iPad Air 3 rumor summary is a simplified version of iPad Pro

Tencent Digital (Compiler: Human) Apple did not launch a new generation of iPad Air 3 at the beginning of this year's conference. Instead, it replaced the iPad Air 3 with a 9.7-inch iPad Pro and became a small-sized version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. .

However, this does not mean that Apple will not launch iPad Air 3, and now everyone is looking at the conference in September this year. Although it is uncertain whether the iPad Air 3 will be unveiled at the time, we can take a look at all the rumors and news about the iPad Air 3 so far.

release time

Apple released the iPad Air 2 in October 2014. Therefore, everyone originally thought that in September 2015 or March 2016, we will usher in a new generation of iPad Air 3, but it seems that two iPad Pros have grabbed the limelight of iPad Air 3. , became Apple's flagship tablet. Even KGI’s Guo Mingchi once predicted that Apple will launch the iPad Air 3 at its March conference, but this is not the case.

Therefore, we now turn our hopes to the press conference in September this year.

New features

At present, the specific configuration of the iPad Air 3 is still a mystery, but from the current situation, with reference to a variety of exposure news, we can probably guess.

For example, according to Bloomberg News before, Apple's chip design director Johny Srouji once said that the iPad Air 3 will carry an Apple A9X processor, which is basically the same performance as the iPad Pro. The difference between iPad Air 3 and iPad Pro will be for ordinary consumers and professionals.

At the same time, in the design, iPad Air 3 is not necessarily much thinner than the iPad Air 2, because Apple iPad 2 has been designed to the extreme, so in the iPad Air 3's body will be more focused on the internal Improve and improve endurance. At the same time, as with the iPad Pro, iPad Air 3 will also be possible with four speakers and flash configuration.

iPad Air 3 will still maintain a 9.7-inch screen, and it is possible to increase the resolution to 4121x2334 4K. At the same time, there are reports that the iPad Air 3 will still not be equipped with 3D Touch features like the iPhone 6s. Guo Mingchi said that due to problems in the production process, Apple will not be equipped with this technology for iPad products in the short term.

The iPad Air 3 will carry an A9 or A9X processor, the same as the two iPad Pros, and will have a certain increase in speed compared to the iPad Air 2.

screen

We expect that the iPad Air 3 will retain a 9.7-inch screen size, just like the iPad Air 2. At the same time, some news that the resolution will be greatly improved, reaching 3112 × 2334 pixels, pixel density of 401ppi. The iPad Air 2 has a resolution of 2048×1536 and a pixel density of only 264 ppi.

However, taking into account the iPad Air 3 compared with the previous generation, there will not be a big leap forward in the hardware configuration, and even the higher price, positioning more professional iPad Pro pixel density is only 264ppi, so as a consumer-oriented The iPad Air 3 seems unlikely to be raised to 4K resolution.

At the same time, although for the average consumer, but iPad Air 3 is still possible to add support for Apple Pencil, there is also news that will be the iPad Pro and iPad Mini 4 on the screen to increase the anti-reflective coating.

design

iPad Air 3 is expected to be thinner, so battery capacity may be smaller. The iPad Air 2 has a thickness of 6.1 millimeters, and the iPad Air 3 is highly likely to be controlled at about 5 millimeters. Since the iPad Air 2 is 4mm thicker than the iPad Air, we may see the same thing happening on the iPad Air 3.

However, a thinner body means a smaller capacity battery, which will lead to reduced battery life. This is a relatively backward design, so Apple seems to be optimizing the internal structure of the iPad Air 3 to ensure that users The use of time.

According to an exposure iPad Air 3 drawing shows, it seems to be equipped with four speakers like the iPad Pro, two on the top, two on the bottom, and this is compared to the iPad Air 2 two speakers design, in the sound quality A lot of promotion.

At the same time, like the iPad Pro, iPad Air 3 may also add support for smart connectors, so that users can also use the Smart Keyboard.

camera

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iPad Air 3's camera resolution is expected to be 8 million pixels, and iPad Pro and iPad Air 2 flat. Although the iPad Air 2's camera capabilities have improved, but Apple should not let the iPad Air 3's capabilities beyond the iPad Pro. As for other rumors that iPad Air 3 will be equipped with 13 million pixels, the credibility is not high.

In addition, iPad Air may also be equipped with a rear flash, which is still the first time in the iPad series.

In the front camera, iPad Air and iPad Air 2 are 1.2 million pixels, although the latter raised the aperture to f/2.2, but iPad Air 3 may have further improvement.

Configuration

As mentioned above, the choice of processor for the iPad Air 3 should be A9 or A9X. The former is the processor model used by the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, while the latter is currently only used by the iPad Pro. Therefore, this tablet should use at least the A9 processor. Although some people think it may be equipped with A10 processor, there is no relevant news to support this statement.

The A8X on the iPad Air 2 is 1.8 times faster than the A7, so the performance of the A9X will definitely improve compared to the A8X.

In terms of memory, the iPad Air 2 and iPad Pro have 2GB and 4GB of memory, respectively, while the iPad Air 3 should be 3GB in between. Given that Apple should not want to make it an alternative to the iPad Pro, this arrangement seems most reasonable.

In terms of storage capacity, although the 16GB is a bit out of date, there is still the possibility of retaining this configuration, while the larger capacity includes the 64GB and 128GB versions.

system

The iOS 10 system is about to be released at the WWDC Global Developer Conference, so if the iPad Air 3 debuted at the September conference, it will carry the same Apple iOS 10 system as the iPhone 7.

Features

First of all, fingerprint identification technologies such as Touch ID will definitely appear on the iPad Air 3, and there will be no standard features such as the Bluetooth 4.2 and Lightning interfaces. After all, mobile payment services are becoming more and more popular, and in order to support Apple Pay, fingerprint recognition features will definitely appear on the iPad Air 3.

As for 3D Touch, Guo Mingchi said that Apple did not plan to add this feature already used on the iPhone 6s to the iPad product line. Considering that neither iPad Pro has support, the absence of iPad Air 3 is also expected.

Source:trustedreviews

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