WHAT WENT WRONG?! iPad Air 5 Long-Term Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 พ.ค. 2022
- Are there build quality issues with the iPad Air 5? The iPad Air 5 hasn’t gotten the warm welcome that most iPads get, and that may come as a surprise considering that Apple is now offering the same M1 chip they used in the iPad Pro, in the $600 iPad Air. So what went wrong here?
I’ve been using the iPad Air 5 for 2 and a half months now and I also got some interesting results when I tested the build quality and strength of this iPad. Please don’t try what I did with your own iPads, I don’t want yours to get damaged, and I only did these things for testing purposes - so here’s everything you need to know about the iPad Air 5.
Overall, it’s important that we look at this iPad from 2 angles: the first, is someone who’s a prospective iPad user - meaning, they either don’t have a tablet at all; or they have a tablet from another brand and they’re thinking of buying an iPad.
The second angle is someone who already has an iPad and is thinking of upgrading.
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What's up everyone?! I hope this long-term review of the iPad Air 5 was helpful. Did I cover what you wanted to know? What else did you want to see or learn about?
What do you think about the build-quality?
How well does this run stadia games and Xcloud?
Should i buy ipad air 5 or is ipad 9 powerful enough for microsoft word, powerpoint... or wait for ipad 10 gen
hello sir, in the above you have mentioned about the rings are forming when pressing hard, i got my ipad air 5 today, i get to see that kind of rings at a single spot of my ipad even though i am pressing it gently( there is no creaking sound) , should i go for replacement??, please reply sir
Man, I am tired of these click bait video titles. "WHAT WENT WRONG?!" implies something is wrong with the device, or worse than the predecessor. Yet you do not address this really at all or come up with any major complaints. Your "what went wrong section" was 15 seconds at the end and you said some BS about storage? It is pure click bait. Seems like the video is now just an excuse to get clicks for product brand deals. Respect your viewer, show some integrity.
He’s a woman. Woman, I am tired of these… (just kidding)
Indeed I’m getting sick of it.
Exactly
Thanks man.
They do this just so they can promote their sponsers
I did a similar test and found wildly varying results. At my local Apple Store I simply picked up the iPads with my hands and found that almost all of the 5th gen iPad Air display units had a tangible creaking or clicking on the back. This wasn't even intentionally applying any pressure. Interestingly enough, my personal iPad Air 5th gen doesn't exhibit any creaking and nor did any of the other display models in store (tested the 6th gen Mini, both sizes of the iPad Pro, and the 9th gen base model iPad). I went to a different store and repeated the test but found that the majority of them didn't creak, with only a small percentage carrying the same issue.
Throughout the test I also recorded the serial numbers of every iPad tested and couldn't find any correlation with manufacturing site or date/batch of manufacture to the creaking issue.
I mentally divided the iPad into a 3x3 grid and tested which region creaked the most and found that the creaking tends to be more prevalent on the middle-left of the iPad (when held screen-up with the camera at the top orientation). This also happens to be where the battery is located and my theory is that the creaking could be the battery adhesive not sticking properly to the inside of the back case and the battery become momentarily unstuck. Given that the Apple Store demo units always have their screen brightness turned all the way up and the screens never turn off, it would make sense that the iPads could get a little warm and weaken the adhesives. It doesn't explain why this issue doesn't seem happen on the other iPad models though.
Thank you for doing the research. I ordered my iPad Air 5 today but I don’t really care if it would crack or not as long as it’s not extremely loud. I’ll take a look at mine when it arrives.
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This dude is just a genius wow
@@theoneonly5368 if that’s what they want to spend their time on who are you to tell them otherwise?
You have nice writing skills.
We got an iPad Air for my mom because she had one with an old design and it works wonders for her. She’s older and is only going to use it for emails and games, and she’ll use it for years. Well worth the price imo.
My Ipad Air review (after one month) . First off, my needs were:
1. A general tablet with some staying power for years to come. Use for internet, books, streaming, app games (havent tried out cloud gaming yet).
2. Something I could mark up documents with, highlight key areas in reseach articles (peer reviewed stuff) and jot down handwritten notes
3. A laptop replacement for when I am on the go, being able to write and type extensivly. for a few hours at a time.
So the decision was made to get the ipad this year, and then the mac mini (hopefully next year with m2) next year. I got the apple magic keyboard and going to get the apple pencil 2. I come from the ipad 6 with apple pencil 1. I also have the 256 gb memory version. I realize that could have been a ipad pro for 50 more, but half storage. I aslo realize that i could have had an mac book air or pro but would only help with 3, not with 1 and 2.
So..how has it done over the last month?
1. GREAT- I dont notice the difference in pro motion. I came from ipad 6, and i cant see much difference between iphone 12 (what i have) and the ipad air. I just tried Diablo Immortal tonight, watched Ted Lasso, listened to music and entertained myself at a coffee shop while waiting on family memeber at an appointment. ZERO Complaints.
