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Man, I am tired of these click bait video titles. "WHAT WENT WRONG?!" implies something is wrong with the device, or worse than the predecessor. Yet you do not address this really at all or come up with any major complaints. Your "what went wrong section" was 15 seconds at the end and you said some BS about storage? It is pure click bait. Seems like the video is now just an excuse to get clicks for product brand deals. Respect your viewer, show some integrity.

I did a similar test and found wildly varying results. At my local Apple Store I simply picked up the iPads with my hands and found that almost all of the 5th gen iPad Air display units had a tangible creaking or clicking on the back. This wasn't even intentionally applying any pressure. Interestingly enough, my personal iPad Air 5th gen doesn't exhibit any creaking and nor did any of the other display models in store (tested the 6th gen Mini, both sizes of the iPad Pro, and the 9th gen base model iPad). I went to a different store and repeated the test but found that the majority of them didn't creak, with only a small percentage carrying the same issue. Throughout the test I also recorded the serial numbers of every iPad tested and couldn't find any correlation with manufacturing site or date/batch of manufacture to the creaking issue. I mentally divided the iPad into a 3x3 grid and tested which region creaked the most and found that the creaking tends to be more prevalent on the middle-left of the iPad (when held screen-up with the camera at the top orientation). This also happens to be where the battery is located and my theory is that the creaking could be the battery adhesive not sticking properly to the inside of the back case and the battery become momentarily unstuck. Given that the Apple Store demo units always have their screen brightness turned all the way up and the screens never turn off, it would make sense that the iPads could get a little warm and weaken the adhesives. It doesn't explain why this issue doesn't seem happen on the other iPad models though.

We got an iPad Air for my mom because she had one with an old design and it works wonders for her. She’s older and is only going to use it for emails and games, and she’ll use it for years. Well worth the price imo.

Always educational with great value for my time invested.

My Ipad Air review (after one month) . First off, my needs were: 1. A general tablet with some staying power for years to come. Use for internet, books, streaming, app games (havent tried out cloud gaming yet). 2. Something I could mark up documents with, highlight key areas in reseach articles (peer reviewed stuff) and jot down handwritten notes 3. A laptop replacement for when I am on the go, being able to write and type extensivly. for a few hours at a time. So the decision was made to get the ipad this year, and then the mac mini (hopefully next year with m2) next year. I got the apple magic keyboard and going to get the apple pencil 2. I come from the ipad 6 with apple pencil 1. I also have the 256 gb memory version. I realize that could have been a ipad pro for 50 more, but half storage. I aslo realize that i could have had an mac book air or pro but would only help with 3, not with 1 and 2. So..how has it done over the last month? 1. GREAT- I dont notice the difference in pro motion. I came from ipad 6, and i cant see much difference between iphone 12 (what i have) and the ipad air. I just tried Diablo Immortal tonight, watched Ted Lasso, listened to music and entertained myself at a coffee shop while waiting on family memeber at an appointment. ZERO Complaints. 2. ALMOST GREAT, EXTREMELY GOOD. I am not a content creator, so my needs are a bit different . Does this ipad store tons of pdf documents downloaded from researcher websites? Yes. Is it snappy , going back and forth between them, including large data tables? Yes. Does the pencil work great for making notes and highlighting? Yes. Even the limited multi tasking is PERFECT for backtracking citations. What keeps it from being perfect? Lack of chrome extensions hampers citation management software 3. Good, but could be better. So the magic keyboard does work, but takes some getting adjusted to. Its snappy and responsive, but on the 11 inch version, some of the keys feel a bit cramped around the edges. I have to slow down my typing a smudge, but can still crank out a few pages an hour. I love the trackpad. I do know that excel and word work great off the apps for me, and google docs does what it needs to do. R studio cloud based seems to do most of my statistical analysis needs. I wish I could do SPSS or STATA, but it looks like i need to wait to i have my mac mini for that. I feel that once i have the mac mini, the combo will be perfection. So...whats my verdict? If this is your only device, you can get away with it, if your work load is no more than emails, documents, spreadsheets and PDFs. You will be able to have all that AND have a great tablet. This is super important if you find yourself doing work outside of a computer desk. Its portable and slim, good prices, fast and can be fun and good for work. If you need something more, you will have to determine if you want to. a) ditch some things for convience and get a macbook. You lose tablet funcitonality, but (for researchers) you can do it all on a laptop. This is good if you are okay with not marking up books and research papers on them, instead keeping hand written notes or printing them out and having physical copies. b) add something else to plug the gaps for when you need them. For me this is the mac mini. The only thing i have not tried it yet is on zoom calls. I have my old lap top. How does that work in anyones expereince?

