Make your own tier list here - tiermaker.com/create/ipad-tier-list---late-2022-15442930 I spent way too long making the template, hope you all enjoy lol. And go post it on the discord in the # todays-video channel! discord.io/91tech
Can you do your own cellular ipad version of this tier list? Assuming you opted for the cellular variant of an iPad at some point... I'm curious how is it from a POV of someone from the US since for certain models, the cellular iPad experience was different for those in the US and those in other countries.
Or they still somehow are still using it 💀. It’s the equivalent to an iphone 4s, how in the world are you still able to use it on super slow ios 9? It was absurdly slow on mine
i’m 99% sure there’s on somewhere in my house. otherwise there’s a destroyed iPad Air 1st gen somewhere, and 2 old iPad Minis, one being a slate 1st gen and the other being a silver… 2nd gen i think.
pro 10.5 will forever be my favorite ipad. It's the only one to have 120hz and a headphone jack. it also has the thinnest side bezels of any ipad. Only issue is the battery life isn't that great but ive had it for 5 years so the fact it works at all and has ios 16 is great
right! i have the same ipad and never had a single problem about it but i’m thinking about upgrading since the screen is absolutely shattered lol i’m stuck between ipad 10 or air 5
Actual garbage. Not just the 10.5 inch Pro, but the 10.5 inch Air were both plagued with screen issues. A lot of people I guess just don’t notice or care, but they were pretty much guaranteed to get yellow smudging at some point. I had 5, all replaced under warranty, with varying issues. And this is Apple, if they think you farted too hard in the same room as one of their devices they won’t replace it.
I recently found my old iPad 2 in a drawer in my garage. It had been sitting in that drawer for over 6 years, but I charged it to 100% and somehow the battery lasted over 2 weeks! I barely used it, but the fact that it was completely dead for years yet still has pretty decent battery life is extremely impressive to me.
The iPad 6 was a pretty big deal in the art community when it came out. Decent drawing tablets where you can draw on the screen were always pretty overpriced, and the art software often wasn’t much better. Apple coming out with a competitively priced high quality drawing tablet along with the much cheaper software on the App Store was a welcome surprise, plus it’s got all the other features of an iPad.
I am actually watching this on a iPad 6. Although the battery life isn’t as good, it is still a great iPad to use for writing, drawing, media consumption, and even gaming. The Apple Pencil support is so great as well as the life span.
I completely agree with the iPad 10 being in f. They removed the headphone jack and home button and then made it much more expensive which defeats the purpose of a budget tablet. it was also nice to have the old design available for those who want it and they could've kept it around a few more years. luckily they still sell the iPad 9 so I'm gonna buy one after Christmas this year.
Just got mine in the mail today. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhcEDB3r-OJ3_X5hQzr7k1ZofTQy1ao_U The corners of the box was a little smashed but I think that’s more of the shipping’s fault. iPad was in perfect condition though. I ordered the yellow one thinking it was going to be a bright vibrant color. Instead I looks like more of a Gold color. I personally prefer the gold look. Definitely not disappointed but just a heads up to the ones expecting a brighter cream of yellow.
100% agree on the iPad 3. Was the first iPad I ever purchased/pre-ordered. It was very slow and didn’t last too long before I ended up selling it. The iPad 4 coming out the same year was kind of a slap in the face.
It also doesn't help that despite performing worse than the iPhone 4S at every turn it *still* got iOS 9 (which was already abysmal on the 4S), which led to my iPad 3 becoming quite literally unusable in most apps, crashing to home in every web browser and freezing in practically all apps (even in the home screen itself)
@@TurboPikachu The A5 chip was honestly a pretty crappy cpu. it was only good on ios 5 and 6. iOS7 was usable but slow and as soon as iOS 8 came out it was ruined, then iOS 9 was just adding insult to injury.
@@9852323 Later A_X chips had at least some bit of perceivable performance gains, but the A5X really did just feel like a base A5 struggling to drive the 1536p display. The marketing felt like snake oil, and I never really stopped being skeptical about the whole A_X chip thing with later iPads; even the masses caught on to the diminishing returns with the A12 vs the A12X vs the A12Z. Now that we have the M1 and M2 I feel like those days should be behind us, as long as iPad Pros that get the M_ Pro chips have similar boosts over the base M_ chips that their Mac counterparts have
I was dying for an iPad mini for years. So when it got announced, I was super excited and completely agree with the placement in this tier list. It’s the one and only iPad I ever got. But this videos kinda tempted me into looking into an iPad again. But as you say, there’s SO many 🙃🙃
iPad 2 was my first tablet and had no complaints with it. It basically replaced the mini laptop that I had using before it. After getting an iPhone 4S, the lower resolution of its non-Retina display started to become more obvious. I replaced it with Air 1 and agree it was an excellent device. My mom is still using it for basic things like checking Facebook. I replaced the Air with a 10.5" Pro. A solid device, but not a mind-blowing upgrade. I bought the Pencil with it and never used it. The Promotion display was its best feature. Finally, I have an Air 4. I knew I was buying middle of the road and that is what it is. I don't use a tablet that much anymore, so that is why I didn't buy a Pro model. Overall, for the 4 iPads I have owned, I would agree with their rankings on the list.
very happy to see my beloved ipad air 2 deservedly ranked in S-tier. i still use it to this day, mainly for youtube and netflix and it still runs as smooth as i need it to for those tasks. it's definitely one of apple's best ever creations imo.
My first iPad was the (2017) 5th Gen base model. I never had a use case for a iPad, but figured at that price ($250 Black Friday Deal), It was worth a look. And I loved it! Found many use cases that only kept growing as the years went on. Loved it so much I bought both my parents one too! As the years passed, I wanted more features it lacked, faster speeds to handle games and programs. I would have bought the M1 iPad Pro, but wanted a 11" model with a mini LED display. Waited and here we are still lacking that with the M2, and really nothing really "new" compared to the M1. But I upgraded - and I do love the M2 a lot. My iPad's are used daily, and love them. A very handy tool for me.
