Apple has today announced a new 9. 7" iPad model that is simply called the iPad and replaces the iPad Air 2. Compared to the latter, the A8X processor has been replaced with the A9 chip that is also being used in the iPhone 6s.
Due to a larger 8610 mAh battery the new model is at 7. 5mm also 1. 4mm thicker than the iPad Air 2. The rest of the specifications, including the 9. 7" display with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the 8MP/F2. 4 rear camera and the 1. 2MP front camera remain unchanged. TouchID with Apple Pay is on board as well.
In an unusual move, Apple has lowered prices. In the past 9. 7" iPads started at $499. The 32GB base version of the new model is only $329. The 128GB variant will set you back $429. An additional $130 gets you the cellular version of the respective models. The new iPad will be available in Silver, Space Gray, and Gold starting March 24 in the US and 20 other countries. Apple also reduced the price of the iPad mini 4 which now comes in only one storage version with 128GB at $399. The cellular version is $529.
In addition to the iPad, Apple also launched the (Product) Red edition of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Proceeds of the (Product) Red line go towards charitable causes – in this case, they go to the Global Fund to support HIV/AIDS programs.
The new models only come as 128GB and 256GB storage versions. The red iPhone 7 starts at $750, the Plus version is $870. In both cases an additional $100 gets you the 256GB model. The devices will be available from March 24.
Also new is a video sharing app called Clips. It lets you treat your videos with a large variety of transformations, overlays and filters and also offers a number of more conventional video editing features. Final results can be shared to any app but Clip lacks some of the social networking features of apps like Vine or Snapchat.
. dpreview.com2017-3-21 21:12