iPad Air & iPad Pro: Everything New

 Apple recently revealed their new iPad Air and iPad Pro models, so here's everything that's changed. Starting with the iPad Air, which now comes in two sizes, 11 and 13 inches, and new shades of  purple and blue, along with starlight and space grey, which means pink is no longer available. Its previous M1 chip is being replaced by M2, delivering 15% faster processing and 25% faster  graphics.

With a neural engine, that's 40% faster, allowing for more powerful AI features. It's also getting a repositioned front camera, moving from the portrait edge to landscape,  similar to the MacBook and 10th generation iPad. Prices for iPad Air starts at $599 for the 11 inch model and $799 for the 13 inch model.

Next is the iPad Pro, which is significantly thinner and  lighter than before. The 11 inch model is 11% thinner and 5% lighter, while the 13 inch model is 21% thinner and 15% lighter. That means these iPads are not only thinner than an iPod Nano, but the thinnest product Apple's ever made.

The next big improvement came to the display, which now uses tandem OLED panels instead of a single LED panel. To deliver almost twice the brightness as before, at 1000 nits for standard content and 1600 nits for HDR content. While also doubling the contrast ratio, from 1 million to 2 million to 1. 

There's also a new nanotexture  glass option for the top two storage configurations, delivering a matte viewing experience to reduce reflections and glare.

This option is an extra $100, and most reviewers aren't big fans. Since it reduces the brightness of the new OLED panel, and it doesn't add the tactile texture many wanted to make drawing with Apple Pencil feel more natural. 

Instead, many are recommending a more affordable and versatile matte screen protector like this one from our sponsor Paperlike.

It has nanodots, which are tiny microbeads, that add resistance and texture when using Apple Pencil.Making the display feel like tactile paper instead of slippery glass. So you get a matte display with perfect texture for writing and drawing for a reasonable price.

This screen protector works  with new and old iPads, and you can check it out at Paperlike.com or by tapping the link in the comments. Next is the M4 chip, which is being used for the first time on iPad Pro.

 It's built  on second generation 3nm technology, and delivers up to 50% faster CPU performance than the previous M2, with four times faster 3D rendering.

This enables hardware-accelerated ray tracing in games on iPad for the first time, and editing of five streams of 4K ProRes footage.

 While the ultra-wide  angle camera was removed from this generation, Apple added Adaptive True Tone Flash, which uses  AI to detect documents, take multiple photos with flash, and then stitch the best parts together, ensuring no shadows are cast on your document. The front-facing camera is still 12 megapixels, but it's relocated from the portrait edge to the landscape edge, just like on MacBook and iPad Air. Prices for iPad Pro start at $999 for the 11-inch model and $1299 for the 13-inch model. Also, an improved Magic Keyboard starting at $299 was made just for iPad Pro, which is thinner and lighter than before. Featuring an aluminum palm rest, larger trackpad with haptic feedback,and a full function row.

Lastly is the Apple Pencil Pro for $129, which has a squeeze gesture with haptic feedback that brings up a tool palette, a gyroscope that allows you to roll the pencil to reorient the brush or pen you're using, and there's also Find My support, so you can easily locate Apple Pencil if it's lost. So that's everything new with iPad Air and iPad Pro. This is Greg with Apple Explained, thanks for watching till the end,