2. ALMOST GREAT, EXTREMELY GOOD. I am not a content creator, so my needs are a bit different . Does this ipad store tons of pdf documents downloaded from researcher websites? Yes. Is it snappy , going back and forth between them, including large data tables? Yes. Does the pencil work great for making notes and highlighting? Yes. Even the limited multi tasking is PERFECT for backtracking citations. What keeps it from being perfect? Lack of chrome extensions hampers citation management software
3. Good, but could be better. So the magic keyboard does work, but takes some getting adjusted to. Its snappy and responsive, but on the 11 inch version, some of the keys feel a bit cramped around the edges. I have to slow down my typing a smudge, but can still crank out a few pages an hour. I love the trackpad. I do know that excel and word work great off the apps for me, and google docs does what it needs to do. R studio cloud based seems to do most of my statistical analysis needs. I wish I could do SPSS or STATA, but it looks like i need to wait to i have my mac mini for that.
I feel that once i have the mac mini, the combo will be perfection.
So...whats my verdict? If this is your only device, you can get away with it, if your work load is no more than emails, documents, spreadsheets and PDFs. You will be able to have all that AND have a great tablet. This is super important if you find yourself doing work outside of a computer desk. Its portable and slim, good prices, fast and can be fun and good for work. If you need something more, you will have to determine if you want to.
a) ditch some things for convience and get a macbook. You lose tablet funcitonality, but (for researchers) you can do it all on a laptop. This is good if you are okay with not marking up books and research papers on them, instead keeping hand written notes or printing them out and having physical copies.
b) add something else to plug the gaps for when you need them. For me this is the mac mini.
The only thing i have not tried it yet is on zoom calls. I have my old lap top. How does that work in anyones expereince?
I had just ordered the air 5 and was afraid of what others were saying about it but your video reassured me on my purchase. Thank you so much for your unbiased review of the product! ✨
Hi, i just want to buy 1 for me. How the experience using air 5? Did you find any issue?
@@myguardian1719 hello! So far so good actually ☺️ I am mainly using it for my review classes and its working smoothly plus it's not really that heavy to carry around. Also, I am using the GoodNotes App for my note taking during lectures and serves the purpose well.
@@kamillemercado471 how about the creaking related issue? Because most user found it really frustrating
@@myguardian1719 I don't have creaking issues with the one I'm using ☺️
@@kamillemercado471 i'm happy to hear that 😀
Hey, thanks for your review, really appreciate that. Good luck with your class.
Gonna try it out, I wish I could have the same experiences
Sorry for my english 👌🏼
I'm planning to get an ipad this end of year and the Air 5 got my attention for awhile now. I'm an Android user for a very long time and interested on switching soon to apple. Main purpose to get this iPad is literally gaming and trying out new experiences with Apple devices
Always educational with great value for my time invested.
It’s my first iPad (first tablet ever actually) so I think it’s a great introduction iPad for me. I’ll be using it for simple sketching, taking notes and Netflix. I don’t really play games either.
It's going to be amazing for that - CONGRATS!
What storage variant did you get? Is 64 gb enough?
@@Ro-lc2jq not sure if this helps but I got an air 4 in December and 64gb is plenty, I use free cloud options like OneDrive and google drive for extra storage for documents etc, and even if I upgrade my apple cloud storage through the subscription (which I haven’t yet needed to) it will be substantially cheaper than the 256gb.
@@teaforthesoul thank you! Im worried bec the game i play genshin impact is almost 20gb 😫 and i going to do art stuff to it i might run out of storage
@@Ro-lc2jq I have about 180 apps currently and about 30gb free, not that I use them all, but I could definitely streamline more and free up more space easily if needed. I use procreate and affinity a lot, and take all my uni notes on it. Also, I have 256 Gb on my phone and despite using it heavily for games and music and photos I haven’t come close to running out of space (got it way back in 2018) which helped me decide. Whatever you decide, I hope your choice works for you!
Great video, love your advice as always. Just got the Air 5 64GB as an upgrade to the Samsung tab A (2016) and couldn't be more happy. While the storage made me think thrice about the purchase, with fast internet for rotating apps in and out and the ability of many apps (affinity photo etc.) to use file shares/usb-c ssd, i decided to manage instead of spend.
Thank you for the kind words. Congrats on the update!!! Thank you also for sharing your process and approach. I appreciate you being part of the community!
Thank you for discussing these concerns on the iPad Air 5. When I was started doing some pre-purchase comparisons between iPads in late March/early April 2022, I did come across some feedback and reviews from customers who had purchased the iPad Air 5 which mentioned the build quality issues you covered. I decided to buy a new iPad Air 4 instead in Mid April 2022, had to go for the 256GB storage option.
I was upgrading from an iPad Mini 4 which I've had for 5 years, so it's still a big leap forward. I figure that the Air 4 had been out for much longer, and many reviewers, including you, had given the Air 4 nothing but praise and thumbs up. We buy what works for us, and thank you for your reviews on the Air 4, that helped in my decision-making process as well.
