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Apple iPad Air 2013

Apple iPad Air 2013
$499.00
Brand: Apple
Category: iPad
  • CPU Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
  • RAM 1 GB LPDDR3
  • Camera 5MP 1080p
  • Storage 16/32/64/128 GB
  • Display 9.7" 1536x2048 pixels
  • OS iOS 7, up to iPadOS 12.5.5
  • Battery 8820mAh Li-Po
Apple iPad Air
Apple iPad Air 1st Generation Technical Specifications

Product Brand: Apple

Editor's Rating:
4

Pros

  • Large, high-resolution 9.7-inch Retina display
  • Sleek, lightweight design
  • Powerful A7 chip with M7 motion coprocessor
  • Long battery life for all-day use
  • Decent 5-megapixel camera for taking photos and videos
  • Support for Siri and Touch ID
  • Available in multiple storage options (16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128GB)
  • Compatible with the first-generation Apple Pencil

Cons

  • No water resistance or dust protection rating
  • No split-screen multitasking feature
  • Camera quality is not as good as the iPad Pro models
  • Limited color options
  • No support for the Smart Connector for connecting to accessories

Apple iPad Air 2013 (1st Generation) Specs and Features

The Apple iPad Air was released in 2013 and was a significant improvement over the previous iPad models in terms of design and performance. Here are the specifications of the iPad Air:

Display: 9.7-inch Retina Display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels

Processor: Apple A7 chip with 64-bit architecture and M7 motion coprocessor

RAM: 1 GB

Storage: 16/32/64/128 GB

Rear Camera: 5 MP iSight Camera with autofocus, face detection, HDR, and panorama

Front Camera: 1.2 MP FaceTime HD Camera with 720p HD video recording

Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, optional cellular connectivity

Sensors: Touch ID, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Barometer, Ambient light sensor

Battery: 8,820 mAh with up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

Dimensions: 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)

Weight: 469 g (1.03 lb) for Wi-Fi model, 478 g (1.05 lb) for Wi-Fi + Cellular model

The iPad Air was a popular device among consumers and was praised for its thin and light design, powerful performance, and excellent battery life.

It was also the first iPad to feature the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which allowed users to unlock their device and make purchases securely with just their fingerprint. Overall, the iPad Air was a significant step forward for the iPad lineup and helped cement Apple’s position as a leader in the tablet market.

Full Technical Specifications

General

Device Type Tablet Computer
Models A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3
Versions: Apple iPad Air Wi-Fi + Cellular (3G/LTE); Apple iPad Air Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi, w/o GPS)
Announced 22 October, 2013
Released 01 November, 2013
Status Discontinued
Successor iPad Air 2
Generation 1st

Design

Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. Bar
Width 240 mm (millimeters)
24 cm (centimeters)
0.787 ft (feet)
9.449 in (inches)
Height 169.5 mm (millimeters)
16.95 cm (centimeters)
0.556 ft (feet)
6.673 in (inches)
Thickness 7.5 mm (millimeters)
0.75 cm (centimeters)
0.025 ft (feet)
0.295 in (inches)
Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi)
478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)
Protection Glass front
Aluminum back
Aluminum frame
Colors Space Gray
Silver

Network

SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. Nano SIM
Number of SIM cards 1
GSM GSM 850 MHz
GSM 900 MHz
GSM 1800 MHz
GSM 1900 MHz
CDMA CDMA 800 MHz
CDMA 1900 MHz
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Rev. A
1xEV-DO Rev. B
UMTS (3G) UMTS 850 MHz
UMTS 900 MHz
UMTS 1900 MHz
UMTS 2100 MHz
LTE (4G) LTE 700 MHz Class 13
LTE 700 MHz Class 17
LTE 800 MHz
LTE 850 MHz
LTE 900 MHz
LTE 1700/2100 MHz
LTE 1800 MHz
LTE 1900 MHz
LTE 2100 MHz
LTE 2600 MHz
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Display

Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) IPS LCD
Size 9.7 inch
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels
Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. 24 bit, 16777216 colors
Aspect Ratio 4:3 ratio
Display area (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. 264 PPI density
Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. Scratch-resistant glass
Oleophobic coating
Features Capacitive
Multi-touch
Oleophobic (lipophobic) coating
LED-backlit
Retina display

Media

Audio File Formats AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a)
MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3)
WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
Video File Formats AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
H.263
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
QuickTime (.mov, .qt)
MPEG-4
FM Radio No
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm Audio jack Yes
Audio Features Loudspeaker

Rear/Main Camera

Number of cameras 1
Sensor type CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Main cameras 5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length and 35mm equivalent 4.3 mm (millimeters)
Image Resolution 2592 x 1936 pixels
5.02 MP (megapixels)
Video Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
2.07 MP (megapixels)
Video FPS 30 fps (frames per second)
Other features Autofocus
Digital zoom
Digital image stabilization
Geotagging
Panorama
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection

Front/Selfie Camera

Number of cameras 1
Main cameras OmniVision OV2E0BNN
1.2 MP
Sensor type CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor)
Aperture f/2.4
Focal length and 35mm equivalent 2.18 mm (millimeters)
Video Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels
0.92 MP (megapixels)
Video FPS 30 fps (frames per second)

Software

Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. iOS 7, upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.5
User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. Apple iPad OS

Hardware

Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. Apple A7 APL5698
CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
CPU bits 64 bit
CPU cores 2
Level 1 cache memory (L1) 64 KB + 64 KB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache memory (L2) 1024 KB (kilobytes)
1 MB (megabytes)
Level 3 cache memory (L3) 1024 KB (kilobytes)
1 MB (megabytes)
GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
GPU cores 4
RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. 1 GB
RAM Type LPDDR3 SDRAM
Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. 16/32/64/128 GB
Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. No
Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. Light
Accelerometer
Compass
Gyroscope

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version 4.0
Bluetooth Features Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. No
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. 802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
Dual band
Wi-Fi Hotspot
USB Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. GPS
A-GPS
GLONASS
Wi-Fi
Cell ID
NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch.
HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. No

Battery or Power

Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)
Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. 8600 mAh (32.4 Wh)
Placement Non-removable

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