Moving away from the traditional iPhone launch, Apple announced an all-new iPad Air at its 2020 event titled "Time Flies" on September 15.

New Look and finishes

The new iPad Air will come in five finishes -- silver, space grey, rose gold, green and the much-awaited sky blue. It sports a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display and a new integrated Touch ID sensor in the top button. iPad Air is compatible with the Magic Keyboard, and boasts of a floating design, a built-in trackpad, Smart Keyboard Folio, brand new Smart Folio covers and an Apple Pencil that attaches magnetically to the side.

Apple highlighted that the new iPad Air is designed to be environmentally friendly and supports Apple's plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. The iPad Air uses a 100 percent recycled aluminium enclosure and 100 percent recycled tin for the solder on its main logic board.

A14 Bionic chip

Under the hood, it houses the A14 Bionic chip. Apple claims that the A14 Bionic makes it easier for users to edit 4K videos and play heavy-duty games.

Upgraded camera and audio

iPad Air includes a 7MP front-facing FaceTime HD camera and features the same 12MP rear camera used in the iPad Pro. The new design of iPad Air features stereo speakers in landscape mode.

iPad Air includes a USB-C port for up to 5Gbps data transfer and supports Wi-Fi 6 performance.

Price and availability

iPadOS 14 will be available starting September 16 and the new iPad Air will be available starting next month. Wi-Fi models of iPad Air will be available with a starting price of Rs 54,900, while the Wi-Fi + Cellular models start from Rs 66,900. The new iPad Air -- in 64GB and 256GB configurations -- will be available in five finishes including silver, space gray, rose gold, green and sky blue.

First Published:Sept 16, 2020 6:35 AM IST