Apple just dropped a handful of products directly on its website without an event. The glossy marketing pages for the new iPad Pro M2, 10th Gen iPad and Apple TV 4K highlight all the new features, but there are plenty of little details that might be important to you if you’re watching from closer. Here are some of the little things you might have missed in Tuesday’s wave of announcements.
The 10th generation iPad has a landscape-oriented camera
The 10th generation iPad is the first to place the front camera along the long edge, so it sits on top when your iPad is in landscape orientation. Given the preponderance of iPad keyboard docks, it seems silly that the front camera is placed along the short side, at the top when in portrait orientation. You’ll find yourself constantly looking sideways during Zoom meetings or FaceTime calls.
Although the new iPad Pro still has a portrait-facing camera, we suspect that’s simply because the body hasn’t changed at all – the landscape-facing camera is likely to come to all iPad models. ‘iPad as soon as each will have a substantial effect. design update.
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There’s no more space gray iPad
The regular iPad has been available in silver and space gray for years. The new 10th Gen model has four bright colors in addition to silver, but the Space Gray color is gone. Luckily, you can still get the 9th-generation iPad, iPad Pro, and iPad Air in Space Gray.
Apple Pencil requires (and comes with) a $9 adapter
While the 10th generation iPad has a similar design to the iPad Air, with flat sides, no home button, and Touch ID on the side button, it does. not supports 2nd generation Apple Pencil. Instead, you still have to use the first-gen Pencil, which charges by clumsily plugging a Lightning connector under a cap at the end into your iPad’s charging port.
But wait, doesn’t the new iPad have a USB-C charging port? Yes! So now the first-generation Apple Pencil comes with a USB-C to Lightning adapter, which you can plug into a Lightning cable and plug your pencil into. this load.
In fact, the first generation Apple Pencils now come with two adapters because there is a Lightning to Lightning adapter that also allows it to be charged with a Lightning cable. If you already own a first-gen Apple Pencil, you can buy the USB-C to Lightning adapter separately for $9 / £9.
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Bluetooth 5.0, 5.2, 5.3…
Apple products have been using Bluetooth 5.0 for a while, but they’re starting to upgrade to Bluetooth 5.2 and later, as evidenced by the new iPhone 14, AirPods Pro, and Apple Watch Series 8, all of which support Bluetooth 5.3. It’s a bit of a menagerie with new products: the new Apple TV 4K still has Bluetooth 5.0, the 10th generation iPad has Bluetooth 5.2, and the iPad Pro M2 has Bluetooth 5.3.
Why is this important? That’s not the case right now because Apple isn’t doing anything obvious that requires the new standards. But LE Audio is the next big thing in Bluetooth audio, and it requires at least Bluetooth 5.2.
The M2 iPad Pro is Apple’s first Wi-Fi 6E device
Speaking of newer wireless standards, the new iPad Pro M2s are the first Apple devices to support the Wi-Fi 6E standard. There aren’t many 6E Wi-Fi routers in use yet, but it’s nice to have some durability when you’re spending so much on a tablet.
10th generation iPad does not support mmWave 5G
If you opt for the cellular model of the new 10th generation iPad, you’ll be happy to know that it supports 5G. But note that it only supports sub-6GHz bands, not mmWave. If you want that super-fast (and short-range) mmWave 5G network, you’ll need to get an iPad Pro.
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Cheaper Apple TV 4K has no Ethernet or Thread
We are in the strange position of actually recommending the more expensive version of the Apple TV for once. Both models get double the storage of the previous generation, which most people won’t even need. But the 64GB ($129) model doesn’t have Ethernet or Thread wireless networking. Getting double the storage, Ethernet, and Thread only costs $20 more ($149), so might as well go for it.
The new Apple TV 4K is smaller and fanless
Although it looks pretty much the same in photos, the new Apple TV 4K is smaller than the previous model. It is reduced to 3.66 square inches (from 3.9) and 1.2 inches tall (from 1.4 inches). That brings the volume down to about 16 cubic inches, down from 21 cubic inches, or about 23% less. It also weighs half as much: 7.5 ounces instead of 15 ounces. And it’s now entirely fanless, although at no point did the fan in the older Apple TV 4K spin enough to be audible, even in a quiet room.
The Siri Remote is now USB-C
The 10th generation iPad isn’t the only product making the switch to USB-C: the Siri Remote for Apple TV 4K also has a USB-C charging port. Oh, and there’s no longer a charging cable in the box, so you’ll have to use one of the two dozen USB-C cables you have around the house to charge the remote every few months.
Apple’s transition from Lighting to USB-C will likely continue over the next year. Here’s a list of all the products that Apple may need to change or discontinue in order to comply with upcoming European regulations.
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