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| name = iPad Air (5th Generation) | | name = iPad Air (5th Generation) | ||
| logo = Apple logo grey.svg | | logo = Apple logo grey.svg | ||
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| release date = March 18, 2022 | | release date = March 18, 2022 | ||
| baseprice = $599 | | baseprice = $599 | ||
| os = iPadOS | | os = iPadOS 17 Developer Preview | ||
| soc = Apple M1 | | soc = Apple M1 | ||
| memory = 8 GB | | memory = 8 GB | ||
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| website = https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/ | | website = https://www.apple.com/ipad-air/ | ||
| power = 20 W USB-C adapter | | power = 20 W USB-C adapter | ||
}} | | generation = 5th | ||
}}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. | |||
== Collection Specifics == | == Collection Specifics == | ||
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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 | The operating system that would've originally shipped with this device is iPadOS 15.4, though since I bought it in January 2023, iPadOS 16.2 was installed, and currently it's running the iOS 17 Developer Preview, announced on June 5, 2023. |