- What's up guys, Saf here on SuperSaf TV
and this is the brand new
iPad Air 5th Generation 2022 edition,
one of the first videos with this in the world
so a thumbs up for your boy would be appreciated.
We've also got some accessories
and I do have the iPad Air 4th Generation
so we can do a bit of a comparison
and also see what's new.
So getting straight to the unboxing,
it's a very familiar experience.
Inside the box we are initially presented
with the iPad Air and I've got it here
in the new blue color
but it's also available
in a Space Grey, a Starlight, a Pink as well as a Purple.
And as well as that, we get some paperwork,
a SIM card tool because this is the cellular version
as well as some white Apple stickers.
Now these are going to be white
regardless of which color you go for.
We also have a USB type C to USB type C cable,
as well as a 20 watt power brick.
And here it is the iPad Air 5th Generation.
As expected this is very compact
so it's just 6.1 millimeters thin
and it weighs around about a pound or around 460 grams.
And it pretty much has exactly the dimensions
as the iPad Air 4th Generation, which we have here
so all of your previous accessories
will still work with the new iPad Air.
So you can see the difference in color,
the 4th Generation has much more of a lighter Sky Blue
whereas the iPad Air 5th Generation
does have a much deeper blue which I do like.
The enclosure is still made
with 100% recycled aluminum which is great.
I think that needs to be talked about more
and the similarities also continue at the front,
so we've got a 10.9 inch Liquid Retina Display
with a P3 wide color gamut.
500 nits of brightness with uniform bezels.
Now this is a really nice display,
it's not quite as good as the iPad Pro display
which has XDR as well as ProMotion technology.
Now, unlike smartphones, on tablets, you do need some bezel
so you just have somewhere to hold
and like the 4th Generation iPad Air,
we no longer have the TouchID button here at the front,
we've got it at the top and it works really well.
Right, now you might be wondering,
Saf, what's new with the iPad Air
because so far everything's very similar
to what we we had on the 4th Generation?
Well, the biggest improvements are on the inside.
So the iPad Air 5th Generation is now powered
by Apple's M1 chip.
This is the same chip that we've got
on the iPad Pros as well as some MacBooks.
It's tried and tested and it's got excellent performance.
Now, the A14 chip on the 4th Generation is very capable
but with this new M1 chip on the iPad Air,
you can get up to 60% faster CPU performance
and up to two times faster graphics performance.
So if you're somebody who just casually uses your iPad
to watch movies and just do some day to day tasks,
then this might not be a big jump up for you.
However, if you are somebody who does video editing,
image editing and if you're somebody
who especially games on your iPad,
you're really going to appreciate that increased performance
and it's also going to last you a longer period of time.
The 5th Generation iPad Air now also has support for 5G.
So if you do go for the cellular version,
you will get 5G as standard
and that means you'll be able to take advantage
of those faster 5G speeds, especially in the long term.
The USB-C port has also been improved
so we've got USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports
which is twice as fast as the previous generation
and you can get speeds of up to 10 gigabits a second.
Now, if you're somebody like me
who transfers lots of images and videos to your iPad,
you're really going to appreciate those faster speeds.
You'll also be able to connect up to a 6K display
via this USB type C cable on your iPad.
And thanks to those faster speeds
with apps such as Capture One,
which will be coming later on this year,
you'll be able to use your iPad as a viewfinder
for your professional camera.
This is something that I can't wait to test out.
Right, now as far as I can see, the rear facing camera
is pretty much the same as what we had
in the previous generation,
so this is a 12 megapixel camera,
which can record up to 4K video,
but we have a brand new front facing camera.
This is 12 megapixels up from seven megapixels
and it's an ultra wide camera with Center Stage.
You may already be familiar with Center Stage,
this is where the camera
is going to pretty much track your movements.
So if you're taking a family video call or something
and you're moving from side to side,
then this is actually going to follow you.
I absolutely love this and it works flawlessly.