I'm planning to get an ipad this end of year and the Air 5 got my attention for awhile now. I'm an Android user for a very long time and interested on switching soon to apple. Main purpose to get this iPad is literally gaming and trying out new experiences with Apple devices

It’s my first iPad (first tablet ever actually) so I think it’s a great introduction iPad for me. I’ll be using it for simple sketching, taking notes and Netflix. I don’t really play games either.

Love these tablet reviews, thanks!

the Air 5 has the same casing as the air 4, because each and every year, the price for manufacturing those specific casings goes down and down. That's why the iPhone SE is able to remain soo cheap, but still able to give people the full powered modern performance, on par with the iPhone 13 and ipad mini 6th gen. The same is done here, its meant to be a more budget version of the iPad Pro, having the M1, and 8GBs of ram for those who want to spend a little less. Especially since the 120hz isn't entirely useful for everything on ipads. I'm not even debating that "YOU SHOULD TOTALLY BUY THIS IPAD!!!!" no, more like it still has value like the other ipad models. Even if you're on some ipad air 3rd or 4th gen, maybe some older ipad pro. For me personally, I would upgrade to this ipad from my ipad 5th gen, rather than getting an ipad pro. Mostly because I'd wanna get as much as I can with the iPad pro line, being that I'd get the full 16GBs of ram with 1TB of storage, but that could wait till the M2 or M3 versions.

I had just ordered the air 5 and was afraid of what others were saying about it but your video reassured me on my purchase. Thank you so much for your unbiased review of the product! ✨

I was one of the lucky ones that got one in perfect condition, mine has no flex or creaking issues at all. Very pleased with my buy and I love the white MK with the blue color! Love your videos, keep em coming!

I ordered the air 5 in the minute it was available, but it needed a few weeks to be shipped. In the meantime I made up my mind and was too worried about the insanely limited storage. I looked into an online shop for refurbished products and found the newest iPad Pro, so I canceled my order at apple and bought the Pro. I couldn’t be happier with my decision.

Went to an Apple store and tried many of these a week ago. The back flexed on all of them. Much more than any other iPads they had there. Definitely a quality or design issue.

Oh, you have me completely sold on that case!!!! Ive been looking for one i like and i love that one. Definitely going to use your referral link

Thanks for this wonderful video

This is helpful, thank you!

Thank you sir ..... your clips are so useful....it was much needed❣❣

I'm staying with my iPad Air 4, thank you for the informative video!

Great video, love your advice as always. Just got the Air 5 64GB as an upgrade to the Samsung tab A (2016) and couldn't be more happy. While the storage made me think thrice about the purchase, with fast internet for rotating apps in and out and the ability of many apps (affinity photo etc.) to use file shares/usb-c ssd, i decided to manage instead of spend.

I bought an iPad Air 5 from a very bad old tablet. I use it for watching KZfaq and gaming and the M1 chip is really fast. Well worth the upgrade in my opinion! I got 64gb and it’s plenty for what I use it for.

I’ve survived with 32gb on a 6 gen for more than 3 years, a lot of photos, some data heavy apps, really never struggled for space as you can sync in iTunes to reduce system data, uninstall and reinstall apps to increase storage, idle apps or just remove them until you need them. None of that is troublesome to do. Having said that I do have the air 5 with 256gb just because I never had more storage before so I probably won’t have to think about it. But even if you do have to think about it, there are easy solutions.

64GB? They really want you to feel uncomfortable to upsell you to the 256GB. Imagine a processor more powerful than any Android flagship at any form factor and they paired that with the crap storage like it's 2018....

another great evaluation , a very extreme stress test, this is a great product. well done.

Delightfully detailed. Thank you!!

I felt the pain with the level 3 pressure... you almost tried the bend test haha! Amazing video!!!

