Apple event: here is the new 9.7 “low-cost iPad with Apple Pencil support! [Video]

As widely anticipated, Apple presented a new 9.7 “iPad at the Lane Tech High School in Chicago and, above all, with support for the Apple Pencil.

Chicago, March 27, 2018 – Apple today has updated its most popular iPad by introducing Apple Pencil support and even higher performance, priced from € 359. With the new 9.7-inch iPad and Apple Pencil, users can be more creative and productive, whether it’s writing down an idea, taking notes or writing text on a screenshot. The new iPad is more versatile and powerful than ever and has a large Retina display, the A10 Fusion chip and advanced sensors that contribute to delivering immersive reality experiences; It also offers extraordinary portability, incredible ease of use and a battery that lasts all day.

” IPad is our vision of the future of computing, and hundreds of millions of people around the world use it every day at work, at school and for fun. The new iPad 9.7 starts with the most popular and appreciated features of our most popular iPad and perfects them to foster creativity and learning, “said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s vice president of product marketing. “Our most popular and accessible iPad now supports Apple Pencil, giving even more users all the advanced capabilities of one of our most creative tools ever. This iPad also integrates the powerful A10 Fusion chip, as well as a large and bright Retina display, optimized cameras and advanced sensors, with which you can give life to incredible AR experiences simply impossible on other devices. »

The 9.7-inch iPad’s beautiful Retina display offers high resolution and vivid colors and features a higher resolution touch sensor that supports Apple Pencil support. Introduced for the first time for iPad Pro, Apple Pencil has become a popular and versatile tool for students, professionals, and creatives; and now it is accessible to even more customers

Apple Pencil offers an incredibly fluid and natural drawing experience. Advanced sensors measure pressure and inclination to ensure pixel accuracy and accuracy and low latency for tasks ranging from taking notes to drawing drawings in apps such as Notability, Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Microsoft Office. IPad’s palm rejection technology allows users to put their hand on the screen while using Apple Pencil.

The new iPad features the Apple-designed A10 Fusion chip with a 64-bit desktop-level architecture, delivering up to 40% and 50% higher CPU performance and graphics performance for a great multitasking experience and smooth app usage graphically more complex. The front and rear cameras offer amazing performance in low light conditions and the ability to record HD videos, making them ideal for scanning documents, creating movies and video calls with FaceTime.

The new iPad is a large and incredible screen that allows you to view immersive AR experiences. Its Retina display, powerful chip, enhanced cameras and advanced sensors, including a gyroscope and an accelerometer for precise motion detection, are designed to support next-generation AR apps.

Built to ensure robustness and mobility, the new 9.7-inch iPad features an aluminum unibody shell and ultra-fast wireless connection that can provide twice-faster cellular data connections, making it even easier to stay connected anywhere. With the Apple SIM, customers can connect to wireless data plans directly from their device when they travel to more than 180 countries and regions around the world.

iOS 11 introduces powerful new features for the iPad. The Dock allows quick access to the most used apps and documents from any screen and makes it easier to work with multiple apps at once thanks to Split View and Slide Over. Drag and Drop make it easier than email to move images, texts, and files between apps. Apple Pencil is more deeply integrated with iPad thanks to online drawing support. The Files app provides a central place to access and organize files, regardless of where they are – on the iPad or the cloud – thanks to integrated support for iCloud Drive and services like Box, Dropbox and the like.

Prices and Availability

• iPad is available in silver, sidereal gray and in the new gold finish starting at € 359 for the 32GB Wi-Fi model and € 489 for the 32GB Wi-Fi + Cellular model at apple.com and the Apple Stores. It is also available from authorized Apple dealers and some operators (prices may vary). For more information, visit apple.com/ipad.
• Apple Pencil is available for purchase separately at € 99 .
• Schools can buy iPads and Apple Pencils at a discounted price.
• iPad can be ordered today and deliveries to customers and at stores will be ahead later this week in over 25 countries and geographical areas: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Holland, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. India, Russia, Thailand, Turkey and other nations and regions will follow in April, while South Korea and other nations and reasons will follow in May.
• The Smart Cover for iPad is available at € 39 in anthracite gray, midnight blue, (RED), white and sand pink on apple.com and at the Apple Stores.
• All customers who purchase iPads from Apple will be offered the free Personal Setup service, in-store or online, to help them set up email and iMessage, download apps from the App Store and more.
• Anyone wishing to understand the basics or progress towards more advanced use of their new iPad can sign up for one of the free sessions at Today at Apple at apple.com/today.