The iPad Air's official Specifications, meets all characteristics

As expected, Apple has realized the presentation of a new generation of the popular iPad. The event held in California has served to officially confirm the iPad Air and all its features. The rumors were not wrong because the model keep the same format with a high-resolution Retina display and 9.7 inches, and offer a smaller housing dimensions and 64-bit processor.

Apple updates a year one of its most successful devices, the iPad. 's presentation today will mark the patterns again in the market with the fifth quintessential tablet evolution. The Cupertino propose a powerful and balanced team that will look a slight redesign that revolves around the successful design line first applied on the iPad Mini.

The evolution of the iPad continues

Apple just has given prominence to a few hours of Nokia, which presented this morning its first tablet, the Nokia Lumia 2520 .The U.S. multinational wants to continue ruling the tablet market and this has shown the world its new proposal for this segment, the iPad Air. It is a model that will fight face to face in the coming months with the most recent developments, such as Nokia's own tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 and even the upcoming new Nexus 10.

Design

Aesthetically, the iPad Air will sport a much thinner shell and light. As Apple announces the device profile is 7.5 mm, making it one of the thinnest tablets on the market. Are just below the pripia iPad Mini and Xperia Sony Tablet Z. When compared to the iPad 4 with 9.4 millimeters, is 20% thinner. The official dimensions are 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm. Another prominent feature of this iPad Air is the bezel. Apple has managed to reduce it to 43% despite include a 9.7-inch Retina display (2048 x 1536 pixels and 264 ppi density). The reduction in size of the housing also impact the final weight of the equipment, which is only 469 grams, which is a weight reduction of 28% compared to the iPad 4.

Specifications

It is confirmed that the new iPad will be inside Apple A7 processor 64-bit, the same that equips the iPhone itself 5s. Similarly, the tablet will be available to M7 motion coprocessor optimized applications.

As for the graphics processor, the tablet will be up to 72 times more powerful than the one in the first generation of the iPad in 2010.

Wireless connectivity is determined by an LTE modem and wireless WiFi N 300 Mbps, Dual Band and MIMO.

The iSight camera is maintained with a five-megapixel backlit sensor, capable of recording video in HD quality. Also found a perfect front camera for video calls. In this respect the model includes two microphones to enhance audio quality.

Despite the thickness of the tablet fine, autonomy remains at 10 hours for video playback and web browsing over WiFi. With 3G and 4G connections battery with a capacity of 32.4 Wh, is reduced to nine hours.

Released

The iPad Air will be available from November 1 in a number of selected countries, among which includes China. Apple does not indicate whether Spain will be relegated to the background as happened with the marketing of iPhone and iPhone 5s 5c. The range of colors available is white, gray and black. Therefore is excluded the rumored golden version. Pricewise, the most basic model, the 16 GB and WiFi, will be 479 euros. The version with 3G and 4G connectivity cost rises up to 599 euros. There will be both 32, 64 and 128 GB will cost 569, 659 and 749 euros respectively. The 4G model raises its price 120 euros for the cost of the WiFi only versions.