2022 iPad Air news summary: a new color scheme, or will be available in March

February 8 news, before, there has been news that Apple is developing a new iPad Air. In recent days, it has been reported that Apple will launch the new product at a special event held on March 8. Many revelations show that the new iPad Air will not appear a major "change", just a "small upgrade", this article will summarize the currently known more reliable 2022 iPad Air news.

appearance

Presumably, the appearance of the 2022 iPad Air looks about the same as the current model, with no major changes. However, Apple will most likely introduce a new color matching option to distinguish the new iPad Air from the old model. According to the official website, the current iPad Air has a choice of silver, space gray, rose gold, green and sky blue colors.

Like the iPad Pro, the 2022 iPad Air will feature a 10.9-inch full-screen design, but it's still highly likely not to be equipped with Face ID. Apple may continue to use touch ID on the new iPad Air to collect the power key of the authentication system.

5G

Like the iPad mini 6, the 2022 iPad Air will feature a 5G chip to support 5G networks. It is understood that the 5G chip carried by the iPad mini is limited to networks below 6GHz, rather than the fastest mmWave 5G network. Therefore, it is speculated that the 2022 iPad Air may be equipped with the same configuration of network settings.

According to the data, Sub-6GHz 5G is a more widely available version of 5G, and the coverage is wider than that of mmWave 5G.

performance

The 2022 iPad Air will have the same 6-core A15 chip as in the iPad mini 6 and iPhone 13 series. Because Apple has downseled the A15 chip in the iPad mini. As a result, it operates at 2.9GHz instead of the iPhone's 3.2GHz. But it's unclear if the 2022 iPad Air will suffer the same problem.

Foreign media said that the use of a down-frequency A15 chip will cause it to be about 2% to 8% slower in CPU performance. But from another point of view, the A15 chip is always an improvement over the A14 chip.

image

It is reported that the 2022 iPad Air will use a 12-megapixel front-facing wide-angle camera. At the same time, the camera will work with the Center Stage.

Center Stage is a feature applied to FaceTime calls designed to keep users focused and perfectly composed when making FaceTime video calls. In a multiplayer call scenario, the camera zooms out to try to keep everyone in view. It's worth mentioning that Center Stage can also be used with other third-party video applications such as Zoom.

As for the rear camera, it is expected that the new iPad Air will continue to have a single-camera setup. However, Apple may add a four-led True Tone flash.

other

In terms of battery life, it is speculated that the new iPad Air will not be significantly improved. Since the fuselage design remains the same, it's unlikely that you'll see any major updates to its battery life.

In terms of interfaces and accessories, the new iPad Air will be equipped with a USB-C interface and will be compatible with Apple accessories such as Magic Control Key and Apple Pencil 2.

In terms of price, the price of the 2022 iPad Air will be the same as the current price. The new iPad Air will be released alongside the new iPhone SE at a special event scheduled for March. However, its supply situation may not be optimistic, and the current supply of the iPad mini 6 is still relatively poor. Take the 256GB version of the iPad mini 6 as an example, according to the official website, its fastest delivery time is March 16.