{"id":35205,"date":"2022-03-08T20:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T01:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=35205"},"modified":"2022-11-10T08:30:23","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T13:30:23","slug":"ipad-air-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/03\/08\/ipad-air-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad Air (5th Generation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2022\/03\/apple-introduces-the-most-powerful-and-versatile-ipad-air-ever\/\">Apple<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2022\/03\/08\/apple-unveils-new-ipad-air\/\">MacRumors<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2022\/03\/apple-introduces-the-most-powerful-and-versatile-ipad-air-ever\/\"><p>Apple today introduced the new iPad Air with the Apple-designed M1 chip, delivering a massive leap in performance. Available in a new array of colors, iPad Air also features the new Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage for a more natural video conferencing experience, a USB-C port with up to 2x faster transfer speeds, and blazing-fast 5G on cellular models &mdash; starting at the same affordable price. Advanced cameras and compatibility with the latest accessories enable users, including content creators, gamers, and students, to push the boundaries of creativity, productivity, and self expression.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Loved for its thin and light design, the new iPad Air comes in a gorgeous array of colors: space gray, starlight, pink, purple, and a stunning new blue. iPad Air features a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display for an immersive visual experience, with 3.8 million pixels and advanced technologies, including 500 nits of brightness, full lamination, a P3 wide color gamut, True Tone, and an anti-reflective screen coating.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The base configuration is $599 (unchanged) for 64 GB of storage and Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/14\/ipad-needs-a-better-oleophobic-coating\/\">iPad Needs a Better Oleophobic Coating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/14\/ipad-9th-generation\/\">iPad (9th Generation)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/20\/ipad-pro-2021\/\">iPad Pro 2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/09\/15\/ipad-8-and-ipad-air\/\">iPad 8 and iPad Air<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-2022-update-2022-03-16\">Update (2022-03-16): See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/stories\/ipad-air-2022-review\/\">Federico Viticci<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/reneritchie.net\/m1-ipad-air-review-but-why\/\">Rene Ritchie<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2022\/03\/m1-ipad-air-review-a-familiar-face\/\">Jason Snell<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/review\/ipad-air-2022\/\">MacRumors<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pxlnv.com\/linklog\/ipad-air-2022\/\">Nick Heer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/daringfireball.net\/2022\/03\/the_2022_ipad_air\">John Gruber<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"ipad-air-2022-update-2022-03-23\">Update (2022-03-23): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2022\/03\/20\/ipad-air-5-build-quality-downgrade-complaints\/\">Hartley Charlton<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2022\/03\/20\/ipad-air-5-build-quality-downgrade-complaints\/\">\n<p>The complaints claim that the  iPad Air  has a noticeably thinner aluminum enclosure, resulting in creaking, a hollow sensation in the hand, and light pressure on the back of the device warping the display. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/apple\/comments\/thk08w\/ipad_air_2022_unibody_quality_worse_than_ipad_air\/\">thread on Reddit<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imore.com\/customers-complain-worrying-ipad-air-build-quality-issues\"><em>iMore<\/em><\/a>) contains a large number of complaints from  iPad Air  users who say they have build quality concerns about the device.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple (MacRumors): Apple today introduced the new iPad Air with the Apple-designed M1 chip, delivering a massive leap in performance. 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