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| website = https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/
| website = https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/
| power = 20 W USB-C adapter
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}}The iPad Air is Apple's kind of mid-range iPad, compared to the higher-end iPad Pro and the lower-end iPad and iPad Mini. The 5th generation iPad Air is the first iPad Air to include Apple's new M1 chip. It comes in 5 different color variations: Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, and Blue. Either 64 GB or 256 GB of storage can be chosen. The iPad Air also has a {{convert|10.9|in|cm|abbr=on}} Liquid Retina display with a 2360 by 1640 resolution. The new M1 chip included with this iPad Air has an 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, an 8-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 8 GB of RAM.
}}The iPad Air is Apple's kind of mid-range iPad, compared to the higher-end iPad Pro and the lower-end iPad and iPad Mini. The 5th generation iPad Air is the first iPad Air to include Apple's new M1 chip. It comes in 5 different color variations: Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, and Blue. Either 64 GB or 256 GB of storage can be chosen. The iPad Air also has a {{convert|10.9|in|cm|abbr=on}} Liquid Retina display with a 2360 by 1640 resolution. The new M1 chip included with this iPad Air has an 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, an 8-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 8 GB of RAM.


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=== Operating System ===
=== Operating System ===
The operating system that would've originally shipped with this device is iPadOS 15, though since I bought it in January 2023, it's currently running iPadOS 16.
The operating system that would've originally shipped with this device is iPadOS 15.4, though since I bought it in January 2023, it's currently running iPadOS 16.2.

Revision as of 17:39, 12 January 2023

iPad Air (5th Generation)
Apple logo
iPad Air, 5th generation
iPad Air (5th Generation)
Also known asiPad Air 5
2022 iPad Air
ManufacturerApple
Product familyiPad Air
TypeTablet
Generation5th
Release dateMarch 18, 2022
Introductory price$599
Operating systemiPadOS 16.2
System on a chipApple M1
Memory8 GB
Storage64 GB SSD
Display10.9 in (28 cm) 2360x1640
Connectivity1 USB-C
Power20 W USB-C adapter
Websitehttps://www.apple.com/ipad-air/

The iPad Air is Apple's kind of mid-range iPad, compared to the higher-end iPad Pro and the lower-end iPad and iPad Mini. The 5th generation iPad Air is the first iPad Air to include Apple's new M1 chip. It comes in 5 different color variations: Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, and Blue. Either 64 GB or 256 GB of storage can be chosen. The iPad Air also has a 10.9 in (28 cm) Liquid Retina display with a 2360 by 1640 resolution. The new M1 chip included with this iPad Air has an 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, an 8-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 8 GB of RAM.

Collection Specifics

My specific iPad Air is the Blue, 64 GB model. It was bought from Costco for $499, thanks to a sale, on January 11, 2023. This iPad Air is an upgrade from my old iPad Mini 4, which has become quite slow over the years and Apple has dropped support for it after iPadOS 15.

Operating System

The operating system that would've originally shipped with this device is iPadOS 15.4, though since I bought it in January 2023, it's currently running iPadOS 16.2.