'Apple iPad Air 5 (2022): Excellent overall performance, making it a great tablet choice'

iPad Air (2022): Pricing and Availability

iPad Air (2022) is available now on the Apple website, Apple Stores, or anywhere else Apple products are sold. The base model with 64GB of storage will retail for $599, while the 256GB model will retail for $749.

iPad Air 5 (2022): Specifications

##SoCMemory and Storage##64/256GB Storage##Battery ChargingSafetyRear camera12MP, Ultrawide, f/2.4USB-CDual Stereo Speakers iPadOS 15.4

Specifications	Apple iPad Air 5 ( 2022)
Appearance	Glass front Aluminum frame
Dimensions and Weight	##247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm 461g
Display	10.9 inch LCD 60 Hz 1640 x 2360
	Apple M1
	8GB
Battery size not disclosed	Gundam 45W wired charging Includes 20W charging brick
Touch ID fingerprint sensor
12MP, f/1.8	##Front camera
	Ports
	Sound
	Connection
##5GBluetooth 5.0	Wireless Network 6 ##Software
##Other Features	Compatible with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Magic Keyboard
Apple iPad Air 5 (2022): Design and Hardware Just like the iPhone SE 3 launched at the same event, the 2022 iPad Air brings back exactly the same features as the previous 2020 model designs, in addition to some new gorgeous colors such as blue or purple. The dimensions are exactly the same, so all the accessories that work with the 2020 iPad Air will work here, including the pricey but great Magic Keyboard. There are really only three hardware changes: the new 2022 iPad Air has doubled the RAM this time to 8GB, the front-facing camera is now a 12MP ultrawide camera, and the most important update: Processing The machine has been upgraded to M1. Everything else, from display size (10.9 inches) to display technology (2,360 x 1,640 LCD panel, 60Hz refresh rate) to rear camera hardware, is identical. That’s not a bad thing—the iPad’s modern, industrial redesign, which debuted in 2018’s iPad Pro, looks and feels great, without any fuss. Controversial/divisive decisions, such as a notch. At 6.1mm thick, it's relatively thin (though not as thin as the Galaxy Tab S8 series), and at 1 pound it's light enough to carry with one hand. Disappointing display at only 60Hz Disappointing display at only 60Hz. I've been using an iPad Pro and a Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (both with 120Hz panels), and the scrolling animation in the iPad Air is noticeably less smooth. Like the 2020 model, there's a fingerprint scanner in the power button, and it works really well. How is the iPad Air (2022) different from the iPad Pro (2021) and M1? With the addition of the M1 chip, the gap between the new iPad Air and the 2021 iPad Pro is further narrowed, especially the smaller 11-inch iPad Pro, which is very similar in size to the iPad Air. However, I only had the larger 12.9-inch iPad Pro model on hand for comparison. However, other than screen size, the 12.9-inch and 11-inch iPad Pro are identical. Here are all the differences between the 2022 iPad Air and the 2021 iPad Pro The iPad Pro has a better display panel, it uses the Mini LED technology that produces deeper blacks, has a higher refresh rate of up to 120Hz, and is significantly brighter than the iPad Air's 60Hz LCD screen The iPad Pro has a Face ID scanning system built into the bezel, while the iPad Air uses Touch ID, which is part of the power button iPad Pro includes a four-speaker system that outputs louder, fuller audio than the iPad Air's dual-speaker array iPad Pro's rear camera The system has an additional ultrawide camera and lidar scanner (for AR apps) The iPad Pro can have up to 16GB of RAM and up to 2TB of storage; the iPad Air is stuck at 8GB of RAM and 64GB or 256GB or Storage Everything else is the same: The iPad Air has the same front- and rear-facing main cameras as the iPad Pro; they run on the same software; and they support the same Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard. Performance is also very similar between the two, although I'm testing the 16GB RAM iPad Pro and the 8GB RAM iPad Air. I exported a 7 and a half minute 4K/60 clip using LumaFusion on both iPads and they rendered and exported at exactly the same speed (taking about 8 minutes). The Geekbench numbers are very similar, with the iPad Pro slightly better in multi-core. The only test where the iPad Pro showed a decisive victory was 3DMark's Wild Life graphics test. The iPad Pro was able to maintain higher frame rates throughout the test because it has more RAM and a larger body to better dissipate heat. iPad Air (2022) Geekbench Score iPad Pro (2021) Geekbench Score iPad Air (2022) 3DMark Wild Life Rating iPad Pro (2022) 3DMark Wild Life Rating If you read my review of the 2021 iPad Pro, I thought the M1 chip was overkill because it was too powerful for "just" an iPad . On the iPad Air, it's even more overkill. It's a small $600 machine with two to three times more raw processing power than most laptops or Android devices cost. There's more functionality here than the average user will need or know. There’s more here than the average user needs or knows Apple iPad Air 5 (2022): Software, performance, battery life The iPad Air (2022) runs on iPadOS 15.4, a fork of iOS better suited for larger screens. The most notable difference from iOS is the ability to run two apps simultaneously in split-screen mode. While this process was cumbersome in iPadOS 13 and 14, requiring multiple swipes, it's now much easier on iPadOS 15, with the addition of a multitasking menu (in the form of three dots) that constantly appears on most The top middle application. Tap the three dots to open split screen, floating windows, or return to the full-screen option if you're already in