Its speakers don’t sound as nice, either, but it’s the only iPad to still have a headphone jack, and its 12MP front camera is fine (though, it’s not landscape-oriented as on the 10th-gen iPad). There’s a Home button located on the bottom bezel that also houses a Touch ID fingerprint scanner, and the device charges via Lightning port rather than USB-C. Like the 10th-gen iPad, that screen isn't laminated and more susceptible to glare, though it’s just as sharp. This is the only “current” iPad to follow Apple’s older design language: It’s just a tiny bit thicker and heavier than the 10th-gen iPad and iPad Air, but its wider bezels mean there’s only enough room for a 10.2-inch display. We gave the 9th-gen iPad model a review score of 86 in 2021. While its hardware is an obvious step down from the models above, it’s still more than capable for the essentials. Starting at $329 for a 64GB model - and regularly available for less than $300 - it’s by far the most wallet-friendly way into iPadOS. If you can’t afford the Air, or if you just don’t use your tablet heavily enough to warrant spending that much, it’s perfectly safe to get the 9th-gen iPad instead. Still, while it’s not cheap, the iPad Air is Apple’s best blend of price and performance for most.
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(The display on the 2021 iPad Pro is better, too.) The new 10.9-inch iPad isn’t bad, either, but with its non-laminated display and lacking accessory support, it’s a harder sell unless you see it on deep discount. If you need more than the Air’s default 64GB of storage, you might as well step up to the 11-inch iPad Pro, which starts at 128GB and packs a better 120 Hz display and M2 chip for not much more than a higher-capacity Air. The middle of Apple’s iPad lineup is a bit congested.
These add a good bit of cost to the bottom line, but for digital artists or frequent typers, they’re there.
The iPad Air is also compatible with Apple’s best accessories, including the second-generation Pencil stylus and the ( excellent) Magic Keyboard, just like the 11-inch iPad Pro. This isn’t Apple’s newest SoC, but it’s still more than powerful enough for virtually any task you can throw at it, and an increasing number of iPadOS features are exclusive to M-series chips. It comes with a USB-C port, similar to what you’d find on a MacBook and many other non-iPhone devices, and while it’s not a Thunderbolt connection as on the iPad Pro, simply being able to charge the Air with the same cable you use with your other gadgets is a plus.Īpple refreshed the Air in 2022 with its M1 system-on-a-chip, which is the same silicon found in the entry-level MacBook Air. We gave it a score of 90 in our review of the most recent edition: It has the same elegant and comfortable design language as the iPad Pro while costing less, with a bright, sharp and accurate 10.9-inch display surrounded by thin bezels and flat edges. Of the six iPad models currently on sale, the iPad Air is the closest to being universally appealing.
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