Adam Kos 2023 was a very poor year for new iPads. We didn't actually see a single new model. But last year it Apple went into full swing, not just updating the base model. It has only now corrected that, but it has also been supplemented by the M3 generation of iPads Air.
It's primarily about performance. The 11th generation iPad got the A16 chip, iPads Air M3 chip. You can't visually tell the generations apart, Apple he also gave up on new colors. In the case of the basic iPad, it is its 11th generation, Apple but it is now referred to by the name of the chip. Even if you have it in Apple Online Store If you click on it, you can see that eleven in the URL: https://www.apple.com/cz/ipad-11/
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Pro Apple It's such a minor upgrade that this model didn't even deserve its own press release. The Newsroom has informationmacand it is associated with the new iPads Air, but its introduction is not even present in the headline of the report. It only highlights new Airy. But this is wrong. The iPad A16 is more interesting than the higher series of tablets Appyou.
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This is primarily due to the fact that Apple here he left the base price 9 Kč, but we have increased the storage from 64 to 128 GB. First, there is the option to also want 512GB variantu. There is also improved technology present Smart HDR 4 and Bluetooth 5.3 support. The main thing is the new chip, where the A14 Bionic replaced the A16, but it is not Bionic. It has a 5-core CPU and a 4-core GPU, while the A16 Bionic in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 has a 6-core CPU and a 5-core GPU. Apple so he lightened up again.
Because by installing this chip, he directly cut off support Apple Intelligence, maybe it doesn't matter. As an entry-level device, the iPad A16 seems quite nice, especially for the price. What might surprise you, however, is that there is no physical SIM slot, only the presence of an eSIM and that it still supports Apple Pencil 1st generation (together with Apple Pencil USB-C). You might be confused by the size of the display. The chassis and display are exactly the same as in the 10th generation, just the number Apple It rounds up more, probably to be consistent across the portfolio. So both the iPad 10 and iPad A16 have a 10,86" diagonal display size.
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It has the same dimensions (the new one is 2 grams lighter), the same colors, the same display, the same battery life, the same cameras, the same speakers and microphones, the same connectivity, USB-C ai here lacks a physical SIM slot. But it supports advanced eSIM technology, which is more convenient and secure (according to the words Applu). All the news here really boils down to equipping both models with a new chip. According to the words Applu then new Magic Keyboard expands iPad versatility Air and brings more features at a lower price (from 8 Kč). However, the price of the iPad itself remains the same, which is certainly positive. It starts at 17 and 990 respectively. Kč.
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There are two perspectives on the news, both of which are true in their own way. The critical one is that there is nothing new or interesting here. The positive one is that there is no need to invent anything, but rather to rejuvenate the device to keep up with the times. This also applies to the iPad A16, because not everyone would appreciate a more powerful chip with support for Apple Intelligenceif you had to pay extra for it unnecessarily.
