Rumor: New iPad Air with Center Stage and more coming in Spring 2022

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The current iPad Air is a popular model. It's the perfect middle ground between the entry-level iPad and the iPad Pro. The current model is the iPad Air 2020 and although it can still be used just fine, it still lacks a number of functions that you will find on other recent models. According to the Japanese Macotakara it is almost time for the iPad Air 2022. This model may already be announced during an event in the spring.

‘iPad Air 2022 gets Center Stage, comes in Spring 2022’

The new model will be announced at the same time as the iPhone SE 2022, according to the source. According to the most recent sources, Apple will reveal it in March or April, so an event during that period would be the perfect time. Looking at the improvements Macotakara says we'll find in the new iPad Air, this model is mainly catching up.

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The new iPad Air 2022 will likely get an A15 Bionic chip, the same one you'll find in the iPhone 13 series and iPad mini 2021. The current model still has an A14 chip. Other improvements include a new 12-megapixel FaceTime HD camera. This is a lot better than the current 7-megapixel camera. In addition, the new iPad Air will receive support for Center Stage (Middelpunt in Dutch). This allows the camera to ‘turn along’ with your movements, so that you always stay in the picture. There will also be a flash at the back of the lens and the Cellular version will receive an upgrade to 5G.

Apple would have previously considered using the 11-inch iPad Pro as a base and equipping the iPad Air with a dual camera, but would eventually have abandoned that.

A lot Similarities with iPad mini 2021
When Apple announced the iPad mini 2021, the comparison with the iPad Air 2020 was quickly made. In fact, the new iPad mini was actually called a small iPad Air. If the information from the source is correct, you could actually call the upcoming iPad Air 2022 a big iPad mini 2021 again. It is not yet clear whether there will be new functions that we do not have in the iPad mini.