Apple today unveiled the eighth-generation iPad with the powerful A12 Bionic chip, bringing the Neural Engine to the most affordable iPad model for the first time.
The iPad is available from just € 379 and adds even more features to the most popular iPad model: a stunning 10,2-inch Retina display, advanced cameras, and all-day battery life. Customers can now purchase the iPad, which will be available starting Friday, September 18.
The A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine delivers the most powerful iPad gateway experience to date
The 40th generation iPad offers a huge performance boost, with a XNUMX% faster CPU and double the graphics capacity.
Thus, the new iPad is up to twice as fast as the best-selling Windows laptop, up to three times faster than the best-selling Android tablet, and up to six times faster than the best-selling Chromebook.
For the first time on an iPad, the A12 Bionic chip includes the Neural Engine to drive machine learning forward, including people occlusion and motion detection in augmented reality apps, improvements in photo editing and Siri performance. and so on.
With the A12 Bionic chip, the power of iPadOS and Apple Pencil (1st generation), 3 the new iPad is perfect for drawing, taking notes, reviewing documents and more.
Thanks to its slim and lightweight design, iPad is portable, rugged, and offers ultra-fast wireless performance, support for Gigabit4-class LTE networks, and a full day of battery life. This way, customers can work, learn and stay connected both at home and on the go.
With Touch ID, unlocking your iPad with your finger and keeping all important information safe is simple and secure.
One hundred percent iPad experience with iPadOS 14
iPadOS 14 will be available starting Wednesday, September 16 for all supported iPad models, including the 14th generation iPad. iPadOS XNUMX is packed with features and redesigned elements that take full advantage of the most distinctive aspects of the iPad, such as its huge Multi-Touch screen and its most versatile accessories.
iPadOS 14 enhances the integration of Apple Pencil with iPad to make writing and handwriting easier than ever before.
When taking notes on the iPad, Smart Select uses the device's machine learning to distinguish between drawings and handwritten text, so it's easy to select, copy, and paste into another document as typed text using the usual gestures.
Shape recognition allows users to accurately draw geometric figures and position them when adding diagrams and illustrations in Notes.
Data detectors work perfectly with handwritten text and recognize phone numbers, dates, addresses, and connections, so doing things like tapping a handwritten number to make a call is a breeze.
New iPad with the Apple Pencil and Note app
iPadOS 14 also debuts with Handwriting on iPad. Apple Pencil users will be able to type directly into any text field, which greatly speeds up tasks such as replying to an iMessage or performing a search in Safari. Handwriting uses the device's machine learning to convert handwritten text into typed text in real time in a totally private and secure way.
iPadOS 14 includes many other new features that extend the user experience with the iPad:
New, more compact layouts for notifications of incoming FaceTime calls and video calls, interactions with Siri and searches so that users are not distracted by their activities.
Universal search to quickly find almost everything, from finding and opening apps to accessing contacts, files and information, to getting answers to common questions about people and places.
New sidebars in many apps, including Photos and Files, as well as simplified toolbars that bring together multiple controls for ease of use.
Large redesigned widgets that display useful information at a glance on the home screen.
The most advanced and ecological range of iPads
The new eighth-generation iPad is designed to be environmentally friendly and contribute to Apple's goal of reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2030.
The iPad has several 100% recycled elements, such as the aluminum of the case and the solder tin on the main motherboard. IPad is free of harmful substances, consumes little energy and is packaged in recycled wood fiber or from sustainable forests.
The new XNUMXth generation iPad joins the new iPad Air, the powerful iPad Pro and the iPad mini to deliver the most advanced range to date.
With Apple Pencil compatibility, best-in-class performance, spectacular displays and all-day battery life, there's an iPad tailored to every customer in terms of portability, power, and price. Find out more about the iPad range at apple.com/us/ipad/compare.
Price and availability
- The new iPad (25th generation) is available for purchase on apple.com and the Apple Store app in more than 18 countries and regions. The iPad will be available from Friday 379 September starting at € 519 for the Wi-Fi models and € 32 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular models. The new iPad can be purchased with 128GB or XNUMXGB of capacity and in three finishes: silver, space gray and gold.
- iPadOS 14, the powerful operating system designed specifically for iPad, is included as standard with the new 2th generation iPad and the new iPad Air, and will be available for free download starting tomorrow for all models of iPad Pro, iPad Air 4 and later, XNUMXth generation iPad and later, and iPad mini XNUMX and later.
- The Apple Pencil (1st generation) is compatible with the iPad (8th generation) and is sold separately for € 99.
- The Smart Keyboard for iPad can be purchased separately for € 179 and is available with keyboard shortcuts for more than 30 languages, including Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese and Spanish.
- The Smart Cover for iPad is available for € 55 in white, black and three new seasonal colors: navy blue, cypress green and citrus pink.
- Education pricing is available for newly accepted and enrolled college students, parents shopping for college students, teachers, and staff of all levels.
- Apple One is the best way to subscribe to all Apple services at an unbeatable price, customers can choose the plan that suits them or their entire family. Apple One will be available this fall.
- For a limited time, customers who purchase a new iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, Mac, or iPod touch will receive one year of Apple TV + for free.
