Hot on the heels of Apple’s iPhone 5c and 5s release, the iPad Air races in the day after Halloween. Possibly Apple’s biggest design overhaul this year, the iPad Air is slimmer, lighter, and faster than previous generations, featuring an updated, iPad mini-esque body style. Prices start at $499.
Aesthetics
Mirroring the body style of the iPad mini, and weighing only 1/4 lb. more at 1 lb., the iPad Air is 20% thinner than the iPad 4, with a bezel that’s 43% narrower. Much of the weight was lost by switching from the standard 43 WHz, three-cell battery for a 33WHr, two-cell battery.
Losing almost half a pound has made the iPad Air much easier to operate single-handedly, and the unibody aluminum shell facilitates this with its textured feel, a la the iPad mini, allowing for a better grip than its smooth-backed predecessors. Available in either grey/black or silver/white, there was no mention of a much-discussed gold option.
Operation
Running iOS 7, the iPad Air was born with Apple’s A7 dual-core CPU, just like the iPhone 5s, but the iPad Air runs at 1.4 GHz, which is 100 MHz faster than the 5S. The A7 chip has the iPad Air clocking speeds that are twice as fast as the iPad 4, and five times faster than the iPad 2
Equipped with dual microphones for enhanced audio capture for videos and Siri, the iPad Air has also been stuffed with 4G LTE-compatible antennas, capable of supporting wifi speeds of 300 mbps.
Disasters
Life subjects our portable electronic devices (i.e. tablets, laptops, cell phones, MP3 players, handheld gaming systems) to a ton of wear, tear, oops, and uh-ohs on a daily basis. Being drowned, dropped, or stepped on, are the most common accidents impacting our iPads, but even the slightest impact in the right (or wrong) place can lead to shattered screens, busted LCDs, broken buttons, and can disconnect charging ports and interior components.
Should disaster befall your new iPad Air (or any other iPad model/generation), the professionals at RockIT Repairs are ready to provide you with honest, caring, and cost-effective relief. Call us at (540) 412-8824, or visit our Fredericksburg, Va. location at 1319 Lafayette Blvd. to speak with one of our knowledgeable, experienced technicians today!