Now the battery is the same size
as what we had in the previous generation,
and in my experience, it's still roughly about the same
so it's really good,
gets you through the day absolutely fine.
You can get up to 10 hours
of video playback on a single charge.
And we do have iPadOS 15.
I really like iPadOS,
I think for a lot of people
it pretty much makes an iPad a laptop replacement.
And although we still do not Final Cut Pro on the iPad,
we do have iMovie, which comes as default
and it's going to come with lots of new features in April.
Features such as Magic Movie,
which will give you some pre-made video templates,
Storyboards, as well as the ability
to import your iMovie projects
into Final Cut Pro on your MacBook.
So if you do want to add some more professional edits
and grading and things,
then you can take over those projects,
that will be coming soon.
Right now, let's take a look at some of the accessories.
So of course, firstly
there is the Apple Pencil Generation Two.
Now this is sold separately
but it's a must have accessory for your iPad.
It does magnetically and charge on the side of the iPad Air.
And not only will it give you excellent precision
when you are editing images or video or drawing for example
but the iPad can also recognize your handwriting
and convert it into live text.
Another accessory we definitely have to take a look at
is the Magic Keyboard.
This is available in a gray as well as a white
and it is compatible with the 4th Generation iPad Air
as well as this new 5th Generation iPad Air
and the iPad Pro 11 inch
and that's the reason why we've got this
larger square cut out.
Now the Magic Keyboard is really nice,
it has this floating design, which looks really cool.
Having the touch pad gives you much more
of that laptop experience.
The keyboard is excellent with lots of travel and ideal,
if you spend a lot of time on your iPad
writing documents or replying to emails
and it also has a USB type C port here on the side.
So if you are using some accessories
or charging your iPad Air,
you're not going to have to have
something dangling out here on the side,
it's going to be nicely tucked away here on the Magic Keyboard.
However, as much as I like the Magic Keyboard
there are a few things to consider.
The first thing is the weight.
This actually weighs more than the iPad Air,
so combined the iPad Air
is no longer as compact as it would be.
And also the price,
this is priced at 280 pounds or around $300
which is around about half the price of the iPad Air.
Just a couple of things to keep in mind.
Now, speaking of the price, the iPad Air
starts at roughly about the same price
that the previous generation iPad Air started at,
although it is slightly less here in the UK,
that is for the base 64 gigabyte model.
You'll be paying around 150 pounds or dollars more.
If you want to go for the 2560 Gigabyte version
so there is no in between.
And here are the prices
if you do want to go for the cellular 5G version as well.
Now there's a few things to consider here.
So in my opinion, the iPad Air
at the starting price is an excellent tablet,
one of the best that you can buy right now.
However, I do think it should have started
with 128 gigabytes because 64 gigabytes is okay
and it might be for some people,
but if you are going to be using your iPad Air
to edit images and videos,
then you will be filling up the 64 Gigabytes very quickly.
Now this brings up another point,
which my friend, Tom The Tech Chap brought up
and that is should you just get
the iPad Pro 11 inch instead?
Now the iPad Pro 11 inch also is powered by the M1 chip
and the official starting price is around 750 pounds.
However, because it has been out for some time,
I've actually seen it on Amazon for around 700 pounds.
It also starts at 128 gigabytes
so you'll be getting double the storage
compared to the base model of the iPad Air
and you do get a much better Liquid Retina XDR display
with ProMotion technology, which makes everything smoother.
You've got dual rear facing cameras,
a primary as well as an ultra wide,
including a LIDAR scanner, which is great for AR
and you get FaceID instead of TouchID.
Now, personally speaking,
because of the current price range,
I would be tempted to go for the iPad Pro
instead of the iPad Air
especially if I did want the larger storage.
But, if you do want to go for the base model of the iPad Air,
I still think this is one of the best tablets
that you can buy in this price range
especially with that M1 chip.
That's what I think anyway,
what do you guys think?
Will you be picking up an iPad Air?
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