Yayiyimfihlo evulekileyo kwaye iApple ivuselelekile I-iPad Air yayo. Esi sixhobo sitsha siza ngobukhulu obubini, obuyi-11 kunye ne-13 intshi, kwaye sigcina ifilosofi efanayo njengesiqhelo: I-iPad eguquguqukayo eyenzelwe abafundi, abadali, kunye neengcali abafuna into engaphezulu kwemodeli yokuqala, kodwa ngaphandle kokutsiba ukuya kweyona ibiza kakhulu kwikhathalogu. M4iitships ezintsha zonxibelelwano N1 kunye neC1XNge-iPadOS 26 ezayo, i-iPad Air ibekwe njengokhetho olunomdla kakhulu kubasebenzisi baseYurophu naseSpain abafuna ithebhulethi ehlala ixesha elide.
Itshiphusi ye-M4: amandla angakumbi okwenza imisebenzi emininzi ngaxeshanye, ividiyo, kunye nokudlala imidlalo
Utshintsho olukhulu kwesi sizukulwana lungaphakathi. I-iPad Air entsha iyadibana i-M4 ene-CPU ene-core 8, i-GPU ene-core 9, kunye ne-16-core neural engine, ulungiselelo, ngokwedatha ye-Apple, olubonelela ngokusebenza okungaphezulu nge-30% kune imodeli yangaphambili ene-M3 kwaye ingaphezulu ngokuphindwe ka-2,3 kunesizukulwana esine-M1.
Kubomi bemihla ngemihla, olo phuculo luguqulela ekubeni amaxesha amafutshane okuthumela ngaphandle kwii-apps zokuhlela iividiyo ezifana neFinal Cut ProUkwenziwa kweefoto ngokukhawuleza kwii-apps zokuhlela kunye namava athambileyo xa usebenza ngamaxwebhu amaninzi kunye neefestile ezivulekileyo ngaxeshanye. Kwabo bavela kwiimodeli ezindala ze-iPad okanye kwi-iPad Air ene-M1, ukunyuka kwesantya kunye nokuphendula kuya kubonakala ngakumbi.
Uyilo lwemizobo nalo luthatha inyathelo elibalulekileyo phambili. I-GPU ye-9-core ye-M4 ifaka isizukulwana sesibini se-hardware mesh shading kunye ne-ray tracingEzi teknoloji zivumela ukukhanya okubonakalayo, ukubonakalisa, kunye nezithunzi. I-Apple ithi ikhawuleza ngokuphindwe kane ukwenziwa kwe-3D nge-ray tracing xa ithelekiswa ne-iPad Air ene-M1, nto leyo echaphazela imidlalo enzima kunye nee-apps zobuchwephesha zokubonisa.

Ukuphucula ubukrelekrele bokwenziwa ngememori engaphezulu kunye ne-bandwidth
Ukongeza kumandla aluhlaza, i-Apple igxile kwi-AI. I-iPad Air entsha ibandakanya I-12GB yememori edibeneyo, ingaphezulu nge-50% kunesizukulwana esidlulileyokwaye yonyusa i-bandwidth yememori ukuya kwi-120 GB/s. Olu dibaniso lwenzelwe ukusebenzisa iimodeli ze-AI ezintsonkothileyo ngakumbi apha ekhaya, ngaphandle kokuxhomekeka kakhulu kwilifu.
Injini ye-M4 ene-core 16 neural, ngokutsho kwenkampani, ngokukhawuleza kathathu kune-M1Oku kunceda imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla efana nokukhangela abantu okanye izinto kwithala leefoto, ukubhala amanqaku elizwi okanye iintetho, kunye nemisebenzi ephucukileyo edityaniswe kwii-apps zomntu wesithathu, ezinje ngokubhala ngoncedo, uhlalutyo lwevidiyo, okanye ukuhlela amaxwebhu ngobuchule.
I-Apple ikwadibanisa olu phuculo nokuzinikela kwayo kwi-Apple Intelligence, uluhlu lweempawu ze-AI ezidityaniswe kwiinkqubo zayo. Kwimeko ye-iPad Air, ukuphucula inkumbulo kunye nokuphucula injini ye-neural Bafanele banike ixesha elaneleyo lokuba isixhobo sikwazi ukusingatha iimpawu ze-AI ezivelisayo eziza kwi-iPadOS eYurophu ngokulula kangangeminyaka eliqela.

