Everything we know about the iPad Air 5 so far

Apple's iPad Air 4 has been easy to recommend since its launch in October 2020, but that may change as the rumored iPad Air 5 approaches. Apple gave us a hint of what to expect from the next-generation iPad Air when it unveiled the enhanced iPad mini 6 last fall. So what should we expect from the new iPad Air in 2022? Here's everything we know so far...

UPDATE: Apple has yet to officially announce a spring event, but Bloomberg reports that the company is targeting Tuesday, March 8. This could mean the iPad Air 5 will replace the current model by the end of next month.

New display type?

The iPad Air 4 will be remembered as the first tablet in Apple's lineup to have unified bezels around the display, no Home button, and not to use Face ID for biometric authentication.

Rather than using facial recognition like the iPad Pro, the iPad Air 4 is the first Apple device to feature Touch ID fingerprint recognition in the sleep/wake button. This version of Touch ID later appeared on the iPad mini 6. New iPhones now use Face ID, but who doesn't love Touch ID in the power button like the iPad Air as an alternative form of biometric authentication?

Should we expect the display type to change? Apple currently uses TFT-LCD display technology in the iPad Air and all other iPads (except the 12.9-inch iPad, which uses mini-LED).

Reliable supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted in March 2021 that the iPad Air 5 would switch to an OLED display, like every new iPhone sold today. Unfortunately, however, Kuo updated the report in October 2021, saying that Apple had chosen to abandon its OLED plans and insist on using TFT-LCD for the iPad Air 5.

One of the big questions surrounding the iPad Air 5 is how much it will learn from the iPad mini 6.

The iPad Air 4 begins competing with the pricier, similarly sized iPad Pro. The lineup will make more sense when the iPad Pro is updated with Apple's M1 chip, 5G, and upgraded cameras.

Then comes the iPad mini 6. Apple has redesigned its smallest iPad to look like a smaller iPad Air 4 (awesome!), but with a newer processor and more camera features (awkward!).

This means we can be confident that we see the iPad mini 6 with features that the iPad Air 4 lacks, giving us a clearer idea of ​​what to expect from the iPad Air 5.

So what exactly are these growth opportunities for iPad Air? Here's a list:

• Replace the A14 processor with an A15 or (if released after iPhone 14) A16
• Boost cellular performance from LTE to support 5G
• Enhance the front camera from 7MP to 12MP
• Introduce Center Stage support for subject tracking with automatic pan and zoom during video calls
• Upgrade the rear camera flash to Quad-LED True Tone Flash

Other upgrades include support for 1080p video recording at 25 fps and 30 fps instead of 60 fps, extending the dynamic range of video to 30 fps, and possible new color options.

The iPad mini comes in four aluminum shades (space gray, pink, purple, and starlight), while the iPad Air comes in five shades (silver, space gray, rose gold , green and blue).

The iPad Air 5 might not just catch up to the iPad mini this year. Reliable Japanese website MacOtakara cited a Chinese supplier last year as saying the new iPad Air would be more like the current 11-inch iPad Pro.

In other words, the iPad Air 5 will upgrade the rear camera system to be equipped with dual lenses for standard wide-angle and ultra-wide-angle shooting like the iPhone 13. The 11-inch iPad Pro also includes a LiDAR scanner, but sources are less sure if it's included in the iPad Air 5.

Another change includes increasing the number of speakers on the iPad Air 5 from two to four. This would match the iPad Pro speaker system and once again position the iPad Air above the iPad mini.

Hopefully the iPad Air 5 retains the same $599 starting price with these upgrades. The fall version will debut two years after the iPad Air 4, but no one is complaining about the spring version and the 18-month upgrade cycle. In the meantime, it might be wise to take advantage of the discounted price on the powerful iPad Air 4 before it disappears.

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