Apple Announces iPad Air 2 with Thinner Profile, Touch ID, and A8X Processor

Apple today announced the iPad Air 2 at its special media event, featuring a profile that is just 6.1mm thick, a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, a new gap-less laminated panel with anti-reflective coating, a faster A8X processor, a new 8MP iSight camera, and more.
 



Apple states that the iPad Air 2 is 18% thinner than the first-generation iPad Air and features a display that reduces reflection by 56% while providing sharper images. The faster A8X chip features a a 2nd-generation 64-bit architecture which is 40% faster than the A7 in terms of CPU performance and features a 2.5x faster GPU. Like its predecessors, Apple states that the iPad Air 2 gets 10hours of battery life. The iPad Air 2 also includes the M8 motion-coprocessor that features a barometer and calibrates sensors.
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