Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation Pink 2022
The M1 chip with its 8-core Neural Engine powers a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display featuring P3 wide color and an antireflective coating for vivid, accurate visuals. Its 12MP Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage keeps you framed during calls, and Apple Pencil 2 support enhances productivity on this 463g tablet. This device is best for digital artists and note-takers who demand a lightweight, color-precise canvas backed by Apple’s long update cycle at a refurbished price.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong connectivity (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong feature (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.9" |
| Resolution | 2360 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | No |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAIXAR | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Mediatek MT6989 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 128 | 1000 | 128 |
| Screen | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 14 | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation | 61.9 | 98.9 | 65.8 | 72.2 | 30.5 | 87.7 | 87.7 | 65.3 | 96.3 | 96.8 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 77.7 | 78 | 82.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 77.7 | 93.3 | 42.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.3 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra SM-X920NZAIXAR Compare | 55.6 | 56.9 | 88.2 | 95.8 | 92.7 | 95.2 | 97.2 | 0 | 78 | 100 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.8 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.8 | 88.4 | 88 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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