I’m still using my iPad Air 3 I got two years ago. It works perfectly fine and plus I love the design and headphone jack is nice.

Thank you for discussing these concerns on the iPad Air 5. When I was started doing some pre-purchase comparisons between iPads in late March/early April 2022, I did come across some feedback and reviews from customers who had purchased the iPad Air 5 which mentioned the build quality issues you covered. I decided to buy a new iPad Air 4 instead in Mid April 2022, had to go for the 256GB storage option. I was upgrading from an iPad Mini 4 which I've had for 5 years, so it's still a big leap forward. I figure that the Air 4 had been out for much longer, and many reviewers, including you, had given the Air 4 nothing but praise and thumbs up. We buy what works for us, and thank you for your reviews on the Air 4, that helped in my decision-making process as well.

i see some youtubers they tell there is craking when you bend the ipad air5 but great video but im so exited you will make the studio and home tour and how old are you? and thank you to make this video

The Ipad prices in my country are insane. I had been checking the prices for couple of months until I finally made my decision on black friday. The absolute cheapest Air 5 64gb was 619€ (640$) and Air 5 256gb was 999€ (1033$)! Which is insane! Refurbished devices are rare finds here, so that wasn't an option. I was obsessed with getting the M1 chip and I too, like many others, leaned towards getting the Pro. However, I could not justify that kind of expense and I got back on the ground when I saw Air 4 256gb sold at 519€ (536$) on black friday. I bought it. I don't want to worry about the storage, I know that 64gb is just too little for me. On the first day using it, I already have 20gb used and I haven't even done much yet.

I upgraded from Air 3 to the new Air 5 and love it - the limited RAM on my Air 3 was causing app crash/lag issues. I didn’t want Air 4 because it only had 4GB of RAM (1 more than Air 3) vs the new Air 5 has 8GB Ram and I wanted to buy one to have for 5 years. I got the Air 5 256 blue with cellular for $799 (usually $899) and AppleCare+ for $59 (normally $79). The same specs on 11” Pro retails for around $1049 plus AC+. I compared the Air and Pro for a few weeks and didn’t find any real difference in screen (Pro slightly brighter) and ProMotion wasn’t noticeable and I have it on my iPhone 13 Pro and MacBook Pro 14”. I use AirPods so speakers not a big deal. I actually like the TouchID on the Air better than FaceID on Pro because in landscape I was constant all blocking the FaceID camera. And, with the Touch ID, just resting finger on power button opens the device - no swiping up like FaceID. I’ve not experienced any noise or build quality issues.

Just upgraded from iPad 4th gen to air 5. It's such a huge generation gap but honestly, I can't say i feel I even upgraded. The only thing different is that I can finally use apps like KZfaq again because I'm now on a higher version ios. Being stuck with ios 10 on iPad 4 had me locked out of most functionality. I'm pretry sure you can take an old 2013 android device and use it nowadays without such restrictions. I might be spoiled by the screen quality and 120hz on my galaxy phone so air 5 screen feels meh and the scrolling is choppy. Thought Id have added a little bit and got the pro instead but I feel like they have several versions of iPads including Air on purpose jus to make you think "I'll just add 200 bucks more and get a better one" to force you to buy the most expensive one. The only reason I didn't go with cheaper IPad 9th gen is because of lack of Pencil 2 support. I'm sure they can make it support it, they just want you to buy the most expensive one by artificially locking you out of options. First you think of getting a regular iPad, then consider air, and finally start doubting if you should go for pro, spending twice or thrice mor eyou initially planned for having diminishing returns in features. So many scummy practices with Apple..

For me, shoving the M1 into the Air but not including Thunderbolt is a waste, as that’s the one aspect of the M1 I actually appreciate and use on the 2021 Pros I’ve got

Love your videos, thanks so much. I've never had an ipad (only apple device I've ever had and still have is my MacBook Pro from 2013) so your videos are really helpful because you do them from. An objective POV with your own preferences thrown in here and there. The objective perspective you give is really appreciated and its what I'm looking for in deciding which ipad to get. I had been keeping my eye on the ipad 10 but now that it has been released, I feel disappointed with it (the price point and the fact that it still only has support for apple pencil 1 which now needs an adapter to pair and charge it!). With that price point I'm now considering getting the air 5 instead for a bit more. I've seem some devices where you can connect an ad (or micro ad) card for expanding memory which works for me as I think 64gb would be enough except when I want to load on movies or soemthing so that would be helpful for me rather than paying 150-200 extra for the 255gb model! Really wish they did a middle ground 128 option lol

I’m a college student who uses the air all the time. Never had a problem with it, gotten through whole school days of notes. Watched disney plus on it,

Can you make a revisit video on iPad air 4 with tests like battery , performance and tell when to upgrade in future?

