Apple’s upgraded 10.2-inch iPad with A13 chip, 64GB of storage, 12-megapixel front camera, starts at $ 329

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Apple on Tuesday announced the latest version of its 10.2-inch iPad as part of its fall IPhone launch event. By 2020, Apple put a faster A12 bionic chip on the 10.2-inch iPad, which gave it superior performance to the previous iPad model. Now the latest entry-level iPad will feature an A13 Bionic chip.

“It makes this iPad up to three times faster than the best-selling Chromebook and up to six times faster than the best-selling Android tablet,” said Melody Kuna, chief iPad product design manager, during the announcement.

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The A13 chip provides this iPad with an enhanced image signal processor to enhance photos and video from the rear camera. But because this model is regularly used for learning, Apple has improved the resolution of the 12-megapixel front-facing camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens. The new iPad will also be compatible Apple’s Center Stage app for video calls.

The new iPad is still built around a 10.2-inch Retina display, but now includes TrueTone to adjust the temperature and brightness of the screen color to your lighting. It will be sent running on iPadOS 15.

The new 10.2-inch iPad will start at $ 329 (£ 319, A $ 499) with 64GB of storage, twice the 2020 base model. Like its predecessor, the new iPad will be compatible with the first-generation Apple stylus and smart keyboard. Schools will be able to get the updated iPad for $ 299 and an LTE version will also be available. Available colors are gray and silver.

The updated iPad is expected to be available starting next week.

While the iPad isn’t as popular as Apple’s iPhone, it has become a more critical part of Apple’s training during the pandemic, with millions of customers upgrading their devices to mobile configurations. ‘remote learning and working from home. Showing this increase in demand, Apple recorded a spectacular growth of its tablet business, which jumped almost 40% so far this year. He PC market has experienced a similar momentum, apparently limited only by the global shortage of chips that has slowed product manufacturing from video game consoles to Ford trucks.