We were hoping to see iPhone and Apple Watch, and maybe something else, but there has finally been room for what we had in doubt: the new iPad 9. Apple’s presentation California Streaming has had a surprise companion that we did not expect until October, the ninth-generation iPad. In other words, the new basic iPad.
In fact, Tim Cook has presented this new iPad highlighting its price as something that makes it “more accessible than ever.” Incorporates the A13 Bionic chip, an expected generation jump compared to the A12 of the previous year, with the usual performance and consumption improvements in both CPU and GPU.
It not only improves the chip: also the camera and the screen
The most popular iPad launches new features designed for communication via video calls, something that we have seen especially in the last year and a half; and on your screen. On the one hand, the camera is 12 megapixels with an angle of 122º and the Center Stage function, that until now only the 2021 iPad Pro had incorporated, and that allows to follow in real time the subject in front of the camera (usually us) to focus on the screen of the receiver of the call.
As for the screen, this low-cost iPad debuts something that until now was reserved for higher-priced devices, True Tone, the function that allows you to adapt the screen tone according to the lighting environment. For example, showing the white color in a different way depending on whether we are using the iPad in bright sunlight, at noon, outdoors; or if we are using it at night in a dark room or with very dim light.
New iPad 9: colors, price and availability
The iPad 9 – or “ninth generation” – will come with a price that will start from 379 euros for the basic model, 64 GB and only with Wi-Fi connection, and it will increase as is traditional, as we expand its storage or add LTE connectivity, something that significantly increases its final price. This is the price ratio:
- iPad 9 64 GB Wi-Fi: 379 euros
- iPad 9 64 GB Wi-Fi + LTE: 519 euros
- iPad 9 256 GB Wi-Fi: 549 euros
- iPad 9 256 GB Wi-Fi + LTE: 689 euros
As for the colors, the iPad 9 comes in two finishes, silver and space gray. This iPad 9 can be reserved from the moment of its launch, September 14, arriving in stores from 24th September.
Apple has also announced some compatible accessories: the first-generation Apple Pencil for 99 euros, the Smart Keyboard Folio for 179 euros, or the Smart Covers for 99 euros and available in three colors: black, white and lavender.