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November 2013
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The editors liked
IPad Air is thinner and
Apple claims
Up to twice as fast (although we'd like to test this out properly)
It's the same price as the iPad 4
Sleek design
Powerful innards
Crisper picture with brighter whites and better blacks
More open
Dynamic and subtler sound
Faster and more powerful
Beautiful build
Great selection of apps
Good battery life
IPad Air offers a larger screen and a more immersive experience
IPad mini 2 is more portable and cheaper
Screen
Speed
Size
Weight
Battery life
Light and slender build
Zippy A7 processor
Sleek new iOS 7
Great battery life
Size and weight reduction
Faster 64-bit processor
Better battery life
Thinner
Lighter
Faster
ILife and iWork apps are great
Truly desirable tablet
Amazingly thin
Light case
Improved styling and superspeedy processor.
Great design and display
Free iWork apps
Improved performance and battery life
Light
Slim chassis
Speedy A7 processor
Slick new iOS 7
Impressive battery life
Excellent Retina display
Smooth and speedy to use
A highly responsive tablet
IOS 7 is now even more featurerich
Reworked design
Lightweight build
The first thing you'll notice about Apple's latest tablet is that it's extremely thin. It measures a svelte 7.5mm fat and weighs just a single pound (469g). It's not as thin as the Sony Xperia Tablet Z
But it's lighter
And you won't even notice the millimetre difference. Last year's iPad mini won rave reviews with its slim design and reduced bezels
But this full-sized iPad steals its crown. Th
Thin & Lightweight
Brilliant battery life
Retina Display
Great app selection
Screen produces luscious colours all day long
Prettier and more portable than rivals
Ace App Store and free Apple apps
Ushers in dawn of 64-bit software
Amazing lightweight design
Great display
Brilliant battery
ILife is a big USP – especially iMovie
IPhoto and Garage Band
Insane processing power
More dedicated tablets apps than any other tablet platform
Global LTE support
Slimmer and lighter than previous iPads
A7 chip makes it fastest iPad yet
Slim and light (although a little thicker and heavier than iPad Air 2)
Still comfortably fast enough for almost all apps and games
Beautifully designed and built
Thin and light
Looks great
Powerful 64-bit processor
New Wi-Fi antennas are fast
IOS 7 runs best on Air
Battery life is a solid 10 hours
Impressively slim and light
Fast
Very good camera
Top notch app selection
Very light
Robust and premium design
Excellent screen
Solid battery life
Consummate all-rounder
Excellent design
Brilliant screen
Battery life is superb
Extremely powerful even versus the previous iPad 4
App Store is populated with highquality games and tools
Bundled productivity software
Good camera
Excellent value for money
The editors didn't like
IPad Air may not change day-to-day experience enough to justify upgrading from iPad 4 (earlier generations of iPad are a different matter)
No TouchID
Camera's colours aren't as natural as before
Slimmer bezel means more thumbs on screen
IPad Air is most expensive of the iPads and won't fit in a pocket
Watching films on iPad mini is less of a cinematic experience
Price
Not cheap
Good ol’ iTunes
Still no memory card slot
No slo-mo video recording
No 8MP rear camera upgrade
Same camera as iPad 4
No 802.11 ac
Can't realise 64-bit speed yet
Camera is unchanged
Could be even more innovative
Cameras are still poor
Not many 64-bit optimised apps
No way of expanding onboard storage
Proprietary port
No noticeable upgrades to the front or rear cameras
Apple's put a lot of effort into iOS 7 for its latest range of iPhones
But it seems like an afterthought on the iPad. If you're used to using iOS
You'll be right at home
But there are a few niggles on the larger-screen version that make it feel unfinished. Some design elements feel like they don't scale right and aren’t suited to a tablet
And multitasking is still not as good as on rival slat
Still no expandable storage
No Touch ID
Expensive
Lack of ports
Adapters are pricey
IOS walled garden may frustrate you
Not a complete laptop replacement
More capacious versions are expensive
Without a case the back panel scuffs up pretty easily and lower storage variants (16GB) are essentially worthless – iLife
Retina-enabled apps
And big games will fill it up in no time at all. If you're getting an iPad
Always go big –– 32GB and up
Basic
IPad Air's extra speed not obvious in general use
Screen feels slightly plasticky because of 'flex'
Will start to feel slower as time passes and more demanding apps are released
Speakers are a step down from iPad 4
Camera quality has not improved
Not as comfortable as iPad Mini
Relatively expensive
Storage comes at a premium
There are still improvements that can be made to the camera
Or to bring iPhone technology to the iPad
But nothing that hinders this incarnation competitively in any way
Abstract: Ever since the iPad was first launched, Microsoft and other PC manufacturers have dismissed it as a little more than a toy for entertainment, arguing that it simply isn’t capable of running productivity software such as Microsoft Office. Despite this – an...