I was one of the lucky ones that got one in perfect condition, mine has no flex or creaking issues at all. Very pleased with my buy and I love the white MK with the blue color!
Love your videos, keep em coming!
I’ve survived with 32gb on a 6 gen for more than 3 years, a lot of photos, some data heavy apps, really never struggled for space as you can sync in iTunes to reduce system data, uninstall and reinstall apps to increase storage, idle apps or just remove them until you need them. None of that is troublesome to do. Having said that I do have the air 5 with 256gb just because I never had more storage before so I probably won’t have to think about it. But even if you do have to think about it, there are easy solutions.
I’m still using my iPad Air 3 I got two years ago. It works perfectly fine and plus I love the design and headphone jack is nice.
the Air 5 has the same casing as the air 4, because each and every year, the price for manufacturing those specific casings goes down and down. That's why the iPhone SE is able to remain soo cheap, but still able to give people the full powered modern performance, on par with the iPhone 13 and ipad mini 6th gen.
The same is done here, its meant to be a more budget version of the iPad Pro, having the M1, and 8GBs of ram for those who want to spend a little less. Especially since the 120hz isn't entirely useful for everything on ipads.
I'm not even debating that "YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY THIS IPAD!!!!" no, more like it still has value like the other ipad models. Even if you're on some ipad air 3rd or 4th gen, maybe some older ipad pro. For me personally, I would upgrade to this ipad from my ipad 5th gen, rather than getting an ipad pro. Mostly because I'd wanna get as much as I can with the iPad pro line, being that I'd get the full 16GBs of ram with 1TB of storage, but that could wait till the M2 or M3 versions.
Love these tablet reviews, thanks!
Glad you like them! I appreciate you!
Love your videos, thanks so much. I've never had an ipad (only apple device I've ever had and still have is my MacBook Pro from 2013) so your videos are really helpful because you do them from. An objective POV with your own preferences thrown in here and there. The objective perspective you give is really appreciated and its what I'm looking for in deciding which ipad to get.
I had been keeping my eye on the ipad 10 but now that it has been released, I feel disappointed with it (the price point and the fact that it still only has support for apple pencil 1 which now needs an adapter to pair and charge it!). With that price point I'm now considering getting the air 5 instead for a bit more.
I've seem some devices where you can connect an ad (or micro ad) card for expanding memory which works for me as I think 64gb would be enough except when I want to load on movies or soemthing so that would be helpful for me rather than paying 150-200 extra for the 255gb model! Really wish they did a middle ground 128 option lol
I upgraded from Air 3 to the new Air 5 and love it - the limited RAM on my Air 3 was causing app crash/lag issues. I didn’t want Air 4 because it only had 4GB of RAM (1 more than Air 3) vs the new Air 5 has 8GB Ram and I wanted to buy one to have for 5 years. I got the Air 5 256 blue with cellular for $799 (usually $899) and AppleCare+ for $59 (normally $79). The same specs on 11” Pro retails for around $1049 plus AC+. I compared the Air and Pro for a few weeks and didn’t find any real difference in screen (Pro slightly brighter) and ProMotion wasn’t noticeable and I have it on my iPhone 13 Pro and MacBook Pro 14”. I use AirPods so speakers not a big deal. I actually like the TouchID on the Air better than FaceID on Pro because in landscape I was constant all blocking the FaceID camera. And, with the Touch ID, just resting finger on power button opens the device - no swiping up like FaceID. I’ve not experienced any noise or build quality issues.
Trust me you can see the promotion display
@@rice-eater6756 literally I have an iPhone 13 pro and I don’t mind the iPad not having it because in all honesty I don’t care for it
Thank you for this. I was beating upgrading my Air 3 to the Air 5 because the lack of RAM has started to become an annoyance
@@rice-eater6756 I have ProMotion on my 14” MacBook Pro and iPhone 13 Pro and do not notice a difference on my iPad Air 5. I bought an iPad Pro M1 11 inch alongside the Air 5 just to test it and noticed no difference at all.
@@erickcoffee3449 Same with me. I have iPhone 13 Pro and 14” MacBook Pro both with ProMotion and I don’t notice any difference in the iPad Air 5.
I'm staying with my iPad Air 4, thank you for the informative video!
I bought the 256 gig Air 5 version at Micro Center last week on sale for $599. 😮. I also did the stress test and found no issues (I didn’t go to level 3), it is a rock solid tablet. Great channel btw.
Wow, great deal!!! I appreciate you sharing your experience. I was really worried at level 3.... not gonna lie 😂🤣
Thanks for being part of the channel!
Yes, I think there was a batch that had poor QC, and Apple has had other issues with suppliers and maunfacturers (display/BOE) which should have not escaped the net. Disappointing but in the world of tech, see Samsung batteries, this does happen now and then, and hopefully OEMs learn. No big deal as Apple is offering exchanges.