Same tbh. I never had a tablet so in 2014 my mom bought me a samsung s2 tablet, I traded it for money and bought the Sony xperia z tablet, well I ended up trading it, a laptop, and ipod for a new iPhone 6. I took that iphone 6 and traded it to Verizon plus my iPhone 4 and got the xperia z3v phone and xperia z2 tablet free plus bose speakers, cases, screen protectors free lol. Well my ex gf broke both lol. And I ended up having to start from scratch, so I bought a iPhone 7 for 100$, traded it to Verizon for 400$ off of the iPhone X, and it was bogo and the ex gf wanted a iPhone 8 plus which she got free. So I got the tablet a few months later, and when the s7+ tablet came out I got 200$ trade in for the exact same tablet the iPad 5 329$. So I got the full value from it. Now I just got the m2 ipad Pro because it was the same price everywhere I looked as the m1 for same gig, size, and cellular capabilities. So I went for m2.
My mom got the iPad 3 in early October 2012, right before it was discontinued. It was our very first Apple product. She didn’t really know better at the time and neither did I. lol
My mom did the same in July of that year. The iPad was amazing at first, it just aged really poorly. It was our 3rd apple device though after our iPhone 4(s)
The IPad Pro 9.7 actually had more features than the IPad Pro 2015, it had a tru tone, p3 display and other features the original big IPad Pro did not have. Still using one today and it’s specs bar perhaps a modern chip is better than the new base level ipad. Better laminated screen, 4 speakers which sound good etc
Wish I had watched this before I bought my iPad Air 3 refurb. On the the other hand, if my 2016 iPad Pro 9.7 wasnt being cut off from iOS 17, I would still be using it. And you are very brave to attempt the iPad Tier List. :)
The iPad 10 is absolutely an F. Incredibly frustrating that they took an iPad Air 4, then spent money and effort to actually make it worse just to keep their product segmentation. It just proves this iPad did not need to exist. For anyone considering, please do yourself a solid and find a refurb iPad Air 4
I absolutely loved my iPad air 2, got it in 2016 (mind you two years after it came out), it was super fast and did everything I needed it to. Even now, it is a perfectly usable TH-cam machine for watching videos on a larger screen than my phone, and even not being on the latest software, it's fine as it is... Considering its 8 year old hardware!!! Deserved S tier imo.
My first iPad was the iPad Air 2. It has the best A series chip and camera at that time. The Air line was so good before the Pro line came out, it was the flagship. I do think that all the iPads in the Air lineup deserve a minimum B tier as they are the best value-performance iPads. It always gives the up-to-date technology and design with a huge cut down in price. The Pro has 50% more price while its utility is only 15% more than the Air . If you're not an Artist, the Air and the Pro are basically the same.
Just to add to your point on the camera for the ipad 9, not only it had a 12MP selfie cam, it was an ultrawide cam but it also brought center stage so it was the perfect zoom/facetime tablet for a cheap price. def a huge value proposition for most people Edit: for the ipad 10, you forgot to mention the fact they moved the smart connector elsewhere and they went out of their way to make a keyboard just for it specifically (charging $200+?) instead of using what the other ipads are using so that’s what reinforces it at F tier
My first tablet was the iPad mini 4. I bought it in high school right when it came out! I think I had the iPhone 5s at the time, so the larger screen was perfect for content consumption. I now have a 2018 pro 11 and an iPad mini 6, and I love the mini 6 still for watching TH-cam because I still prefer smaller phones for one handed use
I reckon we’ll get another home button ipad. Looking at the fact they put the price of the 10th gen up I have a feeling they’ll fill the $300 price point with an iPad SE or something
My first tablet I had was the family tablet it was an air 1. It was basically retired by 2020 as my sisters all grew up and got their own phones. A few months ago I tried to update it to iPadOS 12 but it got iCloud locked and now sits forever on the ‘Hello’ screen. I now use a iPad 9 and it’s super good
Delighted to see my old Air 2 in the S tier. Had it for 5 years, now my brother uses it. I can understand your ranking for the Air 4. But I love my Air 4, and I will be holding onto it for as long as it's still running. Aside from that, I agree with your list.
My first ipad was the mini 4 which I got for uni, after having the cheapest ever android tablet for a year or so (it was literally about £60 on amazon, it was terrible lol). Traded the ipad mini 4 into the apple store after about 3 or 4 years for an ipad 8th gen for the bigger screen and I'm definitely happy with it, I love the burnished rose gold-ish colour. matches the macbook i got recently and goes with my gold ipod touch too so it's all very satisfying lol. I didn't get a tablet for the longest time because i just didn't see the point of them, but idk there's just something convenient with being able to watch things on the ipad, especially with the split screen feature so i can have youtube and twitter/messenger open at the same time.
LOL, since I‘m currently thinking about getting an iPad, this is the perfect video to be uploaded right now. 😂 But I don’t really know what to choose, I‘m very unsure. I don’t have a high budget (I can’t afford a 900€ tablet, even 700 or 800 is very much for me). I need a storage that is at least 256GB (I have 256 GB on my phone and it’s 160 GB full after two years and I’m planning to use it as long as possible). The color is somewhat important for me, I wouln‘t really want to buy a gray, black or weird color iPad… I would prefer something like rosegold (my fav Apple device color), gold, silver (but white front, iPad 9 in silver looks weird to me), green, pink, blue… I prefer Touch ID in Homebutton over Face ID, but I prefer Face ID over Touch ID in the power button/side button. I absolutely don’t care about the camera as long as it has a camera. I‘d like to have it WiFi+Cellular, but it’s not really a must-have… I prefer lightning over usb c (but I don’t really care), but I don’t have a favourite between Apple pencil 1st or 2nd generation. I‘m not going to do heavy gaming (I don’t think I‘ll play any games) and not going to use it for school (I prefer paper and books). I‘ll mostly use it for watching TH-cam and drawing with Sketchbook App and Apple Pencil (not as a professional artist, but I want my drawings to look somewhat like drawn by a professional artist). I don’t care if it’s new or refurbished/used (I don’t even think I could afford a new iPad with the things I need). And of course I want it to get as much iOS versions as possible because I want to use it as long as possible. A different branded tablet is no option for me. I found iPad Air 3 refurbished in ”excellent condition“ with 256 GB storage in gold for either around 600/700€ (WiFi) or 790€ (WiFi+cellular) online, is it worth it? Does anybody have any suggestions on iPads for me? Should I go for WiFi only or WiFi+cellular?
