From Original iPad to iPad Air: A Complete Tour

Yesterday we finally got to know first-hand what promised to be the greatest evolution of apple tablet since its launch. Although there were things that remained in the inkwell, a good part of the characteristics of the product were drawn just the way you expected, except for one subtle but important detail: your name. The iPad Air tries to mark a turning point in one of the most important devices on the block. This has been his historical journey until he reached his current properties.

Sales, reception and use

In 2010, the first iPad gave birth to a tablet fever that is only increasing. Until now, the direction of the sector has been marked from Cupertino, although in recent weeks it seems that the Android devices they begin to outsell the Apple tablet. Tim Cook, however, relies not on sales but on use and experience. The data regarding web traffic is quite clear in this regard:

Although in installments the thing tends to balance, the commercial pull of the iPad in absolute terms does not stop growingThere is simply a larger market in which many consumers continue to opt for Apple and many others for one of the competing teams. Keep a share of almost 50%, when there are powers such as Google, Samsung, Sony, Asus, Amazon or Microsoft, and that all of them together are not able to match the worldwide sales of the iPad, it has great merit.

Technical Specifications

From the original iPad to iPad Air We have seen a huge evolution of technical performance, of course. The CPU has multiplied by 8 its performance from A4 to A7 processor, which already incorporates a 64-bit architecture and also manages power consumption much better. In terms of graphics capacity, the jump has been much more surprising, Apple has multiplied by 72 the power in these almost four years.

The screen, on the other hand, has been offering the same resolution for a few generations: Apple has stayed in the Retina and from there he has redesigned everything else. Here you have a table that collects the specs of all models, including minis, from 2010 to today. (Source: iMore).

Exterior design and finish

Another point where Apple has evolved (albeit somewhat less constantly) is in the design. However, during the Keynote it was clarified that those from Cupertino have been working on the format of the iPad Air (The iPad mini was their first attempt), however, the pace of technological evolution of the different areas of the tablet had not allowed them to maintain the same features in such a light package until now.

El iPad Air represents only an evolution after a first phase in the life of the tablet, or at least that is how Tim Cook wants to see it. From now on, a new era begins, we will see what awaits us.