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| [* black] Before getting started, we check the back just to make sure this isn't an old iPad masquerading around in a new box. | |
| [* red] New Model number: A1822—check. | |
| - | [* black] Stacked up against the Air 1, the 2017 |
| - | [* black] The absence of a lock switch (for cheaper manufacturing with fewer points of failure?) |
| - | [* black] Microphone slots shrunk down to microphone holes (less chance of junk ingress?) |
| - | [* black] Single row of speaker holes (more holes=more luxury?) |
| + | [* black] Stacked up against the Air 1, the 2017 model looks very similar. Key differences include: |
| + | [* black] The absence of a lock switch (for cheaper manufacturing with fewer points of failure?) |
| + | [* black] Microphone slots shrunk down to microphone holes (less chance of junk ingress?) |
| + | [* black] Single row of speaker holes (more holes = more luxury?) |
| [* icon_note] And in case you're wondering, the headphone jack ''did'' survive. |