iPad Air 3 touted to be thinner than predecessor devices, boasts an A9X chip, and Split Screen feature; Possible release in 2016

By Staff Writer

Aug 20 2015, 11:03 AM EDT

New iPad models said to be launched by Apple this year, but the latest reports claim that iPad Air 3 could not be one of those. In order to concentrate on the iPad Mini 4, the company will place the next Air tablet on the back burner for now.

Amidst of this delay, the alleged iPad Air 3 is touted to arrive even thinner than the iPad Air 2, at 9.7in and 6.1mm thick. If this is the case, the device said to be in need of a smaller battery pack and several other design twists to make possible, reports ITPro.

According to Crosmap, the purported iPad Air 3 will reportedly come in 7-inch screen alongside 3GB RAM, 5 mm thickness, 4G connectivity and 128 GB memory on-board. The waterproofing and dust-proofing features were also reported to be boasted by this Apple flagship.

The site also reports that the iPad Air 3 is also being rumoured for sporting an A9 chip with 2 GB memory, Load the Game even reported of upshot after iPad Air 3 that will be called, iPad 7.

However, the International business times said that the iPad Air 3 may come equipped with an A9X chip, which is reported as a more advanced chip than the A9. According to the ipadair3update, this processor will be going to cut down on the power consumption level of the phone, thus the mobile's battery life could be increased by this.

The iPad Air 3 has been confirmed to support Split Screen which will let users fragment the screen and utilize two apps all at once, this reportedly announced after the release of iOS 9. This will allow iPad Air 3 users to check and answer to it while video chatting on FaceTime.

The presence of this feature will surely make the iPad Air 3 a lot more accessible and handy, ipadair3update wrote. Furthermore, the site shared that the Apple iPad Air 3 will be having Gold, silver and grey color options.

As for pricing speculation, Apple is said to be consistent when it comes to this matter. Meaning, the price of a new iPad will be about £399. One report says that this is dubious to come lower than that regardless of wish-fulfilment by some parts of the media. The previous models are also expected to cut down prices, however, these are disposed not to be big discounts.