I did the same thing and was lucky enough to get an open box (supposedly sent back to apple first) for $557. Typing on it now. Been wonderful so far.
I ordered the air 5 in the minute it was available, but it needed a few weeks to be shipped. In the meantime I made up my mind and was too worried about the insanely limited storage. I looked into an online shop for refurbished products and found the newest iPad Pro, so I canceled my order at apple and bought the Pro. I couldn’t be happier with my decision.
Did you go with refurbished through the Apple store?? In my opinion that is the only way to go. I wouldn't trust any other store online. With Apple refurbished products you basically get new batteries new screens everything buffed and clean I think they even do new cases. ..... it's just something that can't be sold as new. I would say that 50% of my Apple products have been refurbished. And I saved a ton of money!
@@IntriguedLioness I have bought my iPad from "rebuy" and my iPhone from "refurbed" and I was super satisfied. They were clearly as good as new. The only disappointment was that I didn't get the original charger with my iPad, but a brand new one from a different brand.
I honestly don’t like being ‘that guy’ lol, but he’s right, you really should have gone with a certified apple refurbish.
The whole point of these off brand refurbishing places is to 90% make the thing look and behave brand new - for a while. But when you realize that they’ve used insanely inferior tech to replace the original batteries or ports or anything else after the iPad starts failing on you in a year or two if you leave it on for too long, or just use it like the thing was meant to be used, but just destroying the internals while doing it because they’re just shit, and that’s literally why they can be sold for so much cheaper.
My Air 5 is likely to last me the next 8-10 years with the M1 chip… and unless you open the iPad up yourself, you won’t even know if that’s what they put back into yours.
Take it to a local techie and open it up and see what you’re working with.
If I’m right, thank me later lol, if I’m wrong, I’ll bend over and give myself a ttthhhpankin’!!
@@Vikanuck I’m certainly not going to bring my iPad to a local techie to let him open it up just to see if you’re wrong or right. I really don’t care.
I’ve had my refurbished iPhone for almost 3 years and it’s still perfectly good, even the battery is ok.
Just like my iPad, I bought it only a couple of weeks or months after the release by apple, so they probably didn’t have to replace much if anything.
I’m a college student who uses the air all the time. Never had a problem with it, gotten through whole school days of notes. Watched disney plus on it,
For me, shoving the M1 into the Air but not including Thunderbolt is a waste, as that’s the one aspect of the M1 I actually appreciate and use on the 2021 Pros I’ve got
Thanks so much for sharing your perspective!
This Is my first Ipad & 1st IOS device.
Extremely Fast
Breeze in multitasking
Superb Display
Thank you sir ..... your clips are so useful....it was much needed❣❣
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching.
I bought an iPad Air 5 from a very bad old tablet. I use it for watching TH-cam and gaming and the M1 chip is really fast. Well worth the upgrade in my opinion! I got 64gb and it’s plenty for what I use it for.
The Ipad prices in my country are insane. I had been checking the prices for couple of months until I finally made my decision on black friday. The absolute cheapest Air 5 64gb was 619€ (640$) and Air 5 256gb was 999€ (1033$)! Which is insane! Refurbished devices are rare finds here, so that wasn't an option. I was obsessed with getting the M1 chip and I too, like many others, leaned towards getting the Pro. However, I could not justify that kind of expense and I got back on the ground when I saw Air 4 256gb sold at 519€ (536$) on black friday. I bought it. I don't want to worry about the storage, I know that 64gb is just too little for me. On the first day using it, I already have 20gb used and I haven't even done much yet.
Thanks for this wonderful video
another great evaluation , a very extreme stress test, this is a great product. well done.
I appreciate the feedback 🙏🏻. Thank you.
Watching this video on my iPad Air 5 which replaced the iPad Air 3 which had a screen design flaw. The latter was a joke but glad to have the air 5 with the M1 chip. iPad Pro 2020 sits on the bench though i use that more for work. iPad Air 5 is more for home personal use.
I felt the pain with the level 3 pressure... you almost tried the bend test haha! Amazing video!!!
I was so worried, lol.
Very good for students who plan to take notes or watch movies etc, if you experienced the creaking issue keep your receipt and quickly head to your nearest Apple service centre and get a change immediately
Thank you for the review. I am considering buying a refurbished iPad Air 4 since the design and the quality really appeals to me. I could buy a new budget iPad but I think I am going to choose this one. I think it is still worth it even in 2022.
it absolutely is - and you should get a great deal.
same!
Personally about 50% of my Apple products are refurbished. But... and I repeat.. you should never buy "refurbished" through another third party. Refurbished through the Apple Store is new battery new screen new everything practically.. it just can't be sold as new. Of course your comments is a month old so you may have already made a purchase. Hope all works out.
@@IntriguedLioness did you check your battery cycle count , what was it ?