I have an iPad mini 5, so I was ready to gripe about your rating. I chose instead of both the iPad 8 and Mini 6. And I have really lived it. It was a huge improvement over my Mini 2 and my Air 2. But then I recalled that I got it just before it was dropped for $299, at which price it was a steal! I like the old fashioned bevels because I am old and they are familiar, and the earphone jack is very important to me.
I miss white bezels. My first apple devive was the ipad mini 1st gen back when i was freshman in high school. Those were the days. I jailbroke it about a couple months after i got it. Everyone thought it was a giant phone haha 😂. Will always have a special place in my heart. Oh and i always played minecraft with my friends on that/ ran a private server
I miss the OG iPad mini, that was my favorite iPad ever. Unfortunately, it got very slow after one year with iOS 9 so I didn’t get to use it for very long but it does bring back memories though. it was my very first iPad ever.
iPad mini 1 was my first iPad. 32gb in that nice slate black colour. After that I bought the Air 2 and now I am using the 10.5-inch Pro. Have kept them on theire original ios versions they came with.
I had an iPad 3, iPad Air 2, and just the iPad Air 5 a few weeks ago. iPads are truly great devices (except the iPad 3, that was straight trash after iOS 7)
Back when I was a small child, I had an iPad 2 and it was a nice iPad. Then I got an iPad mini 4 when it came out and I had used it till the end of 2021 when the iPad mini 6 came out. I now use the iPad mini 6 and gave my iPad mini 4 to my brother. It still works now and it’s about 7 years old. And it runs iPadOS 15 still getting security updates. It just goes to show apple is the king of making long-lasting devices. The one downside though which is fair now since it is 7 years old is that it’s performance and battery sucks.
I think with the iPad 10th generation having a price drop to $350 and the ninth generation iPad being discontinued, it should be upgraded to D tear. The release of the Apple Pencil USB-C also helps.
I am using my iPad 4 now well I hadn't used it since 2017 it's iCloud I'd had to be reset, its holding up really well I have only lost 4% in the past hour and is fairly fast it Defo deserves A tier
First tablet was the iPad Mini 1, I used it for over 7 years and now use an iPad mini 5 that I bought in 2019. Both good tablets but the mini 5 feels a lot more up to date when I got it as the first mini had an old chipset and non-retina display when other iPad's had moved on.
My first tablet was the original iPad. Yes, I was an iPad kid. (Not to the extent of the stereotypical iPad kid, but I was an iPad kid.) However it eventually started bootlooping and while we were trying to fix it one of us (can't remember who) elbowed the thing and it went crashing and shattering onto the floor. Later down the line I had gotten the iPad Air 1 and it was a really great tablet! I had actually never updated it to iOS 11 until the last couple years of it's life and I regret that I ever did, since it would have been worth money since it ran stock software. Anyway, yeah, I got the iPad Air 4, sadly just before they announced the iPad Air 5 with M1, but whatever. It's a rock solid tablet that works fantastic with the Apple Pencil 2nd gen that I use to take notes, study and sometimes draw with. BTW - I can tell from the comments that everyone has either owned the original iPad, the iPad 2 , or the iPad Air. Those were some of the most popular models.
Agree, the 10th gen ipad makes no sense at current pricing, kills the budget Ipad category while at the same time making it worse than the ipad air 4th gen or mini 6 which costs the same or less. The biggest drawback is definitely the laminated display, samsung has that on even their sub $300 tablets so it's a joke that at $450 it doesn't have it.
I actually find that repairing laminated screens are much easier than non laminated. Don’t have to worry about scratching the lcd, and it’s a much quicker repair
I got the Air 1 for my 21st and used it up till this year and updated to the Air 5 when they stop doing updates then you know it’s time to get a new Ipad
Ngl I’m pretty happy that my iPad Pro m1 got A tier I have been useing it for 2 years and I have been using mainly for gaming and it’s very good btw I have a iPad mini 2 and unfortunately my lil bro broke it it’s a decade old and the battery life is actually amazing even after using it for 10 years+
The Pro 2 is so underrated. I have a 10.5" and it is still amazing. High refresh rate, pencil 1 support, good performance still despite being six years old, and is jailbroken easily (and supports iPadOS 17!) Plus, if you’re jailbroken, it can use Stage Manager without any issues despite Apple never officially Implementing it for this model
My first iPad was the iPad Mini 1st Gen. I got that thing back around 2012 or early 2013. That thing has so many battle scars from when it was being used back in it's heyday. It's been through so much during it's lifetime, been there throughout my whole time in elementary. I stopped using that iPad back in 2019 only because my parents took it away. I still have it now and god, I can't even imagine living with that thing today. Glad I stopped using it. I replaced it with the iPad 9 in November of 2021.
I’ve been little ruff on my iPad mini 5 but I get your point though, the price point was brutal but I solved it bye buying one used and I still rocking it to this day four years later Work like a clockwork
My first tablet was the 9.7 pro, had the Smart Keyboard with it and it was my main computer until 2020 when I upgraded to the 12.9 pro with Magic Keyboard, damn I never knew that it’s been so long since I’ve ditched Windows laptops for this very light thing!
