Apple’s new Tenth-generation iPad is provided with a slower USB-C port in comparison with the most recent iPad Professional, iPad Air, and iPad mini fashions.
As famous in The Verge‘s overview of the brand new iPad, launched this week, the gadget’s USB-C port is proscribed to USB 2.0 speeds of as much as 480 Mbps for information switch. Which means regardless of being outfitted with a USB-C port, the Tenth-generation iPad has the identical information switch speeds because the ninth-generation iPad with the Lightning connector.
All different iPad fashions with USB-C ports have sooner information switch speeds. iPad Professional fashions with the M1 chip and newer are appropriate with Thunderbolt 3 for information switch speeds as much as 40 Gbps, the fifth-generation iPad Air is able to transfers as much as 10 Gbps, and the fourth-generation iPad Air and newest iPad mini attain speeds as much as 5 Gbps.
YouTube channel Max Tech demonstrated the brand new iPad’s slower USB-C port within the video beneath:
Apple doesn’t point out the slower USB-C port on the brand new iPad’s tech specs web page, however we’ve got independently confirmed that the gadget is proscribed to USB 2.0 speeds. This limitation won’t matter to most prospects on this iPad’s goal market, however it’s nonetheless necessary info that may steer some prospects who depend on sooner wired transfers in direction of the iPad mini or iPad Air. AirDrop can be an possibility for sooner wi-fi transfers.
The brand new iPad begins at $449 in the US, whereas the iPad mini and iPad Air begin at $499 and $599, respectively.
Key new options of the Tenth-generation iPad in comparison with the earlier entry-level mannequin embrace a bigger 10.9-inch show with slimmer bezels, flat edges, the A14 Bionic chip, a USB-C port, a Contact ID energy button, a landscape-positioned FaceTime digicam, 5G help on mobile fashions, Wi-Fi 6, and a brand new two-piece Magic Keyboard Folio accent with a row of perform keys. The gadget is obtainable in Blue, Pink, Silver, and Yellow finishes.
