{"id":101446,"date":"2022-10-19T06:53:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T06:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-new-ipad-gets-a-long-awaited-redesign-and-a-steeper-price\/"},"modified":"2022-10-19T06:53:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T06:53:01","slug":"apples-new-ipad-gets-a-long-awaited-redesign-and-a-steeper-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-new-ipad-gets-a-long-awaited-redesign-and-a-steeper-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s new iPad gets a long-awaited redesign and a steeper price"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-grBDNq hide-for-print mb-sm undefined\">\n<div class=\"PJLV PJLV-iAjpuP-css flex items-center\" config=\"[object Object]\" data-qa=\"article-actions\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-fLphcs\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-jmLDag wpds-c-jmLDag-bywHgD-variant-primary wpds-c-jmLDag-biynoz-density-compact wpds-c-jmLDag-hZSyid-isOutline-true wpds-c-jmLDag-ejCoEP-icon-left wpds-c-jmLDag-futxca-cv wpds-c-jmLDag-iknmtxO-css\"><button aria-label=\"Comment\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iPnDcc-css\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" role=\"img\" class=\"wpds-c-kKAfCG wpds-c-efqEZa focus-highlight flex items-center justify-center brad-lg pointer transition-400 ease-in-out transition-colors\" aria-label=\"Comment on this story\"><title>Comment on this story<\/title><path d=\"M14 14V2H2v9.47h8.18L12.43 13ZM3 10.52V3h10v9.23l-2.5-1.66Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>Comment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Apple surprised many industry observers by not raising the price of its latest iPhones this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">But just about everything feels at least a bit more expensive lately with inflation.  Is it any surprise that your next tablet may be a little pricier, too?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">On Tuesday, the Cupertino, Calif., company revealed a handful of updated products, the most notable of which is a new version of its entry-level tablet \u2014 the one it simply calls \u201ciPad,\u201d no modifiers involved.  And here&#8217;s what might be the biggest change: the new model costs $449 to start \u2014 that&#8217;s $120 more than the basic iPad it&#8217;s eventually meant to replace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">(Penny pinchers, take note: Apple still sells that older, cheaper iPad for $329, same as it cost when it first went on sale.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Charging extra for new models while continuing to sell older ones for less isn&#8217;t new for Apple: it continues to sell a MacBook Air released at the end of 2020 for $999, even after launching a sleek, would-be replacement for $1,199 earlier this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">We blind tested the new MacBook Air.  It felt a lot like the old one.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Even so, Apple&#8217;s latest launch comes at a time when some gadgets \u2014 even ones that have been available for months and years \u2014 have gotten more expensive.  In early August, Facebook owner Meta began charging an additional $100 for its Quest 2 virtual reality headset \u2014 a product that had cost $299 to start since it launched in fall 2020. Later that month, Sony announced that the hard-to-find PlayStation 5 would get a price hike in certain countries outside the United States.  And most recently, Nothing \u2014 a consumer gadget start-up headquartered in London \u2014 has said its $99 Ear (1) wireless ear buds will soon sell for $149 because of \u201can increase in costs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Apple declined to comment about the way it prices its products.  Anshel Sag, principal analyst at Moor Insights &#038; Strategy, said it was<b> <\/b>\u201clikely due to the overall increases in costs of materials and labor.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">In fairness, Apple&#8217;s new iPad is notably different from the low-cost model it released last year.  Apart from a colorful new design, it features a larger 10.9-inch screen and supports 5G wireless networks (if you pay extra).  There&#8217;s no Lightning port here, either \u2014 this new iPad uses USB-C to charge and connect to accessories.  And in a first, this iPad has a front-facing camera mounted on one of its long edges to make some of your video calls \u2014 say, ones made when it&#8217;s propped up horizontally with a keyboard case \u2014 look less awkward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\">Apple&#8217;s iPhone 14: Dependable and boring, and that&#8217;s okay<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Even so, Apple&#8217;s latest sub-$500 tablet still relies on older parts first seen in other devices.  Its A14 Bionic processor, for example, made its debut in the iPhone 12 circa 2020. And in case you wanted to use this iPad for sketching or note-taking, you&#8217;ll have to use Apple&#8217;s original Pencil \u2014 a long, slender Bluetooth stylus that hasn&#8217;t changed since its release in 2015.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">(The kicker: if you already own one of those Pencils, you&#8217;ll have to buy a $9 adapter to connect it to this iPad.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Apple seems to be betting that the changes packed into this iPad will get people to gloss over the price difference this holiday season, but shifts in the tablet market may keep that from happening.  Demand for tablets shot through the roof during the first full year of the pandemic, which isn&#8217;t all that surprising \u2014 people were hunkering down at home and to keep themselves (and their families) connected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Since then, though, people&#8217;s zeal for tablets has cooled \u2014 a recent report from research firm IDC foresees the market for these kinds of gadgets shrinking slightly over the next year.  And because costs for essentials like housing, fuel and groceries remain high, people may be more sensitive than ever to how much they&#8217;re spending on their nice-to-haves like tablets.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">That could also impact the way people look at Apple&#8217;s new iPad Pros, also unveiled Tuesday.  These new high-end models use the same M2 processor found in some of the company&#8217;s recent laptops and include a new \u201chover\u201d feature for Apple Pencil users.  Prices for Apple&#8217;s Pro iPad models begin at $799 \u2014 that&#8217;s certainly nothing to sneeze at, but that starting price remains the same as last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css font-copy\">Our advice?  Take a breath and wait before pulling the trigger on any pricey tech purchase, especially before the holidays \u2014 you never know when a good deal might rear its head.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"b bt bc-offblack dn-ns hide-for-print\" data-testid=\"mostRead\" subscriptions-section=\"content\"\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Comment on this story Comment Apple surprised many industry observers by not raising the price of its latest iPhones this year. But just about everything feels at least a bit more expensive lately with inflation. Is it any surprise that your next tablet may be a little pricier, too? 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