Okay, but the thing about the Mini 5 is that it had several Pro features in a smaller package, including a laminated display, a better camera (if you care about that -- I used it for calls a bit), and offered higher storage options than the iPads 7 and 8, which explains the price difference. Specs-wise, it is better than the iPads 7 and 8, and those extras were worth the extra $70 if you were okay with the smaller size. The first tablet I ever had, hilariously enough, was a Mini 2 that I bought on sale when I started college. I loved that tablet so much that I got the Mini 5 when it was time to upgrade (which I actually regretted because the Mini 6 came out a few months later, which I knew was going to be the case 😂). Alas, my Mini 2 had been failing for a while and I used it significantly more than my decade-old Toshiba laptop at the time (which was also failing, though it was because of hardware as opposed to outdated software), so it was a move of necessity. I have an M2 Pro now, which I love for doing art and teacher-in-grad-school stuff, so I won't be going back to a Mini again, but I do miss the size lol.
My first tablet was the iPad mini 2, i still have it but it’s no longer a main device, I’ve recently gotten an iPad 9th generation and I really like it so far!
iPad Air 2 2014 greatest iPad ever made! It can play COD Mobile medium settings 20-30 fps low settings 30-40 fps for an iPad that’s almost 10 years old that’s really impressive!
My 1st Tablet was Ipad 10.5 pro 256 GB My 2nd was supposed to be an Air M1 but never got cheap enough and then Apple bumped the price 100-150 euro in Germany which ended it all for me staying with my 2017 pro for now
I went from the iPad mini then the ipad air 2 had that one for 7 years and it worked wonders and then recently I got the new iPad Air that came out recently
iPad 2 - 64GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) was my first tablet and also my last one. Once Phablets and more specifically the iPhone 6S+ came out, I couldn't see the point any more.
Love that you did this tier list. I use an iPad 12.9 4th gen at work, and my personal iPad is the Air 4th gen. Wish the iPad Air 4 got a little more love on this list :(
Tier S iPad Pro M1, iPad 9 with A13, 64gb, pencil, $180-250 new alot of places. Tier A iPad Air 3 A12. Tier B iPad 6 A10. Tier C iPad Air 2. Tier D iPad Air. Tier F iPad.
For me, it was a Samsung Ativ Tab 7. Bought it used, ran Windows 10, but booted into bios EVERY SINGLE TIME. Then a while later I bought another one that actually came with the S pen and keyboard, ran Windows 8, but fails installing 8.1 EVERY SINGLE TIME. I think I'm done with tablets, but I have considered two others, first gen iPad Air when it was new and MUCH more recently the Samsung Tab S8 (this time running Android and simply able to communicate seamlessly with a computer)
Make your own tier list here - tiermaker.com/create/ipad-tier-list---late-2022-15442930
I spent way too long making the template, hope you all enjoy lol. And go post it on the discord in the # todays-video channel! discord.io/91tech
Really like the tier list videos
@@timoyjonsen5428 me too
First tablet iPad 3
Can you do your own cellular ipad version of this tier list? Assuming you opted for the cellular variant of an iPad at some point...
I'm curious how is it from a POV of someone from the US since for certain models, the cellular iPad experience was different for those in the US and those in other countries.
face id sucks i prefer touch id
I swear literally every American household has an iPad 2 lying around in a drawer collecting dust somewhere it’s unavoidable
Or they still somehow are still using it 💀. It’s the equivalent to an iphone 4s, how in the world are you still able to use it on super slow ios 9? It was absurdly slow on mine
foond my ipad 2 in my old desk and jailbreaked it to run ios 6 it runs so smoothly lol
i’m 99% sure there’s on somewhere in my house. otherwise there’s a destroyed iPad Air 1st gen somewhere, and 2 old iPad Minis, one being a slate 1st gen and the other being a silver… 2nd gen i think.
For me it's an iPad 1
I know so many people personally who have iPad 2’s. I guess this must’ve been a super popular tablet at release
pro 10.5 will forever be my favorite ipad. It's the only one to have 120hz and a headphone jack. it also has the thinnest side bezels of any ipad. Only issue is the battery life isn't that great but ive had it for 5 years so the fact it works at all and has ios 16 is great
right! i have the same ipad and never had a single problem about it but i’m thinking about upgrading since the screen is absolutely shattered lol i’m stuck between ipad 10 or air 5
Yesss, still using mine it’s great
@@dernbot please get the air 5 its eons better
i like mine but my battery sucks with it, i might upgrade sometime soon
Actual garbage. Not just the 10.5 inch Pro, but the 10.5 inch Air were both plagued with screen issues. A lot of people I guess just don’t notice or care, but they were pretty much guaranteed to get yellow smudging at some point. I had 5, all replaced under warranty, with varying issues. And this is Apple, if they think you farted too hard in the same room as one of their devices they won’t replace it.
I recently found my old iPad 2 in a drawer in my garage. It had been sitting in that drawer for over 6 years, but I charged it to 100% and somehow the battery lasted over 2 weeks! I barely used it, but the fact that it was completely dead for years yet still has pretty decent battery life is extremely impressive to me.
i also have a 2nd gen but it sucks on ios9
mine lasted for 2 months without charge.
condition still ok
Old iPads just have good battery
same for my nintendo dsi
My ipad 5th gen I gifted on my mother 6 years ago still lasts a whole day of youtube/browsing/etc. iPad batteries are just immortal 🤣
The iPad 6 was a pretty big deal in the art community when it came out. Decent drawing tablets where you can draw on the screen were always pretty overpriced, and the art software often wasn’t much better. Apple coming out with a competitively priced high quality drawing tablet along with the much cheaper software on the App Store was a welcome surprise, plus it’s got all the other features of an iPad.
YES that was my first ipad for that exact reason! budget iPad with Pencil compatibility + Procreate was amazing!
@@ThirdCultureChinesesame my first iPad
I wasn’t focused on the art aspect of it but still bought it as an upgrade from the iPad mini 2
I am actually watching this on a iPad 6. Although the battery life isn’t as good, it is still a great iPad to use for writing, drawing, media consumption, and even gaming. The Apple Pencil support is so great as well as the life span.
