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Switch to iPad: Issue 82

When to upgrade 🆙

Thord D. Hedengren
Feb 9
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Hi!

There’s a rumor going around that Apple will release a new iPad Air in March (alongside a new iPhone SE, if you were waiting for that). It makes sense, the iPad Air is due for a spec bump. Currently, it sports the A14 Bionic chip, which is fast, but not as fast as the A15 Bionic that’s in the iPad mini 6 released last year. It also has worse cameras, and you can’t get it with 5G if that’s your jam. In other words, due for a spec bump, not a refresh, so expect the new iPad Air, which’ll be the 5th generation, to move up on par with the iPad mini.

⭐️ Read my reviews of the new iPad mini (gen 6) and the new iPad (gen 9).

Which is fine, a great deal, in fact, if you’re looking for a larger iPad, but won’t go Pro. The iPad Air is an interesting alternative, a step up from the default iPad, using the Pro form factor (albeit with that Touch ID button), but without the premium price-point. Well, I guess that’s a matter of opinion, the pricing, but when looking at, and thinking of iPads, then it’s an intriguing middle ground. A14, and A15, is more power than most need, after all.

I can see why you’d want to get an iPad Air, and I can see why a new model interests you. In fact, you might be eying for an upgrade come March, maybe?

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