May 08, 2024 02:05:00

Apple announces price cut of 10th generation iPad by up to 10,000 yen, and at the same time, iPad with earphone jack quietly disappears

At its new product launch event held on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, Apple announced the M4-equipped iPad Pro , the 6th generation iPad Air , and the Apple Pencil Pro , while also revealing that it would be reducing the price of the 10th generation iPad .

Apple Event - Apple (Japan)
https://www.apple.com/jp/apple-events/

Apple quietly kills the old-school iPad and its headphone jack - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/7/24151124/apple-ipad-headphone-jack

The 10th generation iPad was announced on October 19, 2022, and has been reborn as an all-screen design, with the Touch ID built-in home button removed from the screen. The charging port has also been changed from Lightning to USB-C.

New 'iPad Pro' with M2 and 10th generation 'iPad' reborn with all-screen design - GIGAZINE

The 10th generation iPad has a display size of 10.9 inches.

The SoC uses the A14 Bionic chip, which has a 20% faster CPU and 80% faster Neural Engine compared to the 9th generation iPad.

Then, at the new product launch event on May 7, 2024, a price reduction for the 10th generation iPad was announced.

Below is a table comparing the old and new prices of the 10th generation iPad. The largest price reduction is for the 64GB Wi-Fi model, which is 10,000 yen cheaper including tax.

10th Generation iPad	Old price	New Price
Wi-Fi model 64GB	68,800 yen including tax	58,800 yen including tax
Wi-Fi model 256GB	92,800 yen including tax	84,800 yen including tax
Wi-Fi + Cellular model 64GB	92,800 yen including tax	84,800 yen including tax
Wi-Fi + Cellular model 256GB	116,800 yen including tax	110,800 yen including tax

In addition, at the same time as announcing the 6th generation iPad Air and the M4-equipped iPad Pro, Apple removed the 9th generation iPad from its official website lineup and quietly ended official sales. The 9th generation was the last model in the iPad series to have a 3.5mm earphone jack, and all subsequent models require wired earphones to be connected to the Lightning port or USB-C port, or wireless earphones to be connected via Bluetooth.

You can check the appearance of the 9th generation iPad, the last iPad with an earphone jack, in the photo review article below.

Photo review of the 8.3-inch compact 'iPad mini' and the 30,000 yen entry model 10.2-inch 'iPad' - GIGAZINE