<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
(	O
retrospectively	O
referred	O
to	O
unofficially	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
1	I-Operating_System
or	O
original	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
,	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
thinner	O
design	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
with	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
contemporaneous	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
's	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
22	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
64GB	O
and	O
128GB	O
variants	O
were	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	O
16GB	O
and	O
32GB	O
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
9.7-inch	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
but	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
continued	O
in	O
production	O
until	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
2017	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
launched	O
with	O
version	O
7	O
of	O
the	O
iOSoperating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
major	O
aesthetic	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
departing	O
from	O
skeuomorphic	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
green	O
felt	O
in	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
wood	O
in	O
Newsstand	O
,	O
and	O
leather	O
in	O
Calendar	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
flat	O
,	O
colorful	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Ive	O
,	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
's	O
new	O
elements	O
,	O
described	O
the	O
update	O
as	O
"	O
bringing	O
order	O
to	O
complexity	O
"	O
,	O
highlighting	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
refined	O
typography	O
,	O
new	O
icons	O
,	O
translucency	O
,	O
layering	O
,	O
physics	O
,	O
and	O
gyroscope-driven	O
parallaxing	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
major	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
act	O
as	O
a	O
hotspot	B-Application
with	O
some	O
carriers	O
,	O
sharing	O
its	O
Internet	O
connection	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
or	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
also	O
access	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
a	O
digital	O
application	B-Application
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
comes	O
with	O
several	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
Music	O
,	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
,	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
Game	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
Photo	O
Booth	O
,	O
and	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
can	O
optionally	O
sync	O
content	O
and	O
other	O
data	O
with	O
a	O
Mac	O
or	O
Windows	O
computer	O
using	O
iTunes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
make	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	B-Algorithm
network	I-Algorithm
,	O
users	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
headset	O
or	O
the	O
built-in	O
speakers	O
and	O
microphone	B-Application
to	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
cellular	O
using	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	B-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Skype	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
has	O
a	O
dictation	O
application	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
speak	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
types	O
what	O
they	O
say	O
on	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
8	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
alongside	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
and	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
focus	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
was	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
three	O
new	O
multitasking	O
features	O
The	O
Air	O
supported	O
two	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
,	O
called	O
Slide	O
Over	O
and	O
Picture	O
in	O
Picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Slide	O
Over	O
allows	O
a	O
user	O
to	O
"	O
slide	O
"	O
a	O
second	O
app	O
in	O
from	O
the	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
in	O
a	O
smaller	O
window	O
,	O
and	O
have	O
it	O
display	B-Device
information	O
alongside	O
the	O
initial	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
brought	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
AirPods	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2017.IOS	O
11	O
redesigned	O
the	O
control	O
center	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
other	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
drop	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
in	O
September	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
is	O
supported	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
the	O
latest	O
12.5.7	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
23	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
marked	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
design	O
change	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
since	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
;	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
thinner	O
design	O
that	O
is	O
7.5	O
millimeters	O
thick	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
smaller	O
screen	B-Device
bezel	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
reduced	O
the	O
overall	O
volume	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
by	O
using	O
thinner	O
components	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
22%	O
reduction	O
in	O
weight	O
over	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
same	O
9.7-inch	O
screen	B-Device
as	O
the	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
video	O
in	O
720p	O
HD	O
,	O
includes	O
face	O
detection	O
,	O
and	O
backside	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rear	O
camera	O
received	O
an	O
upgrade	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
now	O
being	O
called	O
the	O
iSight	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
same	O
functions	O
as	O
the	O
front	O
camera	O
it	O
also	O
contains	O
a	O
5MP	O
CMOS	B-Device
,	O
hybrid	O
IR	O
filter	O
and	O
a	O
fixed	O
ƒ/2.4	O
aperture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enclosure	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
was	O
milled	O
from	O
a	O
solid	O
block	O
of	O
aluminum	O
making	O
it	O
100%	O
recyclable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
is	O
also	O
free	O
of	O
the	O
harmful	O
materials	O
BFRs	O
and	O
PVC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
inherits	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
hardware	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
its	O
Apple	O
A7	O
system-on-chip	B-Architecture
and	O
Apple	B-Device
M7	I-Device
motion	O
processor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
A7	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
however	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
PoP	B-Algorithm
design	O
which	O
stacks	O
the	O
RAM	B-Architecture
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
SoC	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Air	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
5	O
megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
(	O
iSight	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
a	O
FaceTime	O
HD	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
802.11n	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
estimated	O
10	O
hours	O
of	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
boots	O
faster	O
than	O
any	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
all	O
previous	O
generations	O
of	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
hardware	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
