“The iPad Air 2 was very slender; 6.1mm and 0.96 pounds,” Mayo reports. “The new iPad is relatively bulky, measuring at 7.5mm thin and weighing 1.03 pounds.”
http://macdailynews.com/2017/03/21/apples-new-329-ipad-is-thicker-and-slightly-heavier-than-ipad-air-2/
Really?! A few ounces more and less then a few mm more and it is “bulky”!
The price is much better.
Specs: 9.7-inch 2048×1536 screen as previous iPads of this size, an 8MP rear camera with no flash, TouchID, and a headphone jack. 32GB and 128GB capacities are available in both Wi-Fi and cellular configurations; 32GB models cost $329 for Wi-Fi and $459 for cellular, while 128GB models run $429 and $559 respectively. Space grey, silver, and gold colors are all offered, but no rose gold.
https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/03/apples-new-329-9-7-inch-ipad-replaces-air-2-has-no-pro-features/
No Rose Gold! Darn!
32GB models cost $329 for Wi-Fi
128GB models run $429
I can get for $31 a 128gb SanDisk usb device about the size of a thumbnail.
Apple has to pay for that spaceship of theirs : )
It's. different kind of memory, Minnesota. It's at least five times faster and is used for an entirely different purpose.