Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation Starlight 2022
CPU Apple M1
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 10.9" 2360x1640
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
cellular Yes
Battery 29 Wh
80 Overall Score
Price $300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong feature (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong battery (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong storage (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 |
| Cores | 8 |
| GPU | Integrated Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 10.9" |
| Resolution | 2360x1640 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
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 |
| Battery | 29 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US | Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 | 2800 MHz | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 10.9" 2360x1640 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 29 | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Air 10.9" 5th Generation | 57.6 | 67.6 | 66.1 | 78.5 | 94.6 | 95.4 | 88 | 99.2 | 80.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Compare | 97.7 | 96.6 | 80.8 | 96.3 | 91.1 | 86.7 | 74 | 63.9 | 99.3 |
| Lenovo Yoga Tab Plus ZAEG0096US Compare | 69.1 | 66.3 | 92.8 | 97.1 | 89.2 | 96.9 | 83.5 | 93 | 89.4 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 2AFZZCRP4CG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 66.1 | 98.7 | 84.4 | 52.9 | 83.5 | 78.2 | 92.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 99.7 | 1.6 | 92.8 | 99.5 | 99.6 | 73.8 | 92.7 | 93 | 92.6 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93 | 89 | 66.1 | 62.7 | 86.5 | 88.7 | 74 | 59.9 | 85.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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