Can you please tell me what iPads do you consider decent for drawing? I’m looking to get one
I completely agree with the iPad 10 being in f. They removed the headphone jack and home button and then made it much more expensive which defeats the purpose of a budget tablet. it was also nice to have the old design available for those who want it and they could've kept it around a few more years. luckily they still sell the iPad 9 so I'm gonna buy one after Christmas this year.
IKR. The budget iPad is for media consumption moreso than any other, so it should have a headphone jack for better media consumption.
Buy a used air 4
@@sinfizz_it’s because they put the camera where wireless charging for the 2nd gen pencil is
Just got mine in the mail today. th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhcEDB3r-OJ3_X5hQzr7k1ZofTQy1ao_U The corners of the box was a little smashed but I think that’s more of the shipping’s fault. iPad was in perfect condition though. I ordered the yellow one thinking it was going to be a bright vibrant color. Instead I looks like more of a Gold color. I personally prefer the gold look. Definitely not disappointed but just a heads up to the ones expecting a brighter cream of yellow.
100% agree on the iPad 3. Was the first iPad I ever purchased/pre-ordered. It was very slow and didn’t last too long before I ended up selling it. The iPad 4 coming out the same year was kind of a slap in the face.
It also doesn't help that despite performing worse than the iPhone 4S at every turn it *still* got iOS 9 (which was already abysmal on the 4S), which led to my iPad 3 becoming quite literally unusable in most apps, crashing to home in every web browser and freezing in practically all apps (even in the home screen itself)
@@TurboPikachu The A5 chip was honestly a pretty crappy cpu. it was only good on ios 5 and 6. iOS7 was usable but slow and as soon as iOS 8 came out it was ruined, then iOS 9 was just adding insult to injury.
@@9852323 Later A_X chips had at least some bit of perceivable performance gains, but the A5X really did just feel like a base A5 struggling to drive the 1536p display. The marketing felt like snake oil, and I never really stopped being skeptical about the whole A_X chip thing with later iPads; even the masses caught on to the diminishing returns with the A12 vs the A12X vs the A12Z. Now that we have the M1 and M2 I feel like those days should be behind us, as long as iPad Pros that get the M_ Pro chips have similar boosts over the base M_ chips that their Mac counterparts have
Still have my iPad 3 although the screen is now broken. It was so painful to use after iOS 7. My air 2 was a literal godsend at that point
@@9852323os 7 was still fast, ios 8 started the lag issue, ios 9 just destroyed it. Thats what people say at least
I was dying for an iPad mini for years. So when it got announced, I was super excited and completely agree with the placement in this tier list.
It’s the one and only iPad I ever got. But this videos kinda tempted me into looking into an iPad again. But as you say, there’s SO many 🙃🙃
Watching on my mini 6 and I love this thing
iPad 2 was my first tablet and had no complaints with it. It basically replaced the mini laptop that I had using before it. After getting an iPhone 4S, the lower resolution of its non-Retina display started to become more obvious. I replaced it with Air 1 and agree it was an excellent device. My mom is still using it for basic things like checking Facebook. I replaced the Air with a 10.5" Pro. A solid device, but not a mind-blowing upgrade. I bought the Pencil with it and never used it. The Promotion display was its best feature. Finally, I have an Air 4. I knew I was buying middle of the road and that is what it is. I don't use a tablet that much anymore, so that is why I didn't buy a Pro model. Overall, for the 4 iPads I have owned, I would agree with their rankings on the list.
owning a ipad 2 is a canon event
very happy to see my beloved ipad air 2 deservedly ranked in S-tier. i still use it to this day, mainly for youtube and netflix and it still runs as smooth as i need it to for those tasks. it's definitely one of apple's best ever creations imo.
I have it for 7 years still running well looks new still. Will keep it forever.
7 years since i had it, still fine.
I still have an iPad Air from 2013.
I got all the way up to iOS 12.5.6, 9 years of support is wonderful.
Would get an Air 5th gen to replace it.
My first iPad was the (2017) 5th Gen base model. I never had a use case for a iPad, but figured at that price ($250 Black Friday Deal), It was worth a look. And I loved it! Found many use cases that only kept growing as the years went on. Loved it so much I bought both my parents one too!
As the years passed, I wanted more features it lacked, faster speeds to handle games and programs. I would have bought the M1 iPad Pro, but wanted a 11" model with a mini LED display. Waited and here we are still lacking that with the M2, and really nothing really "new" compared to the M1. But I upgraded - and I do love the M2 a lot.
My iPad's are used daily, and love them. A very handy tool for me.
Same tbh. I never had a tablet so in 2014 my mom bought me a samsung s2 tablet, I traded it for money and bought the Sony xperia z tablet, well I ended up trading it, a laptop, and ipod for a new iPhone 6. I took that iphone 6 and traded it to Verizon plus my iPhone 4 and got the xperia z3v phone and xperia z2 tablet free plus bose speakers, cases, screen protectors free lol. Well my ex gf broke both lol. And I ended up having to start from scratch, so I bought a iPhone 7 for 100$, traded it to Verizon for 400$ off of the iPhone X, and it was bogo and the ex gf wanted a iPhone 8 plus which she got free. So I got the tablet a few months later, and when the s7+ tablet came out I got 200$ trade in for the exact same tablet the iPad 5 329$. So I got the full value from it. Now I just got the m2 ipad Pro because it was the same price everywhere I looked as the m1 for same gig, size, and cellular capabilities. So I went for m2.
My first tablet was a 2013 Nexus 7. A really solid device.
