2019 10.5-Inch iPad Air vs. 2017 10.5-Inch iPad ProApple has
launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Air that can be viewed as a lower-priced successor to the second-generation 10.5-inch
iPad Pro, which
has been discontinued. Below, we compare tech specs and features.
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Pricing is key, with the new
iPad Air starting at $499 with Wi-Fi only and $629 with LTE connectivity in the United States. The 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> started at $649 with Wi-Fi and $779 with LTE connectivity until it was discontinued. Both have 64GB or 256GB of storage, but the new
iPad Air lacks a 512GB option.
Design wise, the iPads have a lot of similarities, including dimensions, thinness, and overall appearance. Both have a
Touch ID home button, a headphone jack, and a Lightning connector, but the new <!---->iPad<!----> Air has only two speakers along the bottom, whereas the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> has four speakers.
The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air is available in Silver, Space Gray, and a newer Gold finish that essentially merges the previously separate Gold and Rose Gold finishes that were available for the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->.
Both iPads feature a fully laminated Retina display with a resolution of 2224×1668 pixels and 264 PPI, True Tone, and support for the P3 wide color space, but the new 10.5-inch <!---->iPad<!----> Air has a 60Hz refresh rate while the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> has a so-called ProMotion display with up to a 120Hz refresh rate.
Processor wise, the new <!---->iPad<!----> Air sports Apple's A12 Bionic chip compared to a slower A10X Fusion chip in the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->. The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air also has dedicated hardware called the "Neural Engine" that handles artificial intelligence and machine learning tasks, while the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> does not.
In terms of battery life, both iPads last up to 10 hours per charge, according to Apple's internal testing.
With its lower price point, the new <!---->iPad<!----> Air has a lower-end 8-megapixel rear camera, compared to a 12-megapixel sensor on the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->. The rear camera on the new <!---->iPad<!----> Air also lacks LED flash, optical image stabilization, and Focus Pixels, but one benefit is that there is no camera bump.
The front FaceTime HD cameras are the same 7-megapixel sensors with
Live Photos, Retina Flash, and other identical features on both iPads.
As for connectivity, both iPads have 802.11ac Wi-Fi, but the new <!---->iPad<!----> Air has Gigabit-class LTE versus the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->'s theoretically slower LTE Advanced support. The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air also gets a bump to Bluetooth 5.0 versus Bluetooth 4.2 out of the box for the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->.
Both iPads are compatible with the first-generation
Apple Pencil and the 10.5-inch
Smart Keyboard.
<h3>Summary</h3><ul><li>The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air starts at $150 less than the 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> and thus has some tradeoffs: two speakers versus four, no ProMotion display, and a lower-end 8-megapixel rear camera with no LED flash or optical image stabilization.
<li>The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air has the same dimensions, thinness, and overall appearance as 10.5-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!---->.
<li>Both iPads have a 10.5-inch Retina display with 264 PPI, headphone jack, <!---->Touch ID<!---->, Lightning connector, 7-megapixel front camera, up to 10 hours of battery life, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi.
<li>The new <!---->iPad<!----> Air has some advantages: faster A12 Bionic chip vs. A10X Fusion, Gigabit-class LTE vs. LTE Advanced, and Bluetooth 5.0 vs 4.2.</ul>The new <!---->iPad Air <!---->
can be ordered starting today with in-store availability beginning next week in the United States and many other regions.
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