Just got the 256GB in purple. No creaking, cracking, or clicking. Some pressure on the back of the device of the right side, you can see the pressure rings on the display. Note that this is with a pressure that is not normally done while holding an iPad. Keep in mind, I am upgrading from the iPad Mini 5, which is also as thin as the iPad Air 5 at 6.1mm and it does the same thing with a forceful amount of pressure. It's thin, it's called Air for a reason. Just don't grab your device for dear life and you'll be fine. :)

This Is my first Ipad & 1st IOS device. Extremely Fast Breeze in multitasking Superb Display

Nice ipad video. You have a great to-the-point format that's so easy to watch.

Thank you for another useful clip. I absolutely agree with you. With M1 chip in the iPad Air, it only makes sense to get more than 64GB of storage, but that would mean paying more. So, I decided to buy an iPad Air 4 with a great discount. Now, I have an M1 Mac mini and an iPad Air 4, and yes, you are right again, they are perfect combo! Thank you!

As someone who has an iPad Air 2 for 6 years, this is worth of my money.

I went from the iPad mini 2nd generation to this iPad Air 5th generation. I love it.

I bought the 256 gig Air 5 version at Micro Center last week on sale for $599. 😮. I also did the stress test and found no issues (I didn’t go to level 3), it is a rock solid tablet. Great channel btw.

Great review.

This is great, quick question, I have a MAC Mini M1 for Video Editing and Lightroom. Would I be happy video editing on Luma Fusion and Lightroom on this device as a home device when I'm not in the office

I just got the Air 5 and love it!

after 3 years of watching ipads related videos, i'm finally having ipad air 5 for college, and this video greatly helps me to think about ipad air 5

The best M1 Ipad air buying decision i ever had, its really help my work in Univeristy

Very good for students who plan to take notes or watch movies etc, if you experienced the creaking issue keep your receipt and quickly head to your nearest Apple service centre and get a change immediately

wow great review, lets hope youve not damaged all you devices in the process

I have the iPad Air 2020 in green and i Love it. I dont think im going to upgrade to a newer model in the next 3-4 years

My main problem with this iPad was storage, 64Gb is just not it anymore at least for me, but 256gb for for 750$ isn’t either, at that price point I’ll just go for an 11’’ iPad pro for 50$ more which is 100% better than the Air 5. So, it kinda killed it for me, I think is a great device but the storage/price automatically killed it for me personally. Either way I have an Air 4 and it still works great, the M1 upgrade is not necessary for me yet so I can live with this one or two more years, hopefully the next Air starts directly at 128gb already

LOL I have such an outdated iPad that when you were talking about pressing hard making marks on the screen I realized that it wasn’t normal 😂

Hey, I’ve been thingking about buying an ipad . I’m mostly gonna use it to read comics, watch youtube/netflix, editing photos, and maybe some note taking. I’m torn between ipad air 4 and ipad mini 6 (the price different is about 60$). Which one do you think i should buy ?? Thanks

Dunno if someone asked, but any link to the wallpapers? Great video

It will be my first ever iPad. I am in apple ecosystem but I don’t own an iPad. I think I will get one today. Thank you. I have watched all your videos on iPad 5 for review.

Watching this video on my iPad Air 5 which replaced the iPad Air 3 which had a screen design flaw. The latter was a joke but glad to have the air 5 with the M1 chip. iPad Pro 2020 sits on the bench though i use that more for work. iPad Air 5 is more for home personal use.

Can you recommend some accessories for the Air 5?

Hi, thank you so much for this video! I am a nutrition student and I don't have any other Apple devices. I am not sure which Ipad I should buy and which storage. I am looking for something long-term for making my studies, writing, research for information, and apps like notability. What do you think?

