While Apple has officially unveiled the new iPad Air 2, they’ve also talked about the internal specifications as well, including a new processor under the hood.
Apple officially unveiled the Apple A8X processor for the iPad Air 2, which marks a brand new processor for the brand new tablet, just as rumors had suggested. With the new chipset, it is a second-generation 64-bit processor, a true successor to the original A8 processor. There are 3 billion transistors inside.
The bear speeds are faster as well, including a 40% faster CPU and a 2.5x faster GPU.
Apple’s iPad, Retina iMac and OS X Yosemite media event is ongoing, and this article will be updated with the latest information as announcements are made. Be sure to follow along with our liveblog to keep tabs on everything as it happens.
