iPad Air review: cheaper iPad Pro for the rest of us gets M1 power upgrade
by Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#5X5S0)
Stunning 10.9in tablet gets Apple's top chip, long battery life and best-in-class smart video call camera
Apple's latest tablet is an iPad Air upgraded with the M1 chip from the newest Macs and iPad Pro - turning it into a compact powerhouse that's just as happy manipulating images in Photoshop as it is binge-watching the latest series of Star Trek: Picard.
This new fifth-generation model is 10 cheaper than the outgoing model, costing 569 ($599/A$929). While certainly premium-priced, it undercuts Apple's other M1-equipped 11in tablet, the iPad Pro, by 180.
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