Apple is making a change to the FaceTime camera on the iPad Air (2024) series،
Changes will be made to the two iPad models that Apple will introduce later this month. For the first time, Apple will launch an iPad equipped with an OLED panel. In fact, Apple will launch two such iPads, as the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2024) tablets are expected to feature OLED displays from Samsung and LG offering high contrast ratios, deeper blacks, and brighter colors. precise. These panels also consume less energy. The powerful 3nm M3 chipset will power the new iPad Pro (2024) tablets.
The iPad Air (2024) is also expected to be introduced this month. Apple is turning the iPad Air into a two-tablet series as it plans to add a second variant with a larger 12.9-inch screen to accompany the 10.9-inch model. The iPad Air (2024) series will be powered by the 5nm M2 chipset. In addition to adding a second iPad Air tablet this year with a larger screen and upgrading the processor, Apple also plans to change the iPad Air's front-facing FaceTime camera.
The Weibo post from leaker Instant Digital
On the Chinese social network Weibo, leaker Instant Digital (via AppleInsider) agreed that Apple would announce two iPad Air tablets this year and backed up rumors that the screen sizes would be 10.9 and 12.9 inches. He also wrote that the FaceTime camera position on the new iPad Air slates will be moved to the horizontal center. This placement would allow users to make FaceTime video calls while holding the tablet in landscape orientation. The camera would be called the “Ultra-Wide Landscape Camera”.
The iPad Air (2022)'s FaceTime camera is currently located on the top of the tablet when held in portrait mode. This means that when the tablet is held in landscape mode, the FaceTime camera is on the side and explains why Apple is making this change.
The 10th generation iPad was the first tablet released by Apple to feature a landscape FaceTime camera. Apple reasoned that since the most basic iPad model is only compatible with the first-generation Apple Pencil, it would not need to make any adjustments to the magnetic area on the top of the pencil. tablet (when held in landscape mode) where the second generation. The Apple Pencil attaches for charging or the third-generation Apple Pencil attaches magnetically for storage.
On the other hand, this will be a problem for the iPad Air (2024) since both units of this series will support the second and third generation Apple Pencil accessories.
The iPad Air (2024) series will also support Center Stage, as will the FaceTime camera on the fifth-generation iPad Air (2022). With Center Stage, the camera uses AI to automatically keep you and someone next to you in frame, even when you both move during a FaceTime call.
