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Apple took the tech world by surprise a few days ago: rather than announcing the much rumored 10.5-inch iPad, it actually introduced the most affordable 9.7-inch iPad to date.
The 'new' iPad (Apple no longer calls it iPad Air) costs just $330 for the base 32 gig Wi-Fi-only model, which is already a great deal, but Best Buy makes it even sweeter: order the tablet now and you get a $25 gift card, and a free 6-month subscription for the Webroot Secure Anywhere protection app for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows.
The deal applies to all new iPad models, and you can get it straight away at the link right below:
New iPad $25 gift card deal at Best Buy
Keep in mind, that Best Buy will also accept trade-ins that could further lower the price of this new iPad. If you go to a physical Best Buy store, you can trade in your old (and working) iPad mini 2, mini 3, mini 4, Air, Air 2 or Pro, and get a "minimum" $150 coupon.
Last, but not least, let us remind you that this new iPad is not exactly an upgrade over the iPad Air 2 and / or iPad Pro. It lacks the laminated display, LED camera flash, support for Apple's Pencil and Smart Keyboard, and a few other things. In fact, this new iPad looks practically exactly as the original iPad Air 1st gen. This does not make it any less of a great deal, but it's one thing to keep in mind.
Apple's new iPad vs iPad Pro 8 important things it is missing
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Apple's iPad Pro debuted __with a True Tone display, a smart new technology that adjusted the color temperature of your screen to ambient light, so that your eyes do not get unnecessarily stressed. For instance, a warm incandescent lighting predisposes a screen that goes towards the warmer tones, and True Tone would automatically adjust for that, while regular displays do not. Well, the new iPad has a regular display that lacks this fancy feature.
True Tone display with a wide P3 color gamut
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Are you ready to use your tablet as a laptop replacement? Grab that smart keyboard that Apple is selling and turn your iPad into one... but not if you have the new iPad. It lacks the Smart Connector and will not work with that clever new accessory. Of course, there are tons of other third-party keyboards for iPad that will connect via Bluetooth and work fine as well, but none have the sophistication and finish of the Smart Connector and Apple's Smart Keyboard.
Smart Connector and Smart Keyboard support
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The Apple Pencil is a wonderful drawing tool that has won universal praise from the creative community. It will NOT work on the new iPad, so this pretty much rules it out as an option for those who draw and sketch on their tablets.
Apple Pencil support
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The new iPad also - somewhat strangely - lacks a 4K video recording option, despite having the powerful Apple A9 system chip under the hood. Last time we checked, the iPhone 6s with the same Apple A9 system chip featured the same hardware and could easily handle 4K videos, but unfortunately this option is not available on the $330 new iPad.
4K video recording
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4G LTE Advanced connectivity provides faster speeds and a more enjoyable web browsing experience. While the new iPad is offered in a 4G LTE supported version, the LTE model does not support the latest LTE-Advanced specification and has slightly slower speeds than possible. Keep in mind that not all networks actually support those faster speeds anyway, so this might make the device less future-proof, but not be an actual downside in current usage.
LTE Advanced connectivity
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The cool Live Photos effect that records a short video to your images is also not present on the new iPad. We barely use it, but in some cases it makes special moments come to life, and it's a pity that this new tablet does not support capturing such photos.
Live Photos
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True Tone flash in the camera allows the flash light to adjust its color to the situation and provide better lighting to your images. Well, it's not present on the new iPad, in fact it comes without any LED flash whatsoever.
True Tone flash (in fact any flash)
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Last, but definitely not least, the new iPad does not have the impressive quad-speaker audio system that the iPad Pro boasts. Hence, you get toned down sound, not as impressive as you can get on Apple's pricier Pro model.
Four-speaker audio
Apple's new iPad vs iPad Pro 8 important things it is missing
Apple's iPad Pro debuted with a True Tone display, a smart new technology that adjusted the color temperature of your screen to ambient light, so that your eyes do not get unnecessarily stressed. For instance, a warm incandescent lighting predisposes a screen that goes towards the warmer tones, and True Tone would automatically adjust for that, while regular displays do not. Well, the new iPad has a regular display that lacks this fancy feature.
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Apple's new iPad vs iPad Pro 8 important things it is missing
1. True Tone display with a wide P3 color gamut
Apple's iPad Pro debuted with a True Tone display, a smart new technology that adjusted the color temperature of your screen to ambient light, so that your eyes do not get unnecessarily stressed. For instance, a warm incandescent lighting predisposes a screen that goes towards the warmer tones, and True Tone would automatically adjust for that, while regular displays do not. Well, the new iPad has a regular display that lacks this fancy feature.
2. Smart Connector and Smart Keyboard support
Are you ready to use your tablet as a laptop replacement? Grab that smart keyboard that Apple is selling and turn your iPad into one... but not if you have the new iPad. It lacks the Smart Connector and will not work with that clever new accessory. Of course, there are tons of other third-party keyboards for iPad that will connect via Bluetooth and work fine as well, but none have the sophistication and finish of the Smart Connector and Apple's Smart Keyboard.
3. Apple Pencil support
The Apple Pencil is a wonderful drawing tool that has won universal praise from the creative community. It will NOT work on the new iPad, so this pretty much rules it out as an option for those who draw and sketch on their tablets.
4. 4K video recording
The new iPad also - somewhat strangely - lacks a 4K video recording option, despite having the powerful Apple A9 system chip under the hood. Last time we checked, the iPhone 6s with the same Apple A9 system chip featured the same hardware and could easily handle 4K videos, but unfortunately this option is not available on the $330 new iPad.
5. LTE Advanced connectivity
4G LTE Advanced connectivity provides faster speeds and a more enjoyable web browsing experience. While the new iPad is offered in a 4G LTE supported version, the LTE model does not support the latest LTE-Advanced specification and has slightly slower speeds than possible. Keep in mind that not all networks actually support those faster speeds anyway, so this might make the device less future-proof, but not be an actual downside in current usage.
6. Live Photos
The cool Live Photos effect that records a short video to your images is also not present on the new iPad. We barely use it, but in some cases it makes special moments come to life, and it's a pity that this new tablet does not support capturing such photos.
7. True Tone flash (in fact any flash)
True Tone flash in the camera allows the flash light to adjust its color to the situation and provide better lighting to your images. Well, it's not present on the new iPad, in fact it comes without any LED flash whatsoever.
8. Four-speaker audio
Last, but definitely not least, the new iPad does not have the impressive quad-speaker audio system that the iPad Pro boasts. Hence, you get toned down sound, not as impressive as you can get on Apple's pricier Pro model.
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