Apple iPad Air 5th Gen (10.9 Inch, 2022)

52 reviews

Nov, 2024

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size (2)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 52 reviews of Apple iPad Air 5th Gen (10.9 Inch, 2022). The average rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the battery and screen are generally positive. The portability and design also get good comments. Some have doubts about the size and storage, while comments are divided on the price.

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Expert review by : Max Parker (trustedreviews.com)

iPad Air 2022

Still the best Apple tablet

Great display ; Support for excellent accessories ; Seriously powerful internals ; Attractive design and array of colours

Annoying front camera placement ; No 128GB storage option ; Creaky body

Improvements haven’t been made in the areas I’d hoped for. Nevertheless, the iPad Air 2022 remains a superb tablet in a number of ways: it looks great, supports class-leading accessories, and comes packing top-notch performance.

Mar, 2022

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Apple iPad Air (5th Generation) review

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2022 winner. An astonishingly powerful Air, but how's the AV performance?

Oct, 2022

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Expert review by : Matthew Bolton (t3.com)

Apple iPad Air (2022) review: the best affordable tablet you can buy

The iPad Air 5 delivers the power of a MacBook Pro in a stylish frame and with user-friendly software

Astounding M1 chip ; Great 10.9-inch screen ; Wealth of tablet-optimised apps ; Gorgeous design and colours ; 5G option

iPadOS can limit creative work ; 60Hz screen ; Middling camera ; Average battery life

The iPad Air (2022) gives you a great screen, ridiculous amounts of power, a cool and sleek design, and useful extra features. iPadOS is user friendly and packed with apps to take advantage of it, though is also still the thing that stops it reach its...

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Gareth Beavis (techradar.com)

iPad Air (2022) review

A great, versatile tablet that struggles to establish an identity

Great design ; Speedy performance ; Incredibly versatile

Too close in cost to iPad Pro ; Battery life only average ; 64GB is too little storage for base model

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Stuart Miles (pocket-lint.com)

Apple iPad Air (2022) review: Great becomes greater

We test the 5th Gen Apple iPad to see whether the Apple M1 processor and 5G connectivity make a major difference for the 2022 model...

Excellent performance thanks to Apple M1 processor ; Improved front-facing camera ; 2nd Gen Apple Pencil stylus support

Still no Face ID ; Storage limited to 256GB (and still no 128GB option) ; Rear camera isn't great ; Accessories are expensive

If you don't need the scale of the iPad Pro, but want something more exciting than the 9th Gen iPad, the 2022 iPad Air's addition of an M1 processor helps future-proof it when it comes to running those ever-increasing power-hungry apps. If you own the...

Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Lewis Painter (techadvisor.co.uk)

iPad Air 5 (2022) review

The iPad Air is the best iPad for most people - even those considering an iPad Pro 11.

Near-identical to iPad Pro 11 ; Incredible M1 performance ; iPadOS 15 is well polished

Display limited to 60Hz ; No Face ID ; Build quality issues with our sample

The iPad Air (2022) continues to be the sweet spot in Apple's tablet collection, offering more similarities to the premium iPad Pro 11 than ever without a dramatic price increase. It does practically everything you'll need from an iPad, and the M1 chip...

Apr, 2022

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Expert review by : which_co_uk (which.co.uk)

Apple iPad Air 2022

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After skipping a year, the Apple iPad Air had a long-awaited update in 2022. The 5th generation of the Air gets some tempting features, most notably the same M1 processor found in the iPad Pro from 2021, which should give it the power it needs to make...

Apr, 2022

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Expert review by : Kenny Yeo (hardwarezone.com.sg)

Apple iPad Air (2022) review: The best iPad for most people

It's not the cheapest, but if you can afford it, this is the best iPad to buy.

M1 chip means it's crazy fast ; Gorgeous display ; Thin and light body ; Works with iPad Pro accessories ; Deep integration with Macs

Display capped at 60Hz ; Battery life could be better ; Big step up in price over basic iPad ; Accessories sold separately and pricey

Apr, 2022

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Expert review by : Jason Murdock (RadioTimes.com)

Apple iPad Air (5th Gen) review: the best iPad for most people

Apple's latest 5th generation iPad Air packs the same M1 chip found in the Pro model and retains a sleek premium design. But is it worth a buy?

Fantastic 10.9-inch display ; Contains Apple’s M1 chip ; Design remains premium

No Face ID biometrics ; Yes, it’s still pretty expensive ; No 120Hz refresh rate

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Mar, 2022

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Expert review by : Martyn Casserly , Contributor (macworld.co.uk)

iPad Air (2022) vs iPad (2021)

The iPad Air has been updated to include the M1 processor. But does the price increase mean you'd be better off with a 10.2in iPad (2021) instead?

If you want crazy levels of performance, pretty colours, and a clean modern design that’s close the Pro models, then the Air lets you have that on a (relative) budget. For most people though, the price increase of the Air in recent years will make it a...

Mar, 2022

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