The Apple logo Is Pictured Inside The Newly Opened Omotesando Apple Store
The Apple logo is pictured inside the newly opened Omotesando Apple store at a shopping district in Tokyo in this file photo taken June 26, 2014. Reuters/YUYA SHINO

The Apple iPad Air 2 has been officially announced. The new tablet is available in storage options like 16 GB and 64 GB. Like the new iPhone 6 models, the 32 GB iPad Air 2 is now gone. Like the original iPad Air, the successor model also offers 10 hours of battery life.

Here we have listed down the new iPad Air 2 features:

Slimmest Tablet In The World

With a thickness of 6.1 mm, it is the thinnest tablet ever made. According to PhoneArena, the Cupertino company had to redesign the display stack of the tablet and remove non-essential features like mute switch.

Lighter Than Original iPad Air

The original iPad Air weighs 469 g (1 pound) whereas the new iPad Air 2 is slightly lighter as it weighs 437 g.

Faster Processor And Graphics

The iPad Air 2 is powered with the fast performing 64-bit A8X chipset. According to PhoneArena, the new processor housed inside the iPad Air 2 is 40% quicker than the A8 processor. Even the graphics is 2.5 times faster that was offered by A7 chipset, states GSMArena.

Intelligent M8 Coprocessor

The new improved M8 coprocessor has become more intelligent now. It can differ distinguish whether the user is walking or cycling. The addition of a barometer along with the M8 coprocessor will now allow users to use the iPad Air 2 to measure elevation.

Touch ID Fingerprint Sensor

The iPad Air 2 also becomes the first Apple tablet to feature the Touch ID fingerprint sensor.

Display Screen Improved

The display screen size and resolution is same as what came with the original iPad Air. However, the new tablet is blessed with anti-reflective coating which cuts down up to 56% of reflections.

Refreshed 8MP iSight Camera

The Apple iPad Air 2 features an 8MP F/2.4 iSight camera. The original iPad Air came with 5MP camera. It can shoot burst mode and time-lapse videos. It is the first ever tablet in the world to support recording of slow motion videos at 120 fps. The new camera also allows users to shoot huge 43 MP panoramas. For stereo sound recording, it is equipped with an additional mic.

Improved Front-facing Camera

As far as front camera is concerned, Apple has packed in a new 1.2 MP camera sensor with F/2.2 aperture. Compared to the iPad Air's 1.2 MP frontal camera, iPad Air 2's selfie camera features better face detection and HDR videos.

Faster Wi-Fi

iPad Air supports 802.11ac that offers faster Wi-Fi connectivity through MIMO antennas. It offers connectivity of up to 866 Mbps.

New Golden Colour Variant

The iPad Air came only in two colours, space gray and silver. Apart from space gray and silver, the iPad Air 2 is also available in golden colour.