Abstract: Apple's iPad Air is here, complete with a new moniker, a new design and 64-bit processor, the same A7 chip that debuted in the iPhone 5S . Apple is clearly hoping that this refreshed design, along with the promise of more processing power, will help enti...
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Published: 2013-11-12, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
The iPad Air has made the best tablet on the market even better. It looks great, is fast and light and, best of all, is still so simple to use.Our only criticism of the iPad Air is the battery - it could last a little longer and, at £399 for the basic mod...
Published: 2013-11-12, Author: Stephen , review by: theregister.co.uk
Apple always likes to talk about the “magical” experience of using the iPad, and holding the iPad Air in my hands does remind me of what it was like when the very first iPad was launched. I can understand why the fanbois who already own the iPad 4 weren'...
Light, slim chassis; speedy A7 processor; slick new iOS 7; Impressive battery life
This is the best version of the iPad we've seen to date with fantastic performance from a light, slim chassis. The Retina display is as it always has been, but the iOS has had an overhaul, which was much needed...
Still no expandable storage; No Touch ID; Expensive
The iPad Air is the best iOS tablet to date – with a sleek design, excellent performance and battery life. But be warned: the 16GB of storage on the entry level model will get used up quickly by large 64-bit apps, so it's worth considering the 32GB optio...
Light and slender build; Zippy A7 processor; Sleek new iOS 7; Great battery life
Not cheap; Good ol’ iTunes; Still no memory card slot
Apple has taken everything we disliked about the fourth-generation iPad – primarily the bulky, heavy frame and troublesome OS – and obliterated it, leaving a sleek, surprisingly portable powerhouse tablet. As long as you can afford it, the iPad Air provid...
Excellent design, brilliant screen, battery life is superb, extremely powerful even versus the previous iPad 4, App Store is populated with highquality games and tools, bundled productivity software, good camera, excellent value for money
There are still improvements that can be made to the camera, or to bring iPhone technology to the iPad, but nothing that hinders this incarnation competitively in any way
We have no hesitation in saying that this the best 10-inch iPad Apple has ever made. It feels like a milestone: the first iPad was a game-changer, but it was bulky and slow. The iPad 2 refined the design but didn't radically alter our perception of what ...
Published: 2013-11-06, Author: Sophie , review by: stuff.tv
Screen produces luscious colours all day long, Prettier and more portable than rivals, Ace App Store and free Apple apps, Ushers in dawn of 64-bit software
Lack of ports, adapters are pricey, iOS walled garden may frustrate you, Not a complete laptop replacement, More capacious versions are expensive
Calling this the iPad Air could be seen as a gimmick: a marketing ploy designed to invoke the excitement of an all-new product, when in fact so much is carried over from previous iPads. But the truth is that the iPad Air is every bit the dramatic update ...
Summarising the competition brings us on to the only real significant flaw we can find with the iPad Air. This is a very expensive gadget. It is, especially in the higher storage forms, priced well out of the range of the average tech fan.This is a shame...
