Apple refreshes non-pro iPads with faster silicon
Briefly

Apple has launched its refreshed iPad Air equipped with a modified M3 chip, promising significant performance improvements. The iPad Air, available in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, comes with enhanced graphics capabilities and options for various storage capacities at starting prices of $599 and $799. Accompanied by a new Magic Keyboard that introduces dedicated function keys, the iPad Air aims to streamline user experience despite its limited upgrade. The base model iPad also sees improvements with a standard A16 Bionic chip and increased storage, responding to user demands for better performance and versatility.
Apple unveiled an updated iPad Air featuring M3 chips and a new Magic Keyboard, enhancing performance and user experience without introducing the newer M4 chip.
The refreshed iPad Air now boasts up to twice the computational performance and 4x the rendering performance of the M1 iPad Air, thanks to the M3's improved architecture.
For the highest performance, consumers still need to opt for the iPad Pro with M4 silicon, which offers a significant boost with ten CPU and GPU cores.
The new Magic Keyboard case enhances usability with dedicated function keys and a larger trackpad but adds significant cost, approaching the price of the base iPad Air.
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