Your pricing difference between the iPad pro 11inch and the iPad air 5 is only for the wifi versions respectively. But the iPad air 5 256gb cellular is 849$ while the iPad pro 128gb cellular is 949$. My question to you is do you think the 100$ price difference is worth the iPad pro. I'm mainly going to use it traveling (my job nothing but traveling from monday-friday. So I needed a cellular model with a data plan. I'm thinking its mostly going to be used for streaming music and watching content and occasionally maybe play games. I know that's kind of a high purchase for a glorified pretty display but I rather not invest in something cheaper that'll be obsolete quickly. Any advice?

Nice review. I can see that you tried to talk good about it most of the video, and kind of rushed into the negatives at the end. People with a bit of logic could see the same day this ipad was announced that it was a not update device, because it didn’t bring anything new as m1 is kinda pointless for 99% of people, it was maybe targeted to people who don’t own an ipad or a 4 to 5 year old model. You can get an iPad Air 4 used for about $350, and i would recommend that any day to the iPad Air 5.

I would love to see iPad Air 6 to have a hover functionality for Pencil, if it does, it would be a perfect budget middle ground and awesome tool. But I think they will limit hover only to Pro lineup, at last for few another years...

Do you know if the ipados16 will introduce the files upgrade to the air, or only the pro line?

Based on experience, the speakers doesnt really matter. Most of the time, you will use your headsets/airpods.

Thank you for the review. I am considering buying a refurbished iPad Air 4 since the design and the quality really appeals to me. I could buy a new budget iPad but I think I am going to choose this one. I think it is still worth it even in 2022.

I think that iCloud is enough for anything else I'll need for the next 5 years. The game changer here is the M1 processor. Such power in your palms! On my 64GB device didn't notice any build quality problem so far. I use 30GBs till now with Affinity photo 2 installed and some games from Apple arcade.

Do you Think i should get the iPad 5 with 256 When i wanna use it for school use, i curently have the iPad Air 2, I’ve been thinking about the iPad Pro 11,9 inch but I just feel like it’s to big compared to my face, and I already have problems holding my phone, I have the iPhone 6 Plus and it’s really big when you have small hands like me, but I also think the iPad mini 6 is to small, so what do you think I should do?

I don't know why people are freaking out over these so-called build quality issues. I've held a normal Air 5 (not at Apple store) in my hands and not noticed anything even when trying to identify the issues, and most people will just put a case on it anyway. The Air 5 is a great tablet, it has amazing performance, a beautiful screen even if not Pro-Motion, great speakers, great cameras, and it has full iPadOS 16 functionality aside from the display reference mode. At some point people should stop thinking of what they can get if they spend more because that's what these businesses want you to do even if you don't need the features.

Absolutely satisfied from my iPad air 4

How funny that screen problem with rings or screen distortion as others call it is a problem with the mini iPad 6.I had one and it was horrible and I wasn't using a lot of pressure and no one is saying much about it. There concentrating more on the jelly scroll which never bothered me. On the other hand I purchased the iPad Air 5 instead and have no issues with the screen.

Vielen Dank für diese ehrliche Rückmeldung 💚

is the ipad air 5 a better choice compared to the air 4 if you already have a separate laptop?

This is why I love your videos; when even your sponsor ad is useful and I don't find myself skipping it like on other KZfaqr's videos where it's some irrelevant subject. I bought the s8+ but still find the iPad videos informative and entertaining since I have family members that love Apple. Keep it up!

I upgraded from an Air 2 to an Air 5 and couldn’t be happier. I was blown away by the improvement in display and speed.

I got the blue iPad Air 5 to match the iPhone 13 Pro Max Sierra Blue, both recently purchased and I like it.

While my iPad Air5 is definitely fairly durable, I already see that the ways you tried to create creaking were not exactly the best method. I do feel the creak/click in mine but it doesn’t freak me out too much. I feel it most when I hold my iPad somewhat horizontally, and the creaking is close to the middle. It’s like…if the middle of the back was “the saggy belly of a cat” if that makes sense…? I can feel a light impact as the inner components hit up against the chassis as if they aren’t fastened down properly. It doesn’t rattle, thank god, but sometimes it feels as if gravity lets the insides “sag” a bit. I don’t think this will be an issue in the long term at all, and overall I am very happy with my purchase (pencil and keyboard too!). I will note, despite your testing methods not being able to recreate the clicking (and honestly it may not be an “every model has the issue” thing either!) you do highlight well that this tablet is still more durable than people are giving it credit for. As with anything that is half covered in a pane of glass, just don’t go flinging the thing around and it should last a good while 👍

I sold my MacBook Air m1 and bought again iPad.. iPad Pro 12.9 m1. This device is masterpiece. Brilliant display, fantastic, best speakers and of course performance. I couldn’t imagine using tablet without promotion display. No matter how powerful like iPad Air m1, visual experience matters too.

