iPad Air 2 unveiled

Apple has unveiled its latest tablet, the iPad Air 2, at an event in the Town Hall auditorium on Apple’s Cupertino headquarters in the United States today (16 October 2014).

Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the new iPad Air 2 is only 6.1mm thick – 18% thinner than the first iPad Air.

Apple also removed the air gap between glass and display – which was present in all previous iPads – in the new iPad Air 2.

The iPad Air 2 features the new 64-bit A8X chip – a version of the A8 chip which has been created specifically for iPad Air 2.

The device thus offers far more processing power than its predecessor, but still manages to keep up 10 hour battery life.

The latest iPad also sports an 8MP iSight camera, which includes a new sensor and supports 1080p HD video.

When it comes to connectivity, the latest iPad supports Wi-Fi (802.11ac with MIMO) speeds of up to 866Mbps, and LTE seeds of up to 150Mbps.

The iPad Air 2 ships with iOS 8.1, and will cost between $499 and $699 for the WiFi model, and between $629 and $829 for the Wi-Fi and cellular models.

Pre-orders will start on October 17, and the new iPads will start shipping  by the end of next week.

iPad Air 2

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