My mom got the iPad 3 in early October 2012, right before it was discontinued. It was our very first Apple product. She didn’t really know better at the time and neither did I. lol
My mom did the same in July of that year. The iPad was amazing at first, it just aged really poorly. It was our 3rd apple device though after our iPhone 4(s)
The IPad Pro 9.7 actually had more features than the IPad Pro 2015, it had a tru tone, p3 display and other features the original big IPad Pro did not have. Still using one today and it’s specs bar perhaps a modern chip is better than the new base level ipad. Better laminated screen, 4 speakers which sound good etc
Wish I had watched this before I bought my iPad Air 3 refurb. On the the other hand, if my 2016 iPad Pro 9.7 wasnt being cut off from iOS 17, I would still be using it.
And you are very brave to attempt the iPad Tier List. :)
The iPad 10 is absolutely an F. Incredibly frustrating that they took an iPad Air 4, then spent money and effort to actually make it worse just to keep their product segmentation. It just proves this iPad did not need to exist. For anyone considering, please do yourself a solid and find a refurb iPad Air 4
I'm currently using the iPad Air 3, and you're right it's pretty boring all things considered but it's solid and gets the job done for me :)
I absolutely loved my iPad air 2, got it in 2016 (mind you two years after it came out), it was super fast and did everything I needed it to. Even now, it is a perfectly usable TH-cam machine for watching videos on a larger screen than my phone, and even not being on the latest software, it's fine as it is... Considering its 8 year old hardware!!! Deserved S tier imo.
im so happy that my ipad (4th gen) didnt got an F
I totally agree on the iPsd 10. Get the 9 while they are still available. Love the 3.5 headphone jack.
My first iPad was the iPad Air 2. It has the best A series chip and camera at that time. The Air line was so good before the Pro line came out, it was the flagship. I do think that all the iPads in the Air lineup deserve a minimum B tier as they are the best value-performance iPads. It always gives the up-to-date technology and design with a huge cut down in price. The Pro has 50% more price while its utility is only 15% more than the Air . If you're not an Artist, the Air and the Pro are basically the same.
Just to add to your point on the camera for the ipad 9, not only it had a 12MP selfie cam, it was an ultrawide cam but it also brought center stage so it was the perfect zoom/facetime tablet for a cheap price. def a huge value proposition for most people
Edit: for the ipad 10, you forgot to mention the fact they moved the smart connector elsewhere and they went out of their way to make a keyboard just for it specifically (charging $200+?) instead of using what the other ipads are using so that’s what reinforces it at F tier
Bought the iPad 9 while it still had the 3.5mm headphone jack. It’s gone in all future models.😩
My first tablet was the iPad mini 4. I bought it in high school right when it came out! I think I had the iPhone 5s at the time, so the larger screen was perfect for content consumption. I now have a 2018 pro 11 and an iPad mini 6, and I love the mini 6 still for watching TH-cam because I still prefer smaller phones for one handed use
I reckon we’ll get another home button ipad. Looking at the fact they put the price of the 10th gen up I have a feeling they’ll fill the $300 price point with an iPad SE or something
yeah
That would be great! 😮
Or they will kill off the 9th gen. And drop the price of 10 gen for more sales
My first tablet I had was the family tablet it was an air 1. It was basically retired by 2020 as my sisters all grew up and got their own phones. A few months ago I tried to update it to iPadOS 12 but it got iCloud locked and now sits forever on the ‘Hello’ screen. I now use a iPad 9 and it’s super good
Delighted to see my old Air 2 in the S tier. Had it for 5 years, now my brother uses it.
I can understand your ranking for the Air 4. But I love my Air 4, and I will be holding onto it for as long as it's still running. Aside from that, I agree with your list.
My first ipad was the mini 4 which I got for uni, after having the cheapest ever android tablet for a year or so (it was literally about £60 on amazon, it was terrible lol). Traded the ipad mini 4 into the apple store after about 3 or 4 years for an ipad 8th gen for the bigger screen and I'm definitely happy with it, I love the burnished rose gold-ish colour. matches the macbook i got recently and goes with my gold ipod touch too so it's all very satisfying lol. I didn't get a tablet for the longest time because i just didn't see the point of them, but idk there's just something convenient with being able to watch things on the ipad, especially with the split screen feature so i can have youtube and twitter/messenger open at the same time.
LOL, since I‘m currently thinking about getting an iPad, this is the perfect video to be uploaded right now. 😂
But I don’t really know what to choose, I‘m very unsure. I don’t have a high budget (I can’t afford a 900€ tablet, even 700 or 800 is very much for me). I need a storage that is at least 256GB (I have 256 GB on my phone and it’s 160 GB full after two years and I’m planning to use it as long as possible). The color is somewhat important for me, I wouln‘t really want to buy a gray, black or weird color iPad… I would prefer something like rosegold (my fav Apple device color), gold, silver (but white front, iPad 9 in silver looks weird to me), green, pink, blue… I prefer Touch ID in Homebutton over Face ID, but I prefer Face ID over Touch ID in the power button/side button. I absolutely don’t care about the camera as long as it has a camera. I‘d like to have it WiFi+Cellular, but it’s not really a must-have… I prefer lightning over usb c (but I don’t really care), but I don’t have a favourite between Apple pencil 1st or 2nd generation. I‘m not going to do heavy gaming (I don’t think I‘ll play any games) and not going to use it for school (I prefer paper and books). I‘ll mostly use it for watching TH-cam and drawing with Sketchbook App and Apple Pencil (not as a professional artist, but I want my drawings to look somewhat like drawn by a professional artist). I don’t care if it’s new or refurbished/used (I don’t even think I could afford a new iPad with the things I need). And of course I want it to get as much iOS versions as possible because I want to use it as long as possible. A different branded tablet is no option for me.
I found iPad Air 3 refurbished in ”excellent condition“ with 256 GB storage in gold for either around 600/700€ (WiFi) or 790€ (WiFi+cellular) online, is it worth it? Does anybody have any suggestions on iPads for me? Should I go for WiFi only or WiFi+cellular?
