{"id":106633,"date":"2022-10-24T15:11:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-redesigned-ipad-is-mostly-worth-the-higher-price\/"},"modified":"2022-10-24T15:11:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-24T15:11:01","slug":"apples-redesigned-ipad-is-mostly-worth-the-higher-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/apples-redesigned-ipad-is-mostly-worth-the-higher-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple’s redesigned iPad is mostly worth the higher price"},"content":{"rendered":"
In 2017, Apple released a $329 iPad, and ever since the company has said that this basic tablet is its most popular. It’s easy to see why: When I reviewed last year’s model last fall, I found that this relatively modest device could do almost everything I normally do with my pricier 11-inch iPad Pro. That said, in a world where Apple has gotten rid of the home button and trimmed the bezels on all of its tablets, the basic iPad was starting to feel stale.<\/p>\n
So this year, for its tenth generation, Apple rebuilt the iPad, taking obvious inspiration from the iPad Air. It has the same size screen, cameras, USB-C port, optional 5G networking and Touch ID-enabled power button, all of which are improvements over last year’s model. It also has an A14 chip, which doesn’t stack up to the M1 in the iPad Air and M2 in the new iPad Pro, but it’s still a capable piece of silicon. Apple even designed a new keyboard and trackpad folio, the first iPad keyboard that the company made with a function key row.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Of course, Apple had to cut some corners to differentiate this iPad from the Air. The usual compromises are here \u2014 namely, the screen isn’t quite as good as the one on the Air, with no full lamination on the front glass, anti-reflective coating or support for the wider P3 color gamut. It also still only supports the first-generation Apple Pencil, which is a pretty major bummer for anyone looking for an improved stylus experience.<\/p>\n