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Apple iPad Air 5 Review – Perfect All-Rounder Tablet For Indians

  • 1
    Review Summary
  • 2
    Apple iPad Air 5 Price, Variants & Availability
  • 3
    Verdict
  • Review Summary

    Apple iPads are hands down the most popular series of tablets to use out there. What I have with me today for reviewing is another such tablet, the Apple iPad Air 2022. However, this is not your regular iPad and the 2022 refresh is a major step-up in terms of performance. This is because of the fact that the refresh brings the brand’s most powerful chips to the iPad – Apple M1 chipset. Launched only a month ago, you can clearly see that Apple is going all out in providing the performance that you NEED in 2022. There are four variants for the latest iPad Air refresh and for this review, I got the 256GB Wi-Fi plus Cellular model in my hands.

    For those who have already been iPad users in the past and currently are, a lot of things will seem unchanged. It is primarily in the performance department that the Apple iPad Air 2022 has received a major boost. In terms of other things, like the display, fingerprint, speakers, camera and the like are an exact replica of the 2020 model. In fact, the good thing is that the 2022 model fits right in all the cases and other accessories of the 2020 model. So, if you have already used the 2020 iPad Air model and sold it off to get your hands on the 2022 model, you are in luck (given the fact that you did not throw or sell the accessories away).

    PROS

    • Unbeatable performance
    • Compatible with Apple Pencil 2nd Gen
    • Lightweight and very easy to carry around
    • Great battery life

    CONS

    •  Millimeter-wave 5G connectivity absent
    • Base model offers only 64GB of storage
    • Front-facing camera does not work well in landscape modes

    Apple iPad Air 5 Price, Variants & Availability

    There are four primary variants that we get for the latest tablet offering by Apple. The Apple iPad Air 5 2022 price in India starts at Rs. 54,900 for the 64GB variant. This is the variant that comes with only Wi-Fi. On the other hand, the Wi-Fi + Cellular model comes with a price tag of Rs. 68,900. Moreover, this is the exact same price tag that the Wi-Fi only 256GB model of the iPad Air 2022 comes in. Additionally, you also get a Wi-Fi only 256GB model for the tablet that is priced at Rs. 82,900 in India.

    When it comes to the availability of these variants, you can grab them at Amazon, Flipkart, official Apple online store and offline retail stores as well. Just a quick tip: On Flipkart, don’t search for iPad Air 2022. Instead, try iPad Air 5th Gen and you shall get the desired results.

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    Verdict

    The Apple iPad Air 5 aka Air 2022 refresh is something that I’d definitely recommend to every other person looking to buy a premium tablet. Not only does it come with the portability of a tablet but, carries the performance of a laptop. I mean, of course, I would not go so far as to say that it replaces your laptop. However, there is way too much power in this iPad than you would even require.

    No Android offering comes remotely close to beating the Apple iPad Air 2022 in this price range. My only complain would be with the base model coming with only 64GB of ROM. The price gap between the base model and the 256GB variant is nuts.

    Honestly, what you are paying for is the processor and 5G connectivity. Apart from that, everything else is the same as you would see in the iPad Air 4. The iPad Air 5 is the perfect tablet for everyone because of the monstrous versatility that it offers. Seamless performance? HUGE Check. Fantastic gaming? BIG Check. Brilliant display? Check. Great battery life? Check. Good cameras? Check.

    What else do you even require in a tablet? The Apple iPad Air 5 has come into existence to never let you down. The presence of the M1 chipset also ensures that the tablet is future-proof. You are easily sorted for the next five to probably even seven years with the tablet. Moreover, whether you want to take notes, make great digital art, play games or binge watch your favourite shows for hours on end, there’s nothing else that I would highly recommend at this price point.

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