Apple 'Let Loose' highlights: iPad Pro, Air, Pencil, and Keyboard announced
Perhaps the most important announcement from the Let Loose event is Apple M4 chip, which it said is an outrageously powerful chip for AI
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iPad Pro 12.9 (6th gen) and iPad Air (5th gen)
Apple launched the iPad Pro, iPad Air, Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard at its "Let Loose" event on May 7. Perhaps the most important announcement from the event is the Apple M4 chip, which it said is an outrageously powerful chip for AI. This chip is currently exclusive to the 2024 iPad Pro. As for the iPad Air, it is powered by Apple M2 chip and comes in 12-inch and 13-inch display options.
Apple iPad Pro
Apple unveiled the next-generation iPad Pro model, boasting enhanced performance and a revamped design. The most notable alteration in the 2024 model is in the display domain, featuring an OLED display for the first time. Regarding design, the 2024 iPad Pro model introduces landscape front camera, a rectangular module housing the rear camera, and true tone flash. Other notable changes include a Thunderbolt/ USB 4 port and landscape-oriented audio system.
iPad Air
The 2024 iPad Air model will be available in two different screen sizes – 11-inch and 13-inch. The new iPad Air will be available in four different colourways – Blue, Purple, Starlight and Space Grey. Apple said that with the new M2 chip inside, the iPad Air 2024 gets up to three times gain in performance compared to its predecessor, which was based on the A14 chip. The new iPad Air starts at 128GB storage, and goes up to 1TB.
Apple M4 chip
The new Apple M4 chip is based on the second generation 3nm technology. The chip features 4-performance cores and 6-efficiency cores, but most importantly a new 16-core neural engine that Apple said can deliver up to 38 trillion operations per second. Apple said that the new neural engine or the NPU makes “M4 an outrageously powerful chip for AI."
iPad accessories: Along with the new iPad models, Apple launched a new Magic Keyboard and the Apple Pencil Pro.
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iPad Pro: India Pricing
11-inch: From Rs 99,900
13-inch: From Rs 1,29,900
Availability: The new iPad Pro in now available for pre-orders, sale starts May 15
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iPad Air: India Pricing
11-inch: From Rs 59,900
13-inch: From Rs 79,900
Availability: The new iPad Air in now available for pre-orders, sale starts May 15
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Apple M4 chip
- Second-gen 3nm technology
- 4-performance cores and 6-efficiency cores
- 50 per cent CPU performance improvement over M2
- Supports ray tracing and dynamic caching
- Up to 4x graphics performance over M2
- Neural Engine – 16-core design, 38 trillion operations per second
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iPadOS: What's new
- Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro 2 for iPad
- Redesigned for touch
- Live multi-cam view
- Final Cut camera for iPhone and iPad to support multi-cam shoot on iPad
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Apple Pencil Pro
New sensor to enable new roll and squeeze gestures
Haptic feedback
Support Apple Find My network
Procreate to support new gestures
Works with iPad Pro and iPad Air
$129
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Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
Floating design
Features a function row
Aluminium plam rest
Touchpad with support for haptic feedback
$299
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iPad Pro: What’s new
- New design, display, and performance
- 11-inch and 13-inch display options
- 11-inch 5.3mm thin, 13-inch 5.1mm thin
- Silver and Space Black
- Aluminium enclosure
- Tandem OLED displays, 1000 nits (HDR) and 1600 nits (peak brightness)
- Ultra Retina XDR
- Nano-textured glass – glare resistant (optional)
- Apple M4 chip
- Thunderbolt /USB 4 port
- Rear camera – 12MP camera, LiDAR, Truetone flash, 4K videos
- Front camera – 12MP landscape
- 256GB
- $999 and $1299
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iPad Air: What’s new
- 11-inch and 13-inch display options
- Liquid Retina IPS display
- Front camera now centeraligned for horizontal use
- Blue, Purple, Starlight and Space Grey
- Aluminium Enclosure
- Apple M2 chip
- 3x performance improvement over predecessor based on A14 chip
- Works with Magic Keyboard with touchpad
- Supports Apple Pencil
- Supports Apple Pencil hover function
- 128GB storage, up to 1TB
- $599 and $799
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iPad Air: Price
11-inch iPad Air: $599 onwards
13-inch iPad Air: $799 onwards
13-inch iPad Air: $799 onwards
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Apple iPad Pro: Price
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch: $999 onwards
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch: $1299 onwards
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch: $1299 onwards
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Apple iPad Pro: Overview
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Apple Pencil Pro: Details
The new Apple Pencil Pro now supports Find My, new gesture controls such as barrel roll
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Apple iPad: Accessories
Apple launches new Magic Keyboard and the new Apple Pencil Pro
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iPad Pro: Front camera
The front camera on the new iPad Pro moves to landscape orientation
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iPad Pro: Camera
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First Published: May 07 2024 | 4:10 PM IST
