, which still includes powerful hardware, the Apple Pencil stylus, and the smart keyboard.
The fifth-generation iPad mini can also be considered a small version of the iPad Pro, with dimensions maintained at 7.9 inches and a sufficient piece of hardware to satisfy users.
In addition to the two devices mentioned above, Apple also launched an iPad line in the low-cost segment with a size of 10.2 inches, and it is still the cheapest iPad line, with the name simply iPad.
Where will the iPad go?
Although the “underground” trend has been around for many years, 2020 truly marks the first time that the iPad has become something more like a laptop than a tablet. Specifically, we can see that the iPad Pro 2020 models have basically not changed much from their 2018 predecessor. However, the difference lies in the fact that it supports accessories including a trackpad and a full bluetooth mouse.
This marked a departure from Apple’s old strategy, when it wanted to separate the iPad line from the MacBook. Now, more than anything else, Apple wants to see the iPad Pro as a serious competitor to hybrid laptops and tablets.
While there are still some roadblocks, like a file management system, it’s easy to see that Apple’s tablet is becoming more PC-like than ever. In particular, the iPad Pro line is the “leader”, while the iPad Air and the mini generations will inherit it.
In the past 10 years, Apple has sold more than 500 million iPads worldwide, making it the most successful tablet ever.
Nguyen nguyen
