Our quick take
Apple iPad Air (2022) - 5.0 / 5
Design
- Colour options: Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue Dimensions: 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1mm / Weight: 461g No Home button, Touch ID in the on/off button Magic Keyboard & Folio Keyboard compatible Apple Pencil (2nd Gen) compatible
Performance
- 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, 2360 x 1640 resolution, LED backlighting, 500 nits brightness Apple M1 processor, 8GB RAM 64GB/256GB storage options Wi-Fi 6, 5G connectivity 12MP ultra-wide camera
Software
iPadOS 15.4 with Universal Control
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To recap
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 2020 model then there’s little upgrade appeal, but for everyone else this is a super iPad.