Just got the 256GB in purple. No creaking, cracking, or clicking. Some pressure on the back of the device of the right side, you can see the pressure rings on the display. Note that this is with a pressure that is not normally done while holding an iPad. Keep in mind, I am upgrading from the iPad Mini 5, which is also as thin as the iPad Air 5 at 6.1mm and it does the same thing with a forceful amount of pressure. It's thin, it's called Air for a reason. Just don't grab your device for dear life and you'll be fine. :)
So your old ipad had the same problem, but it didn’t really affect it on the long run ?!!
How's the battery backup
after 3 years of watching ipads related videos, i'm finally having ipad air 5 for college, and this video greatly helps me to think about ipad air 5
CONGRATS!!! So glad I couple help.
Battery backup?
Oh, you have me completely sold on that case!!!! Ive been looking for one i like and i love that one. Definitely going to use your referral link
This is helpful, thank you!
Just upgraded from iPad 4th gen to air 5. It's such a huge generation gap but honestly, I can't say i feel I even upgraded. The only thing different is that I can finally use apps like TH-cam again because I'm now on a higher version ios. Being stuck with ios 10 on iPad 4 had me locked out of most functionality. I'm pretry sure you can take an old 2013 android device and use it nowadays without such restrictions.
I might be spoiled by the screen quality and 120hz on my galaxy phone so air 5 screen feels meh and the scrolling is choppy. Thought Id have added a little bit and got the pro instead but I feel like they have several versions of iPads including Air on purpose jus to make you think "I'll just add 200 bucks more and get a better one" to force you to buy the most expensive one. The only reason I didn't go with cheaper IPad 9th gen is because of lack of Pencil 2 support. I'm sure they can make it support it, they just want you to buy the most expensive one by artificially locking you out of options. First you think of getting a regular iPad, then consider air, and finally start doubting if you should go for pro, spending twice or thrice mor eyou initially planned for having diminishing returns in features. So many scummy practices with Apple..
Air feels like a pointless upgrade to me. Base iPad is more than what you need, but if you're going to spend extra you really should get the Pro.
Delightfully detailed. Thank you!!
Glad it was useful, Laura. Thank you for being part of the channel!
Thank you for another useful clip. I absolutely agree with you. With M1 chip in the iPad Air, it only makes sense to get more than 64GB of storage, but that would mean paying more. So, I decided to buy an iPad Air 4 with a great discount. Now, I have an M1 Mac mini and an iPad Air 4, and yes, you are right again, they are perfect combo! Thank you!
I'm so glad you made a decision abased on what you actually need!
Cheers to that. I have the same combination. 🌸
I wanted to do the same thing but the official store was out of refurbished Air4s :(
@@Zejety Amazon
“It only makes sense to get more than 64, with M1”. Not at all. It all depends on what you want to do with it and what kind of apps/games you use. You just can’t store as much on it but that doesn’t mean you can’t utilize the M1 lol
My main problem with this iPad was storage, 64Gb is just not it anymore at least for me, but 256gb for for 750$ isn’t either, at that price point I’ll just go for an 11’’ iPad pro for 50$ more which is 100% better than the Air 5. So, it kinda killed it for me, I think is a great device but the storage/price automatically killed it for me personally. Either way I have an Air 4 and it still works great, the M1 upgrade is not necessary for me yet so I can live with this one or two more years, hopefully the next Air starts directly at 128gb already
That why some people buy a refurbished iPad
The pro starts at 128 to get 256 you have to spend 899.
I have the iPad Air 2020 in green and i Love it. I dont think im going to upgrade to a newer model in the next 3-4 years
Nice ipad video. You have a great to-the-point format that's so easy to watch.
I appreciate the kind words. Thank you for being part of the channel!
I think that iCloud is enough for anything else I'll need for the next 5 years. The game changer here is the M1 processor. Such power in your palms! On my 64GB device didn't notice any build quality problem so far. I use 30GBs till now with Affinity photo 2 installed and some games from Apple arcade.
64GB? They really want you to feel uncomfortable to upsell you to the 256GB. Imagine a processor more powerful than any Android flagship at any form factor and they paired that with the crap storage like it's 2018....
I would love to see iPad Air 6 to have a hover functionality for Pencil, if it does, it would be a perfect budget middle ground and awesome tool. But I think they will limit hover only to Pro lineup, at last for few another years...
yeah that would actually be a pretty nice feature for the next air
Went to an Apple store and tried many of these a week ago. The back flexed on all of them. Much more than any other iPads they had there. Definitely a quality or design issue.
Bro musta got kicked out😂😂😂😂
😂 this is called vandalism. People like this are why most display electronics don’t work
@@jahsonstar4209 they're display models, he's a potential customer addressing one of his concerns. I'm sure the literal trillion dollar company cares very much
No issues with mine.
You’re just like the people who were manually bending their iPhone 7s and got mad when it actually bent. Considering that this device shouldn’t be under the same physical constraints of a pocket constantly, bending is not a major issue to worry about.
