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Title: 2019 10.5-Inch iPad Air vs. 2017 10.5-Inch iPad Pro Post by: HCK on March 20, 2019, 04:05:09 pm 2019 10.5-Inch iPad Air vs. 2017 10.5-Inch iPad Pro
Apple has launched a new 10.5-inch iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/18/ipad-air-2019/) that can be viewed as a lower-priced successor to the second-generation 10.5-inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-pro/), which has been discontinued (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/03/18/apple-discontinues-10-5-inch-ipad-pro-following-launch-of-lower-priced-10-5-inch-ipad-air/). Below, we compare tech specs and features. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/03/10-5-inch-ipad-air-vs-pro-800x503.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="503" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-684791" /> Pricing is key, with the new iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air/)starting at $499 (https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-air) 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 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/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 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/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 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/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 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-pencil/) and the 10.5-inch Smart Keyboard (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/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 (https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-air) with in-store availability beginning next week in the United States and many other regions. <div class="linkback">Related Roundup: iPad Air (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ipad-air/)</div><div class="linkback">Buyer's Guide: iPad Air (Buy Now) (https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/#iPad-Air)</div> This article, "2019 10.5-Inch iPad Air vs. 2017 10.5-Inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/2019-10-5-inch-ipad-air-vs-2017-10-5-inch-ipad-pro/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2019-10-5-inch-ipad-air-vs-2017-10-5-inch-ipad-pro.2173777/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=00kC0fPLwe4:5DLz4pbLaE4:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=00kC0fPLwe4:5DLz4pbLaE4:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=00kC0fPLwe4:5DLz4pbLaE4:qj6IDK7rITs) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/00kC0fPLwe4" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: 2019 10.5-Inch iPad Air vs. 2017 10.5-Inch iPad Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/2019-10-5-inch-ipad-air-vs-2017-10-5-inch-ipad-pro/) |