iPad Air 2020: new screen and Bionic A14 chip on board
The American apple is pleased to announce its new iPad Air 2020 , which could well compete with the iPad Pro itself due to its features and cutting-edge technology, where the new 5-nanometer Apple Bionic A14 chip and also a 10.9 Liquid Retina screen stand out. inches.
iPad Air 2020 What has changed? : iPad Air 2020: new screen and Bionic A14 chip on board
Externally the cases Air 2020 wears a screen Liquid Retina 09/10 inch 2360 x 1640 resolution pixels (264ppp and 500 nits .), Which is covered with an antireflection film and provides comprehensive coverage color spectrum P3.
Additionally, Apple’s controversial Lightning port has been scrapped in favor of a standardized USB Type-C port, and the Touch ID sensor has been moved to the top button of the device for added convenience. It should be noted that it is protected by a resistant sapphire crystal.
Another remarkable detail of the iPad Air 2020 is its compatibility with iPad Pro accessories, including the Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio (counting the new cases) and the Apple Pencil , which also attaches magnetically to the cover of the device to link it, load it and save it easily.
It is worth mentioning that the iPad Air is built with aluminum and other 100% recycled materials , this as part of Apple’s ecological initiative that seeks to reduce the company’s carbon emissions to 0 by 2030. To end this section, we can mention that this year’s color presentations are: gray, silver, rose gold, green and light blue.
A14 Bionic chip on board
Perhaps the most notable of this generation is the new A14 Bionic Chip , which consists of a 5 nanometer lithography and a 6-core processor that promises 40% better performance than the iPad Air 2019 and its A12 Bionic chip. For its part, the quad-core GPU also promises a 30% power increase. As if that were not enough, the new Neural Engine provides machine learning acceleration for the CPU and GPU in tasks that involve artificial intelligence.
The amount of RAM in this tablet has not been confirmed, as it happens with most Apple products, but at least we are certain that it has internal storage options that range from 64GB to 256GB.
In terms of autonomy, the 28.6Wh battery promises up to 10 hours of life and supports 20W fast charging through its USB Type-C port.
Moving on to the connectivity department, we can choose between two options: Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi + Cellular . In this sense, if we opt for the cellular version we will have all the benefits of being connected to the 4G network, but obviously we will have to pay more money.
Cameras : iPad Air 2020: new screen and Bionic A14 chip on board
The photographic section of the iPad Air 2020 is not bad at all, and here it shines with a 12MP camera with f / 1.8 aperture (the same seen on the iPad Pro) capable of filming video in 4K at 60FPS. Meanwhile, the front camera is 7MP.
Availability and price of the iPad Air 2020 : iPad Air 2020: new screen and Bionic A14 chip on board
The iPad Air 2020 will go on sale in October in 30 countries and regions (including Spain) starting at a price of € 649 for the Wi- Fi version . On the other hand, the mobile version will cost 789 euros and can also be purchased through apple.com .