I got the blue iPad Air 5 to match the iPhone 13 Pro Max Sierra Blue, both recently purchased and I like it.
This is why I love your videos; when even your sponsor ad is useful and I don't find myself skipping it like on other TH-camr's videos where it's some irrelevant subject. I bought the s8+ but still find the iPad videos informative and entertaining since I have family members that love Apple. Keep it up!
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Nice review. I can see that you tried to talk good about it most of the video, and kind of rushed into the negatives at the end. People with a bit of logic could see the same day this ipad was announced that it was a not update device, because it didn’t bring anything new as m1 is kinda pointless for 99% of people, it was maybe targeted to people who don’t own an ipad or a 4 to 5 year old model. You can get an iPad Air 4 used for about $350, and i would recommend that any day to the iPad Air 5.
Yo be transparent - I don’t try to be positive or negative - I’m just sharing my experience and my opinion. iPad Air 4 for $350 is an amazing deal
While my iPad Air5 is definitely fairly durable, I already see that the ways you tried to create creaking were not exactly the best method. I do feel the creak/click in mine but it doesn’t freak me out too much. I feel it most when I hold my iPad somewhat horizontally, and the creaking is close to the middle. It’s like…if the middle of the back was “the saggy belly of a cat” if that makes sense…? I can feel a light impact as the inner components hit up against the chassis as if they aren’t fastened down properly. It doesn’t rattle, thank god, but sometimes it feels as if gravity lets the insides “sag” a bit. I don’t think this will be an issue in the long term at all, and overall I am very happy with my purchase (pencil and keyboard too!).
I will note, despite your testing methods not being able to recreate the clicking (and honestly it may not be an “every model has the issue” thing either!) you do highlight well that this tablet is still more durable than people are giving it credit for. As with anything that is half covered in a pane of glass, just don’t go flinging the thing around and it should last a good while 👍
Thank you for taking the time to share this information - and for your honest feedback. If you get a chance, can you DM me a video showing me when yours makes a sound - so I can try it out. I love to gather as much data as possible. No worries either way - Thanks for being part of the channel!
I went from the iPad mini 2nd generation to this iPad Air 5th generation. I love it.
How funny that screen problem with rings or screen distortion as others call it is a problem with the mini iPad 6.I had one and it was horrible and I wasn't using a lot of pressure and no one is saying much about it. There concentrating more on the jelly scroll which never bothered me. On the other hand I purchased the iPad Air 5 instead and have no issues with the screen.
It will be my first ever iPad. I am in apple ecosystem but I don’t own an iPad. I think I will get one today. Thank you. I have watched all your videos on iPad 5 for review.
i see some youtubers they tell there is craking when you bend the ipad air5 but great video but im so exited you will make the studio and home tour and how old are you? and thank you to make this video
Great review.
I like the Apple Smartfolio case better. The case fits like a glove and magnets strategically placed to match magnets inside the unit hold it in place. The cover also wakes the iPad up and puts it to sleep.
I just got the Air 5 and love it!
The best M1 Ipad air buying decision i ever had, its really help my work in Univeristy
Can you make a revisit video on iPad air 4 with tests like battery , performance and tell when to upgrade in future?
wow great review, lets hope youve not damaged all you devices in the process
Glad it was helpful! I hope I didn’t 😂🤣
I love mine. I also have a 12.9“ Pro, and I don‘t think the iPad Air 5 is a bad product
I think it's a great product - I think it just got a bad rep
Just got the iPad Air 4th gen 256gb discounted because the 64gb 5th gen was not enough storage and the 5th gen do not have a lot of stock in Australia. So far love the 4th gen and love having heaps of room for comics and games.
That’s great! So glad you got a good deal that works for your needs! Thank you for being part of the channel!
I recently got an air 5 and I love it. I mainly bought it for notes for uni (4 years to go) so I got 256 version. I so far like it, coming from an s6 lite. One thing that samsung did better tho, is conversion handwriting to text. I'm from Poland and apple doesn't have neither scribble support nor siri for Polish. Bit sad, that
Problem with the air is max storage is 256gb. If you are planning on using it for some sort of graphics eg photo editing (with a separate camera), art, that would be on the low side. However if you buy a pro you are paying extra for things like speakers and extra cameras, which are things you don't really need.
Thanks for this useful video. Just got my Air 5 64Gb today. and I will be using it to create contents (Ive edited over 100 videos using the iPad 7th gen). after years of using the base model iPad, I realized that M1 is a good upgrade, and 64GB is more than enough to do what I do as a hobbyist content creator making guitar vids. Again, thanks for clarifying this hardware concern, knowing that Ive made the right purchase decision.
