iPad Air M1 Review: Don't Choose Wrong!

iPad Air 5 adds one more huge feature the iPad Pro already had. Let's talk about it!

Tablet provided by Apple for review.

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[jiteshpujari]

Dude, I really love how you colour code the environment based on the product you review. I wonder how many colourful iMacs you have though!

[jakejaramillo]

I love how you've transformed your reviews from just the specs & experience to a more strategic & marketing-focused aspect of where the product fits. Feels WAY more valuable to me than just "here's what this product does." Such an amazing video 👏👏👏

[Husker_]

You do such an amazing job with your videos. I love how you talk about the business strategy and try to figure out Apple’s market approach. This was far more interesting to watch than the standard “iPad M1 Air review” video. Thank you for all that you do!

[fracturedmind]

I believe for most people who just want a tablet for media consumption and playing the occasional game, the iPad Air will serve them perfectly. I bought the iPad Air because I had the 6th generation base iPad and just wanted an upgrade. I have ProMotion in my iPhone 13 Pro and I don’t really miss it on iPad. The iPad Pro has ProMotion, Face ID, the LiDAR and wide angle camera as the only real differences compared to the Air, unless you want the 12.9” Pro. I love my Air, and I don’t regret not getting the Pro.

[pnwmax]

love the intro to this one. i enjoy when a creator ties in a learning opportunity to their video. well done review!!! 💯

[miscellaneous_man]

Its so true with the pricing. I was interested in buying an ipad earlier this year and the most affordable one that could cater my needs was the 2020 ipad air with A14. But it had only 64 gb storage. So I had to pay an extra amount for the 256 gb one which is the only other option. But with a very slightly more amount I could get an ipad pro with M1 chip and 128 gb storage. I was very convinced for that product but then I realised that in no time I had gone way too over my budget so I decided to wait for the new ipad air launch so that the old one gets cheaper. But now I am more confused.

[sjenkin]

I love how honest and helpful your commentary on Apple products is. Not to knock other YouTube reviews, but you can often tell that they're being overly cautious in their reviews, where as you say it as you see it. Very refreshing.

[PSNRainOverThin]

Such an awesome and intelligent breakdown of not only the pricing but of the specifications as well! Helping me out much!

[UserInterface]

Love the intro of the price ladder breakdown. Apple has been doing that for years with the storage capacity, just makes sense they branched it off to other parts of their devices.

[Xavierpng]

The reason to still go for the iPad Pro 12.9 is if Dolby Vision and HDR are important to you, as well as the larger size, resolution and 120Hz refresh rate.

[Michael.Chapman]

The 13 inch M1 Pro's speaker experience is astonishing for me--surprisingly superior to any iPad I've experienced previously. This audio comes to the fore when simply watching content while reclining with the big Pro on my chest... the stereo experience is there, but on top there seems to be something quite surprising and almost 'spatial' about the big M1 Pro's audio. An unexpected pleasure on top of the significant performance of the M1 processor.

[drahmadxmedss]

One piece of wisdom is always stik to your budget 👏👏

[sudetenrider-pili]

I like how you over the years moved from classic review (camera and stuff) to complex analyzis and theories about products and different market strategies.

[erickespinosa]

I love how your reviews and content in general are evolving into video essays, such an important contribution to talk about more than just specs and performance!

[mylexus]

I've been going back and forth between the two for weeks. The one benefit that was able to push me to get the Pro, was the screen being 20% brighter at 600 nits vs 500 nit of the Air

[shegoego]

Dude, you have really helped me out. I was initially going to go for the air, but since I realized that the 11 inch pro has a better performance, I decided that I was going to go for the pro. I’m happy that I went for this decision because the quality is amazing.

[justinjx]

The 120Hz ProMotion display is the dealbreaker though. It makes the iPad experience SO much better (writing notes, playing games, and general UI smoothness)

[ColinMcNutt]

One other difference in the iPad Pros is once you cross over to 1TB / 2TB of space, the RAM gets bumped from 8GB to 16GB

[chamilajla]

I bought mine last week. It is an amazing device. Love it. Because there is an issue in China the stock is running low in here. I had to satisfy with the grey colour. If any students are looking for it get it. It is worth the money.

[Therejectionartist]

Nice video, not sure if you mentioned pro has 128gb compared to 256gb on the air in that price range you highlighted, which is a factor that can sway people to the air - not having to worry at all about memory, and while it's a useful comparison, if people are coming from a base ipad and have never used a pro, then pro comparisons don't mean much. I've never had pro motion and even knowing about it doesn't want to make me go for a pro over an air. For some people the air is a logical upgrade from a base model. Touch ID better than face for me, speakers are better on the pro obviously, but I also use headphones a lot and bluetooth speakers. What it comes down to for me, is having 256gb of storage, rather than half that on the pro with a better screen and pro motion (which I have never used before anyway). You don't miss what you never had.