the first two states. When I use the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I can only have two apps open at a time (technically, you can do three, two split-screen, and one floating mode, with floating apps covering it Part of a split app) feels limiting; I wish Apple would give us a grid of three apps or let us resize floating windows. #But on the smaller 10.9-inch iPad Air, I don’t mind the two-screen limitation because it seems to fit the screen size perfectly. Still, that doesn't let Apple off the hook - iPadOS can and should do better at multitasking anyway. Overall software behavior and performance on iPad Air is the same as iPad Pro or the older 2020 iPad Air. The animations here are obviously not as smooth as the ProMotion iPad Pro, but I didn't see animation stutters or app freezes, everything worked fine. The iPad Air 2022 offers solid battery life—for productivity use (word processing and some Spotify streaming and video viewing), the machine can last a full 9 or 10 hour workday, and the rest of the Completed with 20% battery power. If I'm editing a video or using an AR app, that's obviously using up to 10-12% of battery per hour. Charging is done via USB-C – surprise, surprise! — A 20W USB-C charging brick is included in the package. Use iPad Air (2022) as an entertainment machine In my opinion, compared to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the iPad Air is lighter and smaller and is more suitable as a portable handheld tablet. The 10.9-inch display is big enough to provide more immersion than phone screens (even foldable phone screens), but it's not so big that it's difficult to hold like the larger iPad Pro or Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. I do miss the iPad Pro’s speakers, which are the best of any handheld device. The iPad Air's speakers are good, but the iPad Pro's speakers can fill an entire room. ##Using your iPad Air (2022) as a work machine To do this, you'll most likely need a keyboard, which Apple will be happy to sell you for a very good price. Still, if you can afford it, the Magic Keyboard is great. It provides protection for the iPad Air and lifts the tablet slightly off the desk or lap for a more ergonomic angle, but more importantly, it has backlit keys with good key travel and a surprisingly accurate trackpad. In my opinion, Apple's trackpad (for iPad keyboard or Mac) is the best in the industry right now. Even though the iPad Air Magic Keyboard's trackpad is so small, I could move the mouse cursor flawlessly without the accidental taps or slippery feel that comes with many other non-Apple trackpads. I'm not just talking about tablets here, even the trackpads on Windows laptops (at least the ones I've tested, from the likes of Lenovo and Huawei) don't work like Apple's trackpads. Yes, the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra keyboard's much larger trackpad also doesn't work as well as the iPad Air's tiny trackpad. Only the ability to run two apps at the same time may work for some people It's too limiting for some, but may be acceptable for others. For me, my work consists of writing/reading text and editing photos/videos, and I can actually do it all on an iPad (I don't have a laptop in 2018 and work almost entirely on an iPad Pro, including producing written and Video content, covering both Barcelona and Berlin trade shows). I prefer editing video on Final Cut Pro these days, but LumaFusion is excellent (much more powerful than any video app in Android tablets) and handles 4K/30 timelines with ease. It also supports Apple Pencil, which creatives find very convenient. But ultimately, the reason the iPad can do all this is because of its superior processor (even before the M1, A-series chips could do the job), and its superior app ecosystem. As I said, LumaFusion is the best tablet video editing app available only for iOS/iPadOS. Adobe Lightroom works better on iPadOS than Android. Assuming I'm just a typical Apple fan, I think Android fans who just read the above paragraphs are probably rolling their eyes. I'm not - I carry an Android phone with me for most of the year, and my Twitter feed is filled with snarky jokes about how much I don't like the iPhone 13 Pro's camera or form factor. Apple's iPads are more refined than competing tablets, and only the Galaxy Tab S8 series can even compete with them. Who should buy iPad Air 5 (2022)? The iPad Air (2022) is the iPad that makes the most sense for most people, which means it’s the tablet that makes the most sense for most people. While the iPad Pro brings a great screen, speakers, and a larger screen size that's better for practical work, it may be too expensive and too big for some people. The iPad Air with M1 basically gives you iPad Pro-level performance for less Meanwhile, the iPad Mini It's very portable and the most affordable of all modern iPads (excluding the entry-level iPad with a physical home button), but it's probably too small to do any real work. Therefore, the iPad Air is a happy medium. It's neither too big nor too small, and its $599 starting price is reasonable, especially since you get the all-powerful M1 chip (which is overkill on an iPad). But, as with Apple products, you'll likely pay more than base retail price to get the full experience. The $599 iPad Air model only has 64GB of storage, which is really low by 2022 standards. The next (and only) option is 256GB, which jumps to $749 in price. Then, you might need a keyboard or Apple Pencil to take advantage of the power of iPad Air. Adding both will bring your cost closer to $1,000. There are third-party options for the keyboard, but not for the Apple Pencil.

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