Apple: New iPad Air and iPad Mini announced suddenly.

With a surprise move, Apple a week before its scheduled event announced its renewed iPad Air and iPad Mini models.

ΠIn detail, a week before the possible launch of its new video streaming service, Apple suddenly announced two new iPad devices. One is the new version of the iPad Air with a Retina display at 10,5 inches and the A12 Bionic processor that we also find in the iPhone XS. The cost of the new iPad Air will start at $ 499. The second device is the new iPad Mini that comes to replace the iPad Mini 4, which had been "forgotten" without an upgrade since 2015 when it was first announced. The price of the new iPad Mini will start at $ 399.

The 2019 iPad Air essentially sits between last year's 9,7-inch iPad (starting at $ 329) and the 11-inch iPad Pro (starting at $ 799). The device, as mentioned, has the most powerful A12X processor and practically leads to the retirement of the 10,5-inch iPad Pro of 2017. Recall that Apple had not launched an "Air" model since 2017.

In addition to the 10,5-inch Retina display and the resolution of 2224 × 1668 pixels, the new iPad Air will have a main camera with an 8 Megapixel sensor and a front FaceTime camera with a 7 Megapixel sensor. It will support the original Apple Pencil (not the newest one announced last October), while its storage space will be 64GB or 256GB. Other features include eSIM support, a 3,5mm headphone jack, a Touch ID fingerprint scanner and a Lightning jack.

The new iPad Mini of 2019 will retain the same basic design of the old iPad Mini 4 with the same 7,9-inch screen and the same screen margins. Although this model will also wear the new A12 processor, it will not have a FaceID function or USB-C socket, which are included in recent Apple tablet proposals. The 3,5mm wired headphone jack and the Lightning jack are also retained. Its storage will be 64GB or 256GB, the main camera will have an 8 Megapixel sensor while the FaceTime camera will have a 7 Megapixel resolution sensor, while this tablet will also support the original Apple Pencil. Finally, the 2019 iPad Mini will feature Touch ID and eSIM card support.

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