I have the iPad Pro 12.9 M1 and it’s amazing. I originally bought the air but quickly exchanged it for the pro. It’s amazing
My first tablet was the Kindle Fire HD. I liked it for what it was but I was glad that I got an iPad Air two years later.
I have an iPad mini 5, so I was ready to gripe about your rating. I chose instead of both the iPad 8 and Mini 6. And I have really lived it. It was a huge improvement over my Mini 2 and my Air 2. But then I recalled that I got it just before it was dropped for $299, at which price it was a steal! I like the old fashioned bevels because I am old and they are familiar, and the earphone jack is very important to me.
I miss white bezels. My first apple devive was the ipad mini 1st gen back when i was freshman in high school. Those were the days. I jailbroke it about a couple months after i got it. Everyone thought it was a giant phone haha 😂. Will always have a special place in my heart. Oh and i always played minecraft with my friends on that/ ran a private server
I’ve had the I pad pro 2018 since it came out, now in 2023 it’s finally breaking. It was a very good i pad
I miss the OG iPad mini, that was my favorite iPad ever. Unfortunately, it got very slow after one year with iOS 9 so I didn’t get to use it for very long but it does bring back memories though. it was my very first iPad ever.
Watching this on an iPad Air 2, and have literally used this thing everyday since preorder in late 2014. Original screen, original battery. Beast.
iPad mini 1 was my first iPad. 32gb in that nice slate black colour.
After that I bought the Air 2 and now I am using the 10.5-inch Pro.
Have kept them on theire original ios versions they came with.
Loving my iPad Pro 2020!
iPad mini 2 was my first iPad, then I got the pro 10.5 2017, still awesome today
Who else loved the old ipad backgrounds? The night sky just looks so pretty on them.
I used to own a iPad Air 1 (16 GB space gray) but my daily driver is the iPad 9th gen and I don’t feel Ike switching to the 10th gen
I'm just happy i found a new ipad video... i think I've watched 80% of all the ipad videos
I had an iPad 3, iPad Air 2, and just the iPad Air 5 a few weeks ago. iPads are truly great devices (except the iPad 3, that was straight trash after iOS 7)
Back when I was a small child, I had an iPad 2 and it was a nice iPad. Then I got an iPad mini 4 when it came out and I had used it till the end of 2021 when the iPad mini 6 came out. I now use the iPad mini 6 and gave my iPad mini 4 to my brother. It still works now and it’s about 7 years old. And it runs iPadOS 15 still getting security updates. It just goes to show apple is the king of making long-lasting devices. The one downside though which is fair now since it is 7 years old is that it’s performance and battery sucks.
I think with the iPad 10th generation having a price drop to $350 and the ninth generation iPad being discontinued, it should be upgraded to D tear. The release of the Apple Pencil USB-C also helps.
I have the original ipad 1, an ipad air2 a 12,9 ipad pro M1 and an ipad 9, It seems I have had the best of each format… thanks
My first tablet was the iPad 4
I am using my iPad 4 now well I hadn't used it since 2017 it's iCloud I'd had to be reset, its holding up really well I have only lost 4% in the past hour and is fairly fast it Defo deserves A tier
First tablet was the iPad Mini 1, I used it for over 7 years and now use an iPad mini 5 that I bought in 2019. Both good tablets but the mini 5 feels a lot more up to date when I got it as the first mini had an old chipset and non-retina display when other iPad's had moved on.
I just recently got an lte iPad 9 and it’s rock solid. Reminds me a lot of the halcyon days of iPad 2
My first tablet was the original iPad. Yes, I was an iPad kid. (Not to the extent of the stereotypical iPad kid, but I was an iPad kid.) However it eventually started bootlooping and while we were trying to fix it one of us (can't remember who) elbowed the thing and it went crashing and shattering onto the floor. Later down the line I had gotten the iPad Air 1 and it was a really great tablet! I had actually never updated it to iOS 11 until the last couple years of it's life and I regret that I ever did, since it would have been worth money since it ran stock software. Anyway, yeah, I got the iPad Air 4, sadly just before they announced the iPad Air 5 with M1, but whatever. It's a rock solid tablet that works fantastic with the Apple Pencil 2nd gen that I use to take notes, study and sometimes draw with.
BTW - I can tell from the comments that everyone has either owned the original iPad, the iPad 2 , or the iPad Air. Those were some of the most popular models.
I currently have the IPad 9th Gen. Originally I had the IPad 2nd Gen. which lasted about 6+ years and was still working fine when I gave it away
iPad 3 was my first iOS device than it was iPod touch, iPad mini 1, iPad mini 5 and now have the M1 Pro 11 inch
I still have the first IPad. I got 64 GB model and have about 20 movies on it and can still watch them on it!
Watching this video on the iPad Air 1, still great for video streaming and light gaming
My ipad 4 died in 2014 and that was a shame. Really liked it till it died. The fact you said it still runs well makes me even more made lol
Agree, the 10th gen ipad makes no sense at current pricing, kills the budget Ipad category while at the same time making it worse than the ipad air 4th gen or mini 6 which costs the same or less.
The biggest drawback is definitely the laminated display, samsung has that on even their sub $300 tablets so it's a joke that at $450 it doesn't have it.
There are far too many iPads in the currently line up to be easy to choose a model. Especially for first time buyers.
I actually find that repairing laminated screens are much easier than non laminated. Don’t have to worry about scratching the lcd, and it’s a much quicker repair
have you ever done a screen repair sir??🤨
@@TuristaArcsi it is in fact my job. Do it all the time
Its more expensive tho.
