Leaked: Details of iPad Air 2 leak before launch
iPad Air 2, the next tablet by Apple, will be launched this month
By : Francis D-'Sa
Update: 2014-10-07 18:58 GMT
Apple is all set to unveil the iPad Air 2 this month, but all the details are closely guarded. However, according to a report on The Micheal Report, Re/code has leaked out massive details about the iPad Air 2. Here are the pointers that will matter to most of you, regarding the iPad Air 2:
- The iPad Air 2 will have a completely laminated Retina display, which means it is going to be thinner than the present lineup.
- A re-engineered speaker system, which will be encased in a single row rather than two different split grilles.
- The mute/vibration switch is not included in the new design to achieve a thinner profile.
- Volume buttons to be more recessed than present ones.
- Microphones to be relocated from the top to the rear, on the two sides of the camera.
- Gold colour to be introduced as an addition to the present silver and black versions.
- Upgraded front camera to support 720p recording.
- Rear camera to be upgraded from 5MP to 8MP.
- The iPad Air 2 will be powered by the A8 chip, manufactured by TMSC, with 2GB of RAM.
- New generations iPads to skip the 16GB storage, will come in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB variants.
- TouchID fingerprint scanner to be included.
- iPad Air 2 to be 9.7-inches, while iPad Air Pro to be 12.9-inches.