Hey, iam planning to buy the same, could you tell me is 64 gb is enough or i have to to go lowet variant of ipad to get additional storage like ipad 9 256
@@BlazeZ__ if you dont mind backing up your files whenever it gets 5GB or less, then 64GB is fine. However, if you want to load a lot of stuff in the device (personal photos, videos, movies, music, games, etc) and you need them always on your iPad, go with the 256GB variant iPad Air 5 (or get an M1 iPad Pro 11" if you have extra budget, though it will only give you 128GB). I wouldn't recommend anyone buying an iPad that isn't M1 chip at this point, regardless whether you need stage manager or not. Apple has made it clear with iPadOS 16 that M1 chips are the way forward.
Hi, I am planning to buy ipad 10th gen or air 5 but what's confusing me is my main purpose of video editing. I am not sure if ipad 10th gen will take 3-4 years of daily video edits without an impact on its overall performance gradually. Though the editing will be basic, for reels mostly. But how did the ipad 7th gen hold up for you for video editing? And for how long?
I have iPad Pro 11 inch and i am really happy with it. I think if you have the money go for the pro.
LOL I have such an outdated iPad that when you were talking about pressing hard making marks on the screen I realized that it wasn’t normal 😂
Dunno if someone asked, but any link to the wallpapers? Great video
Nice and thorough. Perhaps the next iPad OS will add features that will take advantage of the M1 processor to make this Air more appealing.
Thanks for the kind words. It's going to be interesting to see what iPadOS has in store.
ipad is very capable device , idk why they dont make good os for it , ipadOS is just bigger IOS
@@artguy7992 what specifically are you missing? Personally a desktop like interface on a touch screen is an awful idea. 13” is too small. I have a surface pro 8, and without a keyboard permanently attached to it, it’s practically useless. I also played with sidecar on my iPad and that’s also an awful experience.
If Apple makes drastic changes to the OS, I think it will be the death of the iPad.
I'll be buying that now after iPadOS 16, second monitor is what magnetized me to Samsung Galaxy Tab S series, now I want an iPad, M1 iPad Air to be precise...
Your pricing difference between the iPad pro 11inch and the iPad air 5 is only for the wifi versions respectively. But the iPad air 5 256gb cellular is 849$ while the iPad pro 128gb cellular is 949$. My question to you is do you think the 100$ price difference is worth the iPad pro. I'm mainly going to use it traveling (my job nothing but traveling from monday-friday. So I needed a cellular model with a data plan. I'm thinking its mostly going to be used for streaming music and watching content and occasionally maybe play games. I know that's kind of a high purchase for a glorified pretty display but I rather not invest in something cheaper that'll be obsolete quickly. Any advice?
I don't know why people are freaking out over these so-called build quality issues. I've held a normal Air 5 (not at Apple store) in my hands and not noticed anything even when trying to identify the issues, and most people will just put a case on it anyway. The Air 5 is a great tablet, it has amazing performance, a beautiful screen even if not Pro-Motion, great speakers, great cameras, and it has full iPadOS 16 functionality aside from the display reference mode. At some point people should stop thinking of what they can get if they spend more because that's what these businesses want you to do even if you don't need the features.
I just bought the 64GB modal. I had the original iPad Pro in 64GB for five years and only used about half. Most documents are stored in the cloud anyway with just apps and if you do movies and music on it.
Congrats!!!
I upgraded from an Air 2 to an Air 5 and couldn’t be happier. I was blown away by the improvement in display and speed.
CONGRATS Kevin!!! I still have my Air 2 and I couldn't agree more.
What's your experience with the air 5's battery life pls? I've heard complaints.
The rear camera useful for document scanning only because too much noise in it. I think it's due to lower pixel density and large screen. I hope it may improve in future. The front cam is okay for video calling. Not for streaming and more.
I just want to let you know that pixel density and display size have no impact on noise (which would have to do with a lot of things like sensor size, pixel size (different from display pixel), post processing, etc.
@@TechGearTalk Also, bug in text scanner. The reading ppsition may change randomly. If I want to scan the text from a single line text. Tgen, I need to move camera vertically instead of horizontally. I have purchased it by watching your review. I didn't faced any issue in video, photo editing and gaming.
The first model that I received after order had display issue (Light Bleed). Exchanged model is just fine, but I am not happy with the battery backup at all.
Appreciate you sharing your experience.
This is great, quick question, I have a MAC Mini M1 for Video Editing and Lightroom. Would I be happy video editing on Luma Fusion and Lightroom on this device as a home device when I'm not in the office
I’m upgrading from iPad Air 4th Gen to the iPad Air 5th Gen. Mostly because of the $100 promotion gift card from
Apple. Otherwise I’d probably wait but am
excited for the M1 CPU
Hey, I’ve been thingking about buying an ipad . I’m mostly gonna use it to read comics, watch youtube/netflix, editing photos, and maybe some note taking. I’m torn between ipad air 4 and ipad mini 6 (the price different is about 60$). Which one do you think i should buy ?? Thanks
As someone who has an iPad Air 2 for 6 years, this is worth of my money.