I got the Air 1 for my 21st and used it up till this year and updated to the Air 5 when they stop doing updates then you know it’s time to get a new Ipad
Ngl I’m pretty happy that my iPad Pro m1 got A tier I have been useing it for 2 years and I have been using mainly for gaming and it’s very good btw I have a iPad mini 2 and unfortunately my lil bro broke it it’s a decade old and the battery life is actually amazing even after using it for 10 years+
the air 2 definitely deserves s tier i still use one today and its fine and runs ipad os 15 great for the age
The Pro 2 is so underrated. I have a 10.5" and it is still amazing. High refresh rate, pencil 1 support, good performance still despite being six years old, and is jailbroken easily (and supports iPadOS 17!) Plus, if you’re jailbroken, it can use Stage Manager without any issues despite Apple never officially Implementing it for this model
My first iPad was the iPad Mini 1st Gen. I got that thing back around 2012 or early 2013. That thing has so many battle scars from when it was being used back in it's heyday. It's been through so much during it's lifetime, been there throughout my whole time in elementary. I stopped using that iPad back in 2019 only because my parents took it away. I still have it now and god, I can't even imagine living with that thing today. Glad I stopped using it. I replaced it with the iPad 9 in November of 2021.
2021 iPP brought two of the most powerful features like Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 support and mini LED.
I’ve been little ruff on my iPad mini 5 but I get your point though, the price point was brutal but I solved it bye buying one used and I still rocking it to this day four years later
Work like a clockwork
Mini 6 gets a high B or low A for me because of the apple pencil 2 in that small form factor is rad as hell.
My first tablet was the 9.7 pro, had the Smart Keyboard with it and it was my main computer until 2020 when I upgraded to the 12.9 pro with Magic Keyboard, damn I never knew that it’s been so long since I’ve ditched Windows laptops for this very light thing!
Okay, but the thing about the Mini 5 is that it had several Pro features in a smaller package, including a laminated display, a better camera (if you care about that -- I used it for calls a bit), and offered higher storage options than the iPads 7 and 8, which explains the price difference. Specs-wise, it is better than the iPads 7 and 8, and those extras were worth the extra $70 if you were okay with the smaller size.
The first tablet I ever had, hilariously enough, was a Mini 2 that I bought on sale when I started college. I loved that tablet so much that I got the Mini 5 when it was time to upgrade (which I actually regretted because the Mini 6 came out a few months later, which I knew was going to be the case 😂). Alas, my Mini 2 had been failing for a while and I used it significantly more than my decade-old Toshiba laptop at the time (which was also failing, though it was because of hardware as opposed to outdated software), so it was a move of necessity. I have an M2 Pro now, which I love for doing art and teacher-in-grad-school stuff, so I won't be going back to a Mini again, but I do miss the size lol.
The iPad 6 was one of my favorite iPads, and I still recommend it today. It’s supper cool and it get the job done when it come to school .
9:00, aww I didn’t know it was kicked off support, my air 2 hasn’t been on in months so I didn’t realise, good job I upgraded to the air 4
My first tablet was the iPad mini 2, i still have it but it’s no longer a main device, I’ve recently gotten an iPad 9th generation and I really like it so far!
My first tablet was an iPad 2. Wish I still had it. I sold it and put the money towards the iPad Air 1.
As much as it’s confusing. Adding a cheaper iPad classic with the home button would be a game changer once they remove support for the 9th gen.
iPad Air 2 2014 greatest iPad ever made! It can play COD Mobile medium settings 20-30 fps low settings 30-40 fps for an iPad that’s almost 10 years old that’s really impressive!
My 1st Tablet was Ipad 10.5 pro 256 GB
My 2nd was supposed to be an Air M1 but never got cheap enough and then Apple bumped the price 100-150 euro in Germany which ended it all for me staying with my 2017 pro for now
M1 ipad pro deserves s tier because of the mini led display on the 12.9. I have this & its my favorite computer
ipad air 1st gen is my first tablet it lasted longer than my netbook
Love all your videos keep up the good videos
I went from the iPad mini then the ipad air 2 had that one for 7 years and it worked wonders and then recently I got the new iPad Air that came out recently
Proud ipad 9 user over here
My parents bought 4 iPad Air 2 models in 128GB, two gold and two space gray, we still use them today
iPad 9 - gets a new chip, double storage and upgraded *front* camera = B
iPad Pro 4 - gets a new chip, LiDAR and a new camer- *E*
I had an iPad 2 before - lasted me for about 8 years or so.
I had a Samsung Galaxy tab E that and little thing lasted me for a good few years before I decided to get my first iPad.
iPad 2 - 64GB (Wi-Fi + 3G) was my first tablet and also my last one. Once Phablets and more specifically the iPhone 6S+ came out, I couldn't see the point any more.
The Pro M1 12.9 with the XDR screen is definitely S tier
iPad. April 2010 was my first tablet.
the iPad 3 was my first iPad, and I agree with u 100% abt it
4:37 exactly and that was my second, very mixed experience after iPad 1 … than I got the iPad 4 and ditched the 3 for my family. It was fine
I hear that NHL 94 (Sega Genesis version) BGM at the start of your video. I got you.
my first iPad was an iPad six and I still use it today
Love that you did this tier list. I use an iPad 12.9 4th gen at work, and my personal iPad is the Air 4th gen. Wish the iPad Air 4 got a little more love on this list :(
Tier S iPad Pro M1, iPad 9 with A13, 64gb, pencil, $180-250 new alot of places.
Tier A iPad Air 3 A12.
Tier B iPad 6 A10.
Tier C iPad Air 2.
Tier D iPad Air.
Tier F iPad.
For me, it was a Samsung Ativ Tab 7. Bought it used, ran Windows 10, but booted into bios EVERY SINGLE TIME. Then a while later I bought another one that actually came with the S pen and keyboard, ran Windows 8, but fails installing 8.1 EVERY SINGLE TIME. I think I'm done with tablets, but I have considered two others, first gen iPad Air when it was new and MUCH more recently the Samsung Tab S8 (this time running Android and simply able to communicate seamlessly with a computer)
I used to have a iPad mini 4 for years but now I still have iPad Air 4 still good enough
I also have an iPad 6 or air I bought it in 2018 and still use it all the time still a good device
28:36 My first iPad was the first iPad from 2010.
Do an iPod Tier Ranking of all the iPods