Unxibelelwano oluphuculweyo: I-N1 ene-Wi-Fi 7 kunye nemodem ye-C1X esebenza ngcono
Olunye utshintsho olukhulu lukwindlela yokunxibelelana ngaphandle kweengcingo. I-iPad Air entsha ibandakanya Itshiphu ye-N1 ka-Apple, eyongeza inkxaso kwi-Wi-Fi 7, i-Bluetooth 6, kunye ne-ThreadEli candelo, elisele liqalile ukusebenza kwi-iPhones kunye ne-iPad Pros zamva nje, lithembisa ukusebenza ngcono kwiinethiwekhi ze-Wi-Fi ze-5 GHz kunye nokuzinza okukhulu kwiimpawu ezifana ne-AirDrop okanye i-Personal Hotspot.
EYurophu naseSpain, apho ii-routers kunye neenkqubo ze-mesh ezihambelana nemigangatho emitsha ziya zixhaphaka ngakumbi, Ukutsibela kwi-Wi-Fi 7 kunokubonwa xa ukhuphela ngokukhawuleza kunye nokubambezeleka okuphantsi. xa usebenza kwilifu, udlala imidlalo ekwi-intanethi, okanye usenza iifowuni zevidiyo ezikumgangatho ophezulu. Nangona ukufumaneka kwe-Wi-Fi 7 kuxhomekeke kwilizwe kunye nomthwali, izixhobo ze-iPad Air zikulungele ukuzisebenzisa ngokukhawuleza nje ukuba zisasazeke.
Iimodeli ezinonxibelelwano lweselula ziquka Imodem ye-C1X, eyilwe yi-Apple ye-5G kunye ne-LTELe nkampani ithi inika isantya sedatha esikhawulezayo ukuya kuthi ga kwi-50% kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamandla okuphantsi ukuya kuthi ga kwi-30% xa kuthelekiswa ne-iPad Air yangaphambili enemodem. Oku kubaluleke kakhulu kwabo baxhomekeke kuqhagamshelo lweselfowuni imini yonke, njengabasebenzi abahamba phakathi kweentlanganiso, abafundi baseyunivesithi, okanye abasebenzisi abasebenza kude rhoqo.
Ukongeza kwi-5G, iimodeli zeselula ziyaqhubeka Ukuhambelana okudibeneyo kweGPS kunye ne-eSIMOku kwenza kube lula ukubhalisela okanye ukutshintsha isicwangciso sakho ngaphandle kwekhadi elibonakalayo, into esele iqhelekile eYurophu. Kwabo bahamba ngaphakathi kwe-EU okanye kwamanye amazwe, ukukwazi ukusebenzisa isicwangciso sedatha yasekuhlaleni ngqo kwi-iPad lukhetho olulula noluhlala lungabizi kakhulu.
I-iPadOS 26: Ujongano olutsha, ii-windows, kunye nolawulo lwefayile oluphuculweyo
I-iPad Air entsha ifika ilungele I-iPadOS 26, inguqulelo eqinisa ukugxila kwe-iPad njengesixhobo somsebenziLe interface iveza ulwimi olutsha olubonakalayo olubizwa ngokuba yiLiquid Glass, olunezinto ezikhanyayo ezilungelelanisa nomxholo kunye nokusebenzisana komsebenzisi, nto leyo ecacisa ngakumbi oko kusesikrinini.
Enye yezona zinto zintsha ziphawulekayo kukuba Inkqubo entsha yokufaka iifestile, evumela ulungelelwaniso oluguquguqukayo kunye nokutshintsha ii-app ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa bubulula obuqhelekileyo be-iPad. Ukongeza, kukho ibar yemenyu phezulu, apho unokufikelela khona kwimiyalelo ephambili yesicelo ngasinye, nokuba ngumnwe wakho okanye ngesikhombisi seMagic Keyboard.
I-app yeeFayile ikwafumana uhlaziyo olukhulu: Umbono woluhlu oluphuculweyo, iifolda ezinokwenziwa ngokwezifiso ngakumbi, kunye nokukwazi ukwenza iifolda kwiDockOku kuvumela ukufikelela ngokukhawuleza kwiidownloads, amaxwebhu, okanye iiprojekthi eziqhubekayo. Ukongeza, ikuvumela ukuba ukhethe ii-apps ezizenzekelayo ukuvula iintlobo ezithile zeefayile, utshintsho olucelwe kakhulu kubasebenzisi be-iPad.
I-iPadOS 26 ikwabandakanya usetyenziso oluzinikeleyo lokubuka kwangaphambili, oluluncedo kakhulu kwi bhala amanqaku kwiPDF, sayina amaxwebhu, okanye wenze uhlengahlengiso oluncinci kwimifanekiso nge-Apple Pencil okanye ngeminwe yakho. Kwaye, kwabo basebenza ngesandi kunye nokurekhoda, inkqubo inika ulawulo olungakumbi kwisandi esingeniswayo, ukubanjwa kwendawo okusemgangathweni ophezulu, kunye nokukwazi ukuqhuba imisebenzi yangasemva ngaphandle kwemida emininzi.