I have a question, is the tab S7 still feesable to get now or in a couple months even though the updates will end soon? I heard that they'll end in 2024, but if I still need to use it, will it run smoothly?

I play on an iPad air and have noticed that it seems to be a bit delayed when I am playing games such as cod mobile when swiping to the right side of the screen like its a bit delayed or struggling to register making aiming a bit annoying

I didn’t even know this came out till I went to look at iPad prices bc I was going to get the air4. I’m gonna buy this one instead because it’s all I really need for an iPad but the review was very helpful

Do you recommend using a Transcend's 1TB JetDrive Lite 330? '

Which tab is best for watching youtube and Netflix but with some of work like drawing

I'll be buying that now after iPadOS 16, second monitor is what magnetized me to Samsung Galaxy Tab S series, now I want an iPad, M1 iPad Air to be precise...

The first model that I received after order had display issue (Light Bleed). Exchanged model is just fine, but I am not happy with the battery backup at all.

I like the Apple Smartfolio case better. The case fits like a glove and magnets strategically placed to match magnets inside the unit hold it in place. The cover also wakes the iPad up and puts it to sleep.

7:55 I’m confused. Experience w the air 5 (mini and pro) isn’t as good as the 9?

I'm a writing teacher who uses Canvas to grade. I have a MacBook Pro 2020 model and while I love my machine, what it does poorly is grading. I want something that is lightweight. Would the iPad Air be a good fit for me? I don't need to do extensive video editing and most of my storage stuff is on my laptop anyway.

I have iPad Pro 11 inch and i am really happy with it. I think if you have the money go for the pro.

A tech company with such a great reputation charging premium for 64gb is embarrassing

I'm so excited for getting this ipad (im getting it this december lol)

Am I right upgrading from 9th gen to Air 5? But with the same 64gb? Idk I just like my ipad without home button. And the M1 chip made me even want air 5. Is there anything you want to say to me so that it’ll help me think it’s the right choice😭 also I’m using this air 5 most of the time for watching netflix and I’m planning to use it for school purposes/zoom meetings/files etc. But I’m thinking it the storage is not enough for me😭

How compatible Microsoft Word, Excel & Power Point on iPad Air 5th Gen ? Do I need to buy subscription for it ?

thinking to get an ipad air but still wonder about a 4 or 5 as I still have the first ipad air :p I am using 30GB out of its 32GB as I mostly use the cloud and barely store things in it. However, with more access to apps and the ability to have more features I wonder if a 64GB would be ok. Either gen 5 with 64GB or gen4 with the max GB available.

which should i buy (on size) - ipad air 4 or ipad mini 6

How long does apple pencil tip lasts if i use it for notes takings writing for 1 to 1.5 hours daily???

6:48 I have the same problem 🥲 Can i replace it with the warranty ?!!

I love mine. I also have a 12.9“ Pro, and I don‘t think the iPad Air 5 is a bad product

I have a question. I am someone who uses photoshop and illustrator on my PC almost on the daily. So do you think it would be a good idea if I buy the 64gb Ipad air 5 but with external SSD storage, so that i can store all my files over there and my applications on the Ipad itself?

I'm with you the storage thing. If I was only gonna use the device for just content consumption and a few games, I'd just but the base model iPad. If I'm paying $600+ for a tablet, I want at least 128 gigs of storage so, I'd probably end up going with the 256 gig model. I know that pushes the price up but, I personally could justify the $750 price tag for 4 times the storage.

I’m upgrading from iPad Air 4th Gen to the iPad Air 5th Gen. Mostly because of the $100 promotion gift card from Apple. Otherwise I’d probably wait but am excited for the M1 CPU