iPad Air M2 After 3 Weeks: Save Money, Skip the Pro!

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I bought both the new iPad Air M2 and the iPad Pro M4 as soon as they came out, and the Air has quickly become the clear winner in terms of overall value in my opinion. I wasn’t sure how much I’d like the iPad Air 6, given the form factor is the same, but there are some new pro features added that really puts it over the top, and that’s what I’m going over in this video. I’m diving into my 3 weeks with my Starlight 2024 iPad Air, which is the base model with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM. Let’s see how it does!

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00:00 | Intro
01:20 | Design
02:31 | Cameras
03:26 | Display
05:01 | Apple Pencil Pro
06:09 | Accessories
07:56 | USB-C & External Display
09:14 | Performance
11:17 | Wireless Connectivity
12:07 | Battery Life
12:38 | Wrapping Up

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[KyleErickson]

Two small things of note — 1) Apple has updated the official specs on the Air, going from a 10-core GPU to a 9-core. This just happened yesterday, and it doesn't really make any difference in this context (seems like a blunder on Apple's part)
2) As someone pointed out, I made a mistake, where the 10.9" and 11" display sizes are just marketing differences, and there's no actual difference there. My bad!

Cheers!

[SPFboy]

The current lineup does make sense. As a non-creative person, I am a huge fan of the Air model simply because it can do all the stuff I want from taking notes to emailing and office related applications.

[NawlinstoVegas]

Picked up the M1 Air not too long ago for 450.00, and it's just fine. I love the 5th gen colors too, got the blue one. I'm ready for the Mini refresh, I use that as much as my phone!

[brotherurth]

I’ve had my new iPad Air 13” M2 for two weeks now, I love it, I’m using it as my home computer, whereas I take my 10.9” Pro M2 out and about with me.

[SeokYT]

I’m using ipad air m2 11”from about a month for both gaming and studying. Let’s not talk about studying but for games it’s totally beast. No lag in PUBG even whole crowd jump at bootcamp at same time. I’ve seen lag while jumping at bootcamp with screen recording on because electricity was gone and it’s too hot this year. But normally with fan it doesn’t heat. No 90fps. But i am not regretting by any chance with this ipad ❤

[techjunkie]

Great video! I bought the iPad Air 13”. I upgraded from 2018 iPad Pro 11”. And for all I do it works perfectly fine. But I’ve wanted a bigger screen so I’m glad that Air got 13” screen.

[tjj]

I replaced a first generation 13 inch iPad Pro with the new 13 inch iPad Pro. Amazingly, my gen 1 pro was still working ok (1 hour battery and some odd bugs). I want my new iPad had to be relevant as long as possible because I don’t flip my technology very often. The iPad Air would have been fine. But I like to play the long tech game. Cheers!

[TLink]

I'm still surprised that apple isn't putting a lidar scanner on the air. It would help get more developers to consider developing ar content. There's a lot of great apps for lidar scanning.

[Passque]

In Canada, the closed box ipad 11” pro m2 still costs 1, 099 C$ (800$) while the new ipad air m2 costs just 799 C$ (585$). There’re discounted refurbished ones at local stores but I decided to settle for the air😕

[JordanNichollsYouTube]

I’m currently watching this on my 1 day old 11 air with esr case. Honestly I love it, especially coming from a 6th gen iPad!

[Ok_HelloThere]

I currently own a iPad mini 4 and want to upgrade to the iPad pro. I know it is more expensive but consider that the iPad mini has lasted for 8 years (though only in light use for the past couple of years), I think that spending a bit more for a better display, newer processor, and other things seems worth it (~ 500€). My birthday is also soon so I don't really care if I spend a little more money as it is a long term investment.

Not that anyone cares, but I would be using the device for drawing, school work like note taking, gaming, watching videos... while I do think that the iPad Air could do these things as well, I'm looking into the future where I might be able to use the pro for longer.

[DragonthornX]

I just got the last gen M2 pro 12.9 which is roughly the same cost as the M2 Air. It's also not refurbished, but brand new, since M4 Ipads haven't come out here yet.

[JK-xnmj]

I bought a used 12.9” iPad Pro M2 plus the keyboard and pencil for the same price as a new similar specced 13” iPad Air M2. Not having the landscape camera kinda sucks, but that miniLED screen is really sick for a non-OLED screen for sure.

[Muhammed.Yaseen]

I think I'll totally be fine with the M2 Air.. but I really want that Pro display! I've been meaning to own at least one 120hz device.. and its been really long. So confusedd

[vespucciph]

The new Air is a step back from even the iPad Pro 2018, which doesn’t make it that attractive to upgrade for 2018 Pro owners. I don’t need a fancier apple pencil but then lose 120hz. Also, having an M2 chip but then a lower brightness display, touch ID instead of face ID and and worse speakers are all bad tradeoffs. Imo the „Air“ line is bad value with the iPad. If you’re a basic user go with the cheapest, if not better to go Pro (even the last gen).

[DPTGo]

THANK YOU for the ESR keyboard recommendation

[waqarhaider]

No, the screen size didn't increase from 10.9" to 11" on the Air. It was Apple's marketing gimmick. The screen size is actually not even 10.9" - it's 10.86", mentioned in fine print on Apple's website.

On the Air 13", the screen size is 12.9".

On the iPad Pro 11", the screen size is 11.1".

Apple is playing with bezels just to push people up the pricing ladder. Pathetic imo.

[jasonbuiltlast]

I had a 10.9 iPad Air M1 but upgraded to the iPad Air 13 inch M2. I love the bigger screen. I can multitask on it like there’s no tomorrow. Very happy with it 👍🏼👍🏼

[jonas]

I think it's a crime that I have an iPad Pro 2018 and it's a downgrade at some areas if I go for a 2024 iPad Air...

[brandonfrost]

Pro motion display should be standard across all devices even budget tablets have at least 90hz displays. The bezels should slim down and longer battery life