By cryptoadmin 
Apple has been steadily updating its product lineup over the past yr or so to ensure as many units work with Apple Intelligence as attainable. However shockingly sufficient, the brand new base iPad now has an A16 chip relatively than the A14 within the earlier mannequin. That'll definitely present higher efficiency, nevertheless it's not sufficient for Apple Intelligence. It's an apparent solution to differentiate this iPad from the just-updated iPad Air, which now has an M3 chip. The 2 most up-to-date Air fashions additionally work with Apple Intelligence.
One good factor right here is that Apple doubled the storage and saved costs the identical — the 128GB mannequin prices $349, and you can too get it with 256GB or 512GB of storage. It is available in blue, pink, silver and yellow.
In addition to the A16, a lot stays the identical right here, although. The iPad nonetheless has a ten.9-inch display (that they're simply calling 11 inches at this level) that lacks a few of the niceties you'll discover on the iPad Air show like full lamination to the entrance glass and an antireflective coating. It has principally the identical digicam array as different non-Professional iPads at this level, a 12-megapixel shooter on each the back and front. There's no Face ID, unsurprisingly — you'll must authenticate with Contact ID on the ability button.
As with the iPad Air, the brand new base iPad is open for pre-orders now and will likely be accessible on March 12.
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