I have the 2020 iPad Pro base model with 128 gigs and cellular connection. I got a mini 6 base model not cellular with 64gb. Then the I bought iPad Air 5 256gb for the upgraded even if it’s unnecessary and I opted for storage. Even with it being in the pro territory for price. I decided I’ll buy a 2tb iPad Pro when the next one comes out so long as it’s an m2 processor. I ended up getting another mini 6 with 256gb because 64 is definitely too small for me and the mini is my favorite for moba games but, the pro is amazing and the air even being my most powerful is just meh. So for me raw performance isn’t my thing I’ve noticed I like storage and the bells and whistles of nicer displays like 120 hertz etc and I really appreciate small form factors so iPad Pro 2020 is still a better experience then iPad Air 5 unless you are power hungry. The mini is well rounded and portable which makes it a very desirable choice. I think for me all my devices will have a minimum of 256gb for me to stay content 128 is pushing it to close. When the new pro arrives it be my final rendition for a few years cause they last long as a whole and I’ll make sure there is a bunch of storage
Vielen Dank für diese ehrliche Rückmeldung 💚
Can you recommend some accessories for the Air 5?
is the ipad air 5 a better choice compared to the air 4 if you already have a separate laptop?
... and now that Stage Manager is coming, yes there's a reason to upgrade from the 4 to the M1 in the 5.
I didn’t even know this came out till I went to look at iPad prices bc I was going to get the air4. I’m gonna buy this one instead because it’s all I really need for an iPad but the review was very helpful
I’m so glad this was helpful. Thank you for being part of the channel!
Hi, thank you so much for this video! I am a nutrition student and I don't have any other Apple devices. I am not sure which Ipad I should buy and which storage. I am looking for something long-term for making my studies, writing, research for information, and apps like notability. What do you think?
Hi! I'm a nutrition student too. Which IPad did you buy? I'm in the same position like you 2 months ago.
I sold my MacBook Air m1 and bought again iPad.. iPad Pro 12.9 m1. This device is masterpiece. Brilliant display, fantastic, best speakers and of course performance. I couldn’t imagine using tablet without promotion display. No matter how powerful like iPad Air m1, visual experience matters too.
I really would love the iPad Air 5 in starlight but want a newer pro model which I am current,y using the iPad Pro 2017 10.5. I’m actually hoping for a new iPad Pro in either starlight or green 🤩🤩.
Based on experience, the speakers doesnt really matter. Most of the time, you will use your headsets/airpods.
Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching - I appreciate you sharing your story!
I just got the m1 iPad pro 11” with 5g and LTE.
Do you know if the ipados16 will introduce the files upgrade to the air, or only the pro line?
My best guess for the WWDC 2022
- Ipad Pro 5th gen
+ Ipad Pro 11” ( M1 or M1 Pro )
+ Ipad Pro 12.9” ( M1 Pro or M1 Max )
- New MacBook Air ( M1 Pro )
- New iMac ( M1 Pro , M1 Max or M1 Ultra )
-And of course , iOS 16 , iPadOS 16 , MacOS 12 , tvOS , …
Also Thank you for making that so I can know more about it the save my Ipad , even though My friend buy it but I’m in Vietnam and He’s American so I ask him buy it ( lol :] ) I never had a device for the last couple months . The first I have a device was a Iphone 6s from my Dad but right now , I can’t charge or open it by pressing the home button and battery got low . Also thank you for showing some of the accessories because :
- One , I find it like Everything and I MEAN , E V E R Y T H I N G but it got out of stock
- Two , For me it’s very hard to buy accessories in Vietnam , even though some streets are full of mini Apple stores , not as big as the Apple Headquarters but since I don’t want to get a battery that’s not good and cause it to explode so I only just put on the wardrobe and forget about it
And Three , e x p e n s i v e
That’s it and If your buying a device , make sure to buy it nice or buy it twice . Bye !
Updated a bit : I forgot to see the amazon link for accessories and it got out of stock ( oof )
2:48 i like how he put on AOT to show the display :D
small correction... @4:37 the power adaptor you mentioned is an included 20w not an 18w
Great video I have an iPad Pro 11 inch 256 gb. I love it I would wait on the new pros for those of you who want to get a pro. If anyone wants an iPad Air should just get the iPad Pro 128gb same price as iPad Air 256gb
I appreciate you sharing - it's definitely a good choice.
That why some people buy refurbished ipad
@@saharajohnson6481 yea it’s basically brand new
I have a question, is the tab S7 still feesable to get now or in a couple months even though the updates will end soon? I heard that they'll end in 2024, but if I still need to use it, will it run smoothly?
For me it would depend on the cost savings vs the Tab S8. The tablet should continue to run fine, but will no longer get updates beyond that point. It depends on what's a priority for you. Hope that helps.
@@TechGearTalk alright great, thanks!
It feels kinda of pointless to buy M1 iPads at full new prices now, when the OS doesn’t do much for all that extra power. I have the mini 6, which will be a great device for years. When I need to upgrade an m1 iPad will be easy and cheap to buy.
CONGRATS on the Mini 6 - it's a great iPad!