Apple iPad Air 3 Release Date Confirmed? Missing 3D Touch Feature And A9X Processor Rumored!

Tech-heads and consumers alike would be delighted to hear that the Apple iPad Air 3's release date was speculated to be within the first half of 2016; however, news circulated that the latest tablet might lack the 3D Touch feature (as debuted in the iPhone 6s), and of rumors that the A9X processor (as debuted in the iPad Pro) might be the logical choice to use in the iPad Air 3 as well, according to sources.

Fans of the California-based multinational technology company can expect that the date will be somewhere in the early months of 2016, as stated by Value Walk.

However, the latest reports also indicated that once the latest Apple tablet, iPad Air 3, hits its release date, the company might not include the pressure-sensitive 3D Touch technology that was showcased in the iPhone6s, courtesy of the source.

Veteran Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also proposed that according to research notes released by the KGI analyst, the company might not be able to include the 3D Touch display technology once its latest product hits the market, due to production constraints, according to the Apple Insider.

Although news circulated as well that the tech giant was indeed working on a next-generation 3D Touch displays that are scaled in proportion to some of its product line, which sport bigger displays, including the iPad line, as reported by the Hexa News.

There were also speculations on what kind of processor chip would be used on the Apple iPad Air 3, once consumers preview the device on its release date. As such, rumors circulated that the A9X seemed like the logical choice to be used to power the iPad Air 3 since the processor chip was also used in the iPad Pro, as stated by The Motley Fool.