Tabisile Mahleka

The new iPad Air is deemed as the most powerful and versatile comes with A14 Bionic, Apple’s most advanced chip.

The iPad comes in various colours: rose gold, space grey, silver, green and sky blue, advanced features with a larger 27.686 centimetres liquid Retina display. The screen has a 3.8 million pixels, an upgraded camera and sound with a 12MP rear camera. A new integrated Touch ID sensor at the top button, and the powerful A14 Bionic for a rapid boost in performance and advanced technologies.

Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing announced at the launch, that the iPad is completely redesigned and far more powerful.

“The new iPad Air brings customers powerful pro features at even more affordable price. Along with the major upgrades to the new iPad Air Pro and eighth-generation iPad this year, and the powerful new features of the iPadOS 14, this is our strongest iPad lineup ever, giving our customers even more ways to enrich their daily lives,” said Joswiak.

According to Apple, in order to allow the display to extend the on all sides, a next generation Touch ID is integrated into the top button, this option provides the same fast,  easy and secure way to unlock the iPad Air, access apps and log in to Apple Pay.

Qhawe Bala, an Apple user expresses his excitement for the new addition to the Apple family.

“I already have an iPad, but it is definitely not as advanced as the iPad Air, so this will be a great excuse to have an upgrade. The features are fascinating and advanced, Apple always finds a way to be a step ahead with technology,” said Bala

iPad Air has a compatibility with the Magic Keyboard and its floating design, with a built-in trackpad, Smart Keyboard Folio, as well as the Apple Pencil, which attaches magnetically to the side for easy pairing, charging, and storing.

The iPad Air will be made available next month at Apple stores.

Picture: Apple.com