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APPLE Ipad AIR REVIEW

Apple unveiled its much anticipated next generation of the 10" ipad tablet .

We expected it to be called the ipad 5th generation but apple surprised us with "Ipad air" but after knowing more about the tablet the name actually makes sense as the tablet is amazingly thin at just 7.5 mm & veery light at 1.03 lb. The side bezels have also been reduced & all the internals are placed in the chassis which totally resembles the last years Ipad mini .

The Ipad air is a very huge upgrade over the last generation Ipad . Here is the specifications of the device :-

9.7 inch 1536 x 2048 retina display with ~264 ppi LED backlit IPS LCD display.
Apple A7 chip , dual core 1.3 Ghz ARM v8 based chip ,64 bit architecture, Power VR G6430 Quad core graphics .
1 GB DDR3 RAM .
16/32/64/128 GB storage capacities .
3G , LTE support ( Wi-Fi + cellular model only).
Wi-Fi a/b/g/n dual band , Wi-Fi hotspot.
Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP , EDR.
USB v2.0
5mp primary camera with autofocus , 1.2mp secondary camera for Facetime / video conferencing .
Apple Ios 7.
colors - Space grey, silver.
non removable 32.4Wh (8820 mah) battery.

BUILD & DESIGN

The Ipad is exceptionally well built like its predecessor & sports the chassis & design of its younger brother the Ipad mini . The Ipad air is one of the thinnest full size tablets available in the market . Its thin body & the weight is just around 1 pounds & so we can also say that its way more lighter to its competitors .

The low bezels also allow the tablet to be much more thinner & also decreases the width of the tablet , so overall the Ipad air is exceptionally well built & is light to carry around .

UI & PERFORMANCE

The Ipad Air runs the all new Ios 7 which is a major refresh to Ios & lets say it runs as its meant to be , The Ios 7 doesn't anyhow slow down the Ipad air as it also houses the same 64 bit Apple A7 chip found on the Iphone 5s . The processor runs every task without a glitch & what more can we expect from a high end tablet . Multitasking is a breeze on the Ipad air & Apple also included the IWork application present in their Pc's for free & it runs fluidly thanks to the A7 chip.

DISPLAY & MULTIMEDIA

The Ipad air sports the same retina display from its previous gen Ipad which is one of the best & color accurate panels on the market , we find it perfect for reading books & watching video's .

overall the multimedia consumption on the Ipad Air is top class & the speakers also provide good quality sound even at higher volume levels .

CAMERA

I know I know , you would say i am a crazy person to take pics with a tablet That too a 10 inch one OMG..!!! , but we know some of you use it to take pics with a tablet so here is the story on the Ipad Air's camera .

The Ipad air packs a decent 5mp camera (On a Tablet at least ) which compared to other tablets in Good & also offers some what 'OK' low light photo's (if compared to Lumia 920/newer PHONES) but in tablet category it offers a very good quality photo's with good contrast & colors .

GAMING

Ok here it is The previous Gen Ipad was one of the best Gaming tablets & this new Ipad air even beats that with a newer SOC & better GPU , in plain & simple text it can literally handle any game you can throw at it .

We tested it with the latest games & they ram perfectly smooth without any issues , so over all ...... its perfect for Gaming.

BATTERY

With all the upgraded power ,thinner design of the Ipad AIR you might think you might get a lower battery life BUT think again !!! Apple Ipad amazingly offers the same battery life of 10 hour's of multimedia & stuff

, I mean 10 hours thats more than any android tablet could offer & we tried to kill the battery within a day but unfortunately we were not able to do that .

OVERALL IMPRESSIONS & RATING

The Ipad Air is a great bit of hardware that you will not be disappointed , From regular productivity stuff to high end gaming it gives you everything you want in a much thinner & lighter package .The pricing is also among the high end Android tablets in the market but The Ipad is a better tablet compared to many other tablets from its looks to performance to amazing battery life we can say its the best tablet in the market.

And judging from all those data we think it truly deserves a 9.5/10.

Here is the new refreshed pricing including the Ipad air & Ipad mini with retina display :-
(from left to right)

Ipad AIR
Ipad 2
Ipad mini with retina display
ipad mini