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The first-generation iPad Pro replaced the iPad Air 2 as the flagship iPad model, with the 9.7 inch version releasing March 31, 2016, and the Air 2 being relegated as the mid-range iPad model. The iPad Air 2 was discontinued on March 21, 2017, as was the iPad Mini 2, alongside the introduction of the iPad (5th generation), which replaced the ...
9 years, 2 months iPad Air 2: October 16, 2014 iOS 8.1: October 22, 2014 March 21, 2017 iPadOS 15.8.3: July 29, 2024 9 years, 9 months iPad Air (3rd) March 18, 2019 iOS 12.2: March 18, 2019 September 15, 2020 Latest iPadOS iPadOS 18.2.1: Supported January 6, 2025: 5 years, 9 months iPad Air (4th) September 15, 2020 iPadOS 14.1: October 23, 2020 ...
The iPad is a brand of iOS- and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed and marketed by Apple.The first-generation iPad was introduced on January 27, 2010. Since then, the iPad product line has been expanded to include the smaller iPad Mini, the lighter and thinner iPad Air, and the flagship iPad Pro models.
However the GPU features custom shader cores designed by Apple. [10] On October 16, 2014, Apple introduced a variant of the A8, the A8X, in the iPad Air 2. Compared with the A8, the A8X has an enhanced 8-shader-cluster GPU and improved CPU performance due to one extra core and higher frequency. The A8 has video codec encoding support for H.264.
The iPad 2 is a tablet developed and marketed by Apple Inc. Compared to the first iPad, as the second model in the iPad line, it gained a faster dual core A5 processor, a lighter build structure with a flat, rather than curved, back, and was the first iPad to feature VGA front-facing and 720p rear-facing cameras designed for FaceTime video calling.
The Apple A7 is a 64-bit system on a chip (SoC) designed by Apple Inc., part of the Apple silicon series. It first appeared in the iPhone 5S, which was announced on September 10, 2013, and the iPad Air and iPad Mini 2, which were both announced on October 22, 2013.
Instead the A8X in the iPad Air 2 uses an external 2 GB RAM module. [3] [9] In a first for Apple, the A8X is reported to have a semi-custom GPU. The A8X uses an 8-cluster GPU based on Imagination Technologies PowerVR Series 6XT architecture. Officially, the largest implementation of Rogue is a 6-cluster design, indicating that Apple has made ...
iPadOS 16 requires iPads with an A9 or A9X SoC or later, which means it drops support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, both with an A8 or A8X SoC. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The iPad (5th generation) is the only supported iPad without Apple Pencil support.