Ukuqhubeka koyilo, izikrini eziyi-11 kunye ne-13-intshi kunye neekhamera eziqhelekileyo
Akukho zinguqu kuyilo olubonakalayo. I-iPad Air entsha igcina... uyilo oluthe tyaba, isenzi seTouch ID kwiqhosha lokuvula, kunye nezibuko le-USB-CIsikrini sihlala siyiphaneli ye-LCD enokukhanya okufikelela kwiinithi ezingama-500, okwaneleyo ukusetyenziswa ngaphakathi nakwiimeko ezininzi eziphathwayo.
I-Apple igcina Ubungakanani besikrini ezimbini: 11 kunye ne-13 intshiImodeli encinci ngakumbi ijoliswe kwabo babeka phambili ukukhanya kunye nokuphatheka lula, ngelixa imodeli eyi-13-intshi inika indawo yokusebenza enkulu yokubukela isikrini esiqhekekileyo, ukuhlela iividiyo, okanye ukusebenzisa i-Apple Pencil ngokulula. Zombini iimodeli zinezithethi zestereo ezicwangciswe ngokuthe tye kunye nemakrofoni ezenzelwe iifowuni zevidiyo kunye nokurekhoda.
Akukho tshintsho lukhulu kwinkqubo yekhamera, kodwa yindlela entle yokwenza ithebhulethi. I-iPad Air iyaqala ukusebenza ikhamera engaphambili kwifomathi ethe tye Ikhamera ye-12-megapixel ine-Center Stage, ephucula ukufometha kwiifowuni zevidiyo xa usebenzisa isixhobo esinekhibhodi. Ikhamera engasemva ikwanayo ne-12 megapixels, eyenzelwe ukwenza amaxwebhu abe yidijithali, ukufota iifoto ngamanye amaxesha, okanye ukurekhoda ividiyo ekumgangatho ophezulu.
Imibala, indawo yokugcina izinto, kunye namaxabiso: umqobo wokungena usasele.
I-Apple ayikatshintshi indlela esisiseko yokwenza amaxabiso, nto leyo eyenza kube lula ukuthelekisa nezizukulwana zangaphambili. I-iPad Air entsha iyafumaneka kwi Iiphelo ezine: luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, obomvu, ukukhanya kweenkwenkwezi, kunye nogrey wendawo, kwaye inikezela ngeendlela ezifanayo zomthamo njengangaphambili: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB kunye ne-1 TB.
Kwimarike yamazwe ngamazwe, amaxabiso abhekisele kuwo ahlala ekwi Ii-euro ezingama-649 kwimodeli ye-Wi-Fi eyi-intshi ezili-11 kunye nee-euro ezingama-849 kwimodeli ye-intshi ezili-13Kolu luhlu kufuneka kongezwe intlawulo eyongezelelweyo ehambelanayo kwiimodeli ezinonxibelelwano lweselula. Nangona amaxabiso okugqibela eYurophu naseSpain aya kuxhomekeka kwirhafu kunye namazinga okutshintshiselana kwemali, kulindeleke ukuba ahambelane nesizukulwana sangaphambili, agcine indawo ephakathi ukuya kwephezulu.

Le nkampani imisele ishedyuli yokuqalisa Ukubhukisha kuqala ngoLwesithathu, umhla wesi-4 kweyoKwindla ngewebhusayithi yayo kunye ne-app esemthethweni eqala apha 15: 15hIiyunithi zokuqala ziya kufumaneka kwiivenkile nakwiinkampani ezithengisa izinto emva kweveki, ngoLwesithathu, umhla we-11 kweyoKwindla. Eli xesha lifana nelo lokuqaliswa kwe-iPad kutshanje, okuvumela abasebenzisi ukuba bacwangcise ukuthenga kwabo, ingakumbi kwiindawo zobungcali nezemfundo.
Ngaphandle kokuthengisa, i-iPad Air entsha ene-M4, i-12 GB yememori kunye noqhagamshelo lwe-Wi-Fi 7 iqinisa indima yale luhlu njengokhetho olulinganisiweyo kwikhathalogu: Igcina amaxabiso akhuphisanayo xa kuthelekiswa ne-iPad Pro, kodwa yongeza ukusebenza okwaneleyo kokuhlela umxholo, ukwenza imisebenzi emininzi ngendlela ephucukileyo, kunye ne-AI., kunye neseti yezixhobo kunye neempawu ezintsha ze-iPadOS ezenza ukuba ibe nomtsalane ngakumbi kwabo bafuna ithebhulethi eguquguqukayo eSpain nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu ngaphandle kokufuna imodeli ebiza kakhulu.