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Re:iPad Air 2020 by threatofrain on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:26PM (#24484805)
What now differentiates between iPad Pro 2020 ($800) and iPad Air 2020 ($600)? Surely not the sensor.
Re:iPad Air 2020 by whycombagator on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @04:21PM (#24486287)
Other differences:

Pro-motion 120hz refresh (if you use Apple Pencil this is important), 4 speakers vs 2, wide angle lens camera, faceid (so things like Animoji’s are supported), 600 vs 500 nits brightness, Pro has 6gb ram - unsure on air but I feel it is likely less. A12z might be faster than A14 still as it’s 8 vs 6 cores - but not sure.

11” pro w/ 256gb in the education store is only $150 more than new Air. Not sure who would want the Air for that difference

Re:iPad Air 2020 by hjnilsson on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:36PM (#24484958)
120Hz screen looks to be the main differentiator.
Re:iPad Air 2020 by stjo on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:32PM (#24484908)
Re:iPad Air 2020 by iagooar on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:28PM (#24484833)
I saw: A14 vs A12 processor, the camera, Touch ID vs Face ID, LiDAR sensor vs no sensor.

I almost regret getting the iPad Pro recently...

Re:iPad Air 2020 by justinplouffe on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:35PM (#24484942)
There is also the 60hz vs 120hz refresh rate which makes quite a big difference.
Re:iPad Air 2020 by davio on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:36PM (#24484951)
120Hz - which I've never appreciated on mine
Re:iPad Air 2020 by EricE on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @02:51PM (#24485190)
Careful what you ask for. Scroll a 60 and 120 side by side and it's very obvious. And once you see it you may not be able to unsee it.

When LCD TVs first came out I thought people were being overly dramatic with the whole motion blur thing - until I went looking for it. And then I saw it - every time a scene was still, it was in perfect clarity - the the camera panned and everything went fuzzy. Once I saw that effect I couldn't unsee it. 120Hz scrolling is the same for me too.

Ignorance is indeed bliss :)

Re:iPad Air 2020 by wenc on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:03PM (#24485372)
I have both an iPad Air 2 (60Hz) and an iPad Pro 10.5 (ProMotion 120Hz). (I wanted to trade in my Air 2 but saw it wasn't worth much so decided to keep it)

Scrolling is smoother on the latter, but it wasn't appreciable enough that the iPad Air 2 looked bad in comparison. I could continue using the Air 2 without any FOMO.

Maybe it makes more of a difference for artists? (Pencil users)

Re:iPad Air 2020 by EricE on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:13PM (#24485484)
It is indeed a stark difference in latency - I posted this earlier but it's worth repeating:

If you are using a pencil I understand the difference is dramatic. Excellent thoughts from Serenity Caldwell who loves to draw: https://www.imore.com/promotion

Re:iPad Air 2020 by everdrive on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:04PM (#24485377)
What is the LiDAR sensor for?
Re:iPad Air 2020 by lostmsu on Tuesday September 15, 2020 @03:13PM (#24485485)
So you could slap it on your Tesla and make it truly self-driving. JK