When I tried to plug in my Samsung X5 Thunderbolt drive, this is what I saw: The new iPad Air only supports the USB 3.1 Gen 2 standard for data transfers up to 10Gb/s ... Compared to the iPad Pro, you ...

The iPad Air can be purchased from Apple retail locations, the online Apple Store, and from third-party ... the prior-generation model with one major exception: there are now two size options.

So with the smallest iPad Pro being the same size and design as the iPad Air ... (which double as a USB-C port). The iPad Air does use USB 3.1 Gen 2, which puts it at 20Gb/sec transfer speed ...