The base model of the iPad has been significantly behind the rest of the range for some time now. While the iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad Mini switched to Apple's modern design language and have a USB-C connector, the regular iPad stuck to the old-fashioned look with a Home Button under the display and charging via Lightning until its ninth generation, which was released only last year. Yesterday Apple announced its 10th generation, which changes a lot, including the price.
The 10th generation iPad looks a lot like the fourth and fifth generation iPad Air. It has the same boxy edges and rounded corners and a 10,9-inch display that replaced the 10,2-inch panel of the previous generation. Like all other modern Apple tablets, the new iPad finally has a USB-C connector for charging devices and transferring data. Inside, it has the same A14 Bionic chipset that powered the iPhone 12 and iPad Air (before 2020). It comes in four bolder colors.
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Apple says goodbye to Lighning for good
With the EU recently voting to require electronic devices to be charged exclusively via USB-C from 2024, including the iPhone, it was inevitable that Apple will begin to remove Lighning across the board even where it still made sense. So the 10th generation iPad has also adopted this element of its more advanced alternatives, but still retains support Apple Pencil of the 1st generation, which is recharged via Lightning. Therefore, in order to use it with this device, you must have a reduction, which is not only a design but also a user file, for which you Apple truly deserving of ridicule. The fact that Lighning is really slowly burying itself is also evidenced by the driver for the new one Apple 4K TV, which also switched from it to USB-C. In the form of a press release, the new iPad Pros were also introduced, the biggest innovation of which is the M2 chip.
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However, the redesign of the basic iPad also comes with other innovations, such as Touch ID built into the side button and a 12MPx selfie camera, which is centered on the longer side of the device, which is suitable for use when holding the tablet in landscape. The camera on the back has also improved, which is also 12 MPx and capable of 4K. There's also a redesigned keyboard case that looks similar to what Samsung offers for its devices Galaxy Tab.
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The Wi-Fi version of the new product starts at CZK 14 for the 490GB version. The higher 64GB already costs CZK 256, and cellular 18G versions are also available for an additional charge of CZK 990. However, the 5th generation iPad remains in the offer, when its price starts at CZK 4. The starting price tag of the 500th generation iPad Air is CZK 9. So it is very inflated and the question is which Apple tablet model is worth more. Cheapest 10" Galaxy Samsung's Tab S8 costs CZK 19, but Samsung still has a basic line Galaxy Tab A, which is more like the basic iPad. Here, however, the prices are completely different, because Galaxy The Tab A8 has a price tag of 64 CZK for its 6GB version.
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