Apple announces iPad Air and Retina display iPad Mini models

What was launched?
The new 9.7in iPad has a new name — it’s now called the iPad Air and weighs just 453g instead of the 635g of the last-generation iPad 4.

The iPad Mini has also been updated, and now comes with an Retina display

Upgraded processor
A no-brainer on this one — with the introduction if the A7 processor in the iPhone 5s both the iPad Air and the iPad Mini now feature the same 64-bit A7 processor which means much faster overall performance.

It has longer battery life 
Well, not longer, but the same. Both the iPad Air and the iPad Mini retain the 10-hour battery life that Apple tablets are famous for, which is particularly impressive for the iPad Air, which is smaller and yet more powerful than the iPad it replaces.

Does it have an upgraded camera?
Yes and no. Apple claims that the cameras on both the iPad Air and iPad Mini have been upgraded in some way, but the megapixel count remains the same at 5-megapixels.

No Touch ID sensor on the new iPads
There was a lot of conflicting rumours about whether the new iPads would feature the iPhone 5s’ Touch ID fingerprint sensor.