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The Apple iPad Air was released in 2013 and has since then been replaced by the Apple iPad Air 2 from Apple. The iPad Air came with good connectivity for 2G, 3G as well as 4G connectivity. Note the comparison table listed below for the Apple iPad Air.
Connectivity:
The the Apple iPad Air came with 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) + (CDMA 800/1900), 3G (HSDPA 850/900/1900/2100) + (CDMA2000 1xEV-DO) as well as 4G (LTE) connectivity. It also come with a good connection speed being HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps and EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps. The phone also comes with GPRS and EDGE.
Size:
The size of the tablet is 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in) and weights just over 430 grams. The tablet also comes with a Nano-SIM and with a large screen being an LED-backlit IPS LCD with a capacitive touchscreen and 16M colors. Note that this is a multi touch screen with 1536 x 2048 pixels density. The screen is also covered with scratch-resistant glass with oleophobic coating.
Platform:
Note that when the iPad Air was released in 2013 it was released with a Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based) which was also used in the Apple iPhone 6 Plus the following year. The tablet also has an Apple A7 chipset as well as a PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) GPU. The tablet also comes with a 16/32/64/128 GB memory option with 1 GB RAM DDR3 as standard. The Apple Air also comes with a 5 MegaPixel primary camera with 2592 x 1944 pixels and with autofocus. The video quality is also good at 1080p@30fp. The secondary camera is a 1.2 MegaPixel running at 720p@30fps with face detection.
| iPad Mini 3 | iPhone 6 Plus | iPad Air 2 | iPad Air | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPad Mini 3 | iPhone 6 Plus | iPad Air 2 | iPad Air | |
| Released: | 2014, October | 2014, September | 2014, October | 2013, October |
| CPU: | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone | Dual-core 1.4 GHz Cyclone | Triple-core 1.5 GHz | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone |
| GPU: | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core) | PowerVR GX6450 (quad-core) | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core) | |
| Memory: | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM |
| Battery: | 6470mAh | 2915mAh | 8820mAh | 8820mAh |
| Camera: | 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels |
Other:
The tablet has no radio built in however comes with a loudspeaker, 3.5mm jack as well as Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth V4. The phone also has A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only). With a 10 hour talk time (8820 mAh battery) the phone is very good.
Apple iPad Air User Manual
