Yesterday at a press conference by Apple, it was announced a big milestone that the iPad family has passed in the 10 years since the original model appeared on the market.
Apple has sold more than 500 million iPad in 10 years
It turns out that the Cupertino-based company has sold over 500 million iPads worldwide since 2010. It’s worth noting that for the past couple of years, the company has stopped publishing accurate sales figures for its devices.
The company also conducted a study, the results of which showed that today 53% of new iPad buyers buy their first tablet from Apple. This indicates that the tablet market continues to grow amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Apple also said loudly that iPad has the highest satisfaction rate of any tablet to date.
The iPad Air 4 and the inexpensive Apple iPad 8 were unveiled yesterday. And here is a reminder of their specifications:
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Apple iPad 8th Gen (2020) specifications
- 10.2-inch (2160 x 1620pixels) Retina display with 500 nits brightness, 264 PPI
- Octa-Core A12 Bionic 7nm chip with 64-bit architecture
- 32GB/128GB variants
- iOS 14
- 8MP camera with f/2.4 aperture, 5P lens, Hybrid IR filter
- 1.2MP front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture, Retina Flash
- Dual microphones for calls, Stereo speakers
- Gigabit 4G LTE (optional), Wi‑Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2
- Touch ID, Stereo speakers, Dual microphones
- Dimensions: 250.6x 174.1x 7.5mm; Weight: 490g (Wi-Fi) / 495g (4G)
- 32.4-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery with Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music, Wi-Fi + Cellular models up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network, USB Type-C power adapter
Apple iPad Air 4th Gen (2020) specifications
- 10.9-inch (2360 x 1640 pixels) Retina True Tone display with P3 Color Gamut, 500 nits brightness, 264 PPI
- Six-Core A14 Bionic 5nm chip with 64-bit architecture, quad-cpre graphics
- 64GB/256GB variants
- iPad OS 14
- 12MP camera with f/2.4 aperture, 5P lens, Hybrid IR filter
- 7MP front-facing FaceTime HD camera with f/2.0 aperture, Retina Flash
- Dual microphones for calls, Stereo speakers
- Gigabit 4G LTE (optional), Wi‑Fi 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 (2.4GHz and 5GHz); HT80 with MIMO, Bluetooth 5.0
- Touch ID on the top
- Dimensions: 247.6 x 178.5x 6.1mm; Weight: 458g (WiFi) / 460g (4G)
- 28.6-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery with Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
