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Apple’s latest reveal event gave the world a pair of new iPads and introduced the next-generation M4 silicon. We’ve got your complete rundown of everything these tablets offer, but in short: the company is skipping the M3 chip entirely for the new iPad Pro and upgrading to the M2 for the iPad Air, both of which come in two sizes. The M4 processor enables a number of next-generation graphics rendering techniques to be possible on the tablet for the first time, including ray tracing and mesh shading courtesy of a 10-core GPU. The new Ultra Retina XDR display uses OLED technology for better contrast and color depth. AI is the hottest ticket in tech right now, and these new iPads have multiple cool tasks that the Neural Engine can do, including the adaptive True Tone flash for balancing color. Both the Pro and the Air look spectacular, and we can’t wait to put them through their paces.In addition, two new accessories are coming to the party: the Apple Pencil Pro, which adds squeeze sensitivity and haptic feedback to the already capable stylus, and a new Magic Keyboard. Here’s where you can currently pre-order/get all of these goodies. Note: The new iPad Air preorders are only available via Apple at the moment. We’ll be updating this story when new retailers begin to update their inventory.
The iPad Pro is the powerhouse of the line, and this tablet captures the cutting edge for Apple. The new M4 processor is a beast, promising massive performance upgrades for resource-heavy uses like video editing and gaming. That all looks great on the Tandem OLED screen, which The casing is thin even for an iPad, coming in barely over 5mm—the thinnest product Apple has ever made. This certainly isn’t an iPad for casual users or kids on long plane rides, but if you’re a creative professional it could replace your laptop with ease. Two sizes are available, with the 11″ starting at $999 and the 13″ starting at $1299. Want to pick up a Pro from somewhere else? Here’s the major retail deals.
The slimline iPad Air isn’t getting the new M4 chip, instead opting for the M2 silicon that powered the last generation of MacBooks, but the 2024 iteration has a bunch of cool performance improvements. The charging port has finally been changed to USB-C, and the front-facing camera has been moved to the landscape edge. The new processor promises a 3x speed boost over the last generation. The new Air comes in the standard 11″ size from $599, as well as a new 13″ model from $799.We’re not seeing 2024 iPad Air pre-orders anywhere yet (other than Apple), but we’ll update this page when they launch.
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In the meantime, new iPad models mean one important thing: price drops on older models. We’ve found the best discounts on existing iPads and prices are dropping fast.
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