four	O
buttons	O
and	O
one	O
switch	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
device	O
in	O
its	O
portrait	O
orientation	O
,	O
these	O
are	O
:	O
a	O
"	O
home	O
"	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
under	O
the	O
display	B-Device
that	O
returns	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
screen	B-Device
,	O
a	O
wake/sleep	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
upper	O
right	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
performing	O
volume	O
up/down	O
functions	O
,	O
under	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
switch	O
whose	O
function	O
varies	O
according	O
to	O
device	O
settings	O
,	O
functioning	O
either	O
to	O
switch	O
the	O
device	O
into	O
or	O
out	O
of	O
silent	O
mode	O
or	O
to	O
lock/unlock	O
the	O
orientation	O
of	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
home	O
button	O
that	O
was	O
built	O
in	O
previous	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
and	O
therefore	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
a	O
fingerprint	O
scanner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	B-Device
responds	O
to	O
other	O
sensors	O
:	O
an	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
to	O
adjust	O
screen	B-Device
brightness	O
and	O
a	O
3-axis	O
accelerometer	O
to	O
sense	O
orientation	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
portrait	O
and	O
landscape	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
's	O
built-in	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
work	O
in	O
three	O
orientations	O
(	O
portrait	O
,	O
landscape-left	O
and	O
landscape-right	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
's	O
built-in	O
applications	O
support	O
screen	B-Device
rotation	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
orientations	O
,	O
including	O
upside-down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
was	O
available	O
with	O
16	O
,	O
32	O
,	O
64	O
or	O
128GB	O
of	O
internal	O
flash	B-Device
memory	I-Device
,	O
with	O
no	O
expansion	O
option	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
sells	O
a	O
"	O
camera	O
connection	O
kit	O
"	O
with	O
an	O
SD	B-Device
card	I-Device
reader	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
transfer	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
9.7-Inch	I-Device
on	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
models	O
can	O
connect	O
to	O
a	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
and	O
offer	O
dual	O
band	O
Wi-Fi	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablet	B-Device
is	O
also	O
manufactured	O
either	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
capability	O
to	O
communicate	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	B-Algorithm
network	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
)	O
cellular	O
model	O
comes	O
in	O
two	O
variants	O
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
support	O
nano-SIMs	O
,	O
quad-band	O
GSM	O
,	O
penta-band	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
dual-band	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
EV-DO	O
Rev	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
ability	O
to	O
handle	O
many	O
different	O
bands	O
in	O
one	O
device	O
allowed	O
it	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
a	O
single	O
iPad	B-Device
variant	O
which	O
supports	O
all	O
the	O
cellular	O
bands	O
and	O
technologies	O
deployed	O
by	O
all	O
the	O
major	O
North	O
American	O
wireless	O
providers	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
introduction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audio	O
playback	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
is	O
in	O
stereo	O
with	O
two	O
speakers	O
located	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
received	O
mainly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
AnandTech	O
,	O
Anand	O
Lal	O
Shimpi	O
writes	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
"	O
feels	O
like	O
a	O
true	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
"	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
reduced	O
weight	O
and	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shimpi	O
further	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
Air	O
"	O
hits	O
a	O
balance	O
of	O
features	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
ergonomics	O
that	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
think	O
we	O
've	O
ever	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
iPad.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
UK	O
Editor-in-Chief	O
of	O
TechRadar	O
,	O
Patrick	O
Goss	O
,	O
gave	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
giving	O
praise	O
to	O
the	O
A7	O
chip	O
and	O
camera	O
upgrades	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
crisp	O
and	O
colorful	O
display	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concludes	O
by	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
put	O
into	O
words	O
how	O
much	O
Apple	O
has	O
improved	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
offering	O
a	O
stunning	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
power	O
with	O
a	O
build	O
quality	O
that	O
's	O
unrivalled.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
loading	O
speeds	O
of	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
the	O
web	O
browser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
co-founder	O
Steve	O
Wozniak	O
criticized	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
decreasing	O
size	O
and	O
weight	O
rather	O
than	O
increasing	O
storage	B-General_Concept
space	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
an	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
as	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
fit	O
his	O
personal	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dave	O
Smith	O
of	O
the	O
International	O
Business	O
Times	O
wrote	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
nice	O
,	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
bring	O
anything	O
new	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
date	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
see	O
as	O
large	O
of	O
a	O
turnout	O
as	O
usual	O
for	O
Apple	O
products	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
expected	O
by	O
analysts	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
sold	O
out	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
just	O
2	O
hours	O
after	O
becoming	O
available	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Table	O
of	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Air	I-Operating_System
modelsModelReleasedDiscontinuedSupportWithDateEndedFinal	O
OSLifespanMaxMin1st	O
generationiOS	O
7.0.1November	O
1	O
,	O
2013March	O
21	O
,	O
2016CurrentiOS	O
12.5.72nd	O
generationiOS	O
8.1October	O
22	O
,	O
2014March	O
21	O
,	O
2017CurrentiPadOS	O
15.7.33rd	O
generationiOS	O
12.1.4March	O
18	O
,	O
2019September	O
15	O
,	O
2020CurrentLatest	O
iPadOS4th	O
generationiPadOS	O
14.1October	O
23	O
,	O
2020March	O
8	O
,	O
2022CurrentLatest	O
iPadOS5th	O
generationiPadOS	O
15.4March	O
8	O
,	O
2022CurrentCurrentLatest	O
iPadOSIn	O
productionLegend	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
4K	O
24/30/60fps	O
,	O
1080p	O
HD	O
30/60fpsFront1.2	O
MP	O
,	O
ƒ/2.2	O
still	O
,	O
720p	O
video7	O
MP	O
,	O
ƒ/2.2	O
still	O
,	O
1080p	O
video7	O
MP	O
,	O
ƒ/2.0	O
still	O
,	O
1080p	O
video12	O
MP	O
,	O
ƒ/2.0	O
still	O
,	O
1080p	O
videoAudio	O
codecCirrus	O
Logic	O
338S1213WirelessWi-FiWi-Fi	O
(	O
802.11a/b/g/n	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.0Wi-Fi	O
(	O
802.11a/b/g/n/ac	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
4.2Wi-Fi	O
(	O
802.11a/b/g/n/ac	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5Wi-Fi	O
(	O
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	O
)	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
5Wi-Fi	O
+	O
CellularIn	O
addition	O
to	O
above	O
:	O
</s>
