iPad Air 5 – TEST: Few who can match

iPad Air 5: accessories

The prices are taken from Apple.no

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iPad Air 5

If you have an iPad Air 4 today and are wondering if it is worth upgrading, the answer is probably no. The main difference between these is that the newcomer has a more powerful chipset in the M1. Do you notice it in practice? Probably not. If you use the iPad to surf, read / reply to e-mails, stream music and video or play games, you may have to make an effort to notice some difference in speed, but you will probably save a few seconds in more demanding tasks such as photo- and video editing.

Another difference is that the iPad Air 5 has a better front camera, which also supports Apple’s Center Stage technology where it pans and zooms in and out of the user during video calls. This works very well.

In terms of design, the Air 4 and 5 are more or identical, and it’s probably difficult to separate them if you have both in front of you, with a design that is somewhat reminiscent of the iPad Pro models. One thing we miss from the iPad Pro is Face ID, because we do not experience Touch ID as an equally seamless solution.

Otherwise, much is the same, as the screen – which is still at 60 Hz and which does not give the smooth image as iPad Pro when you navigate in iPadOS or scroll up and down on web pages – and battery life, which is still a solid 10 hours of video streaming .

There is really nothing more to say about the iPad’s battery life, which we feel has been at the same level since the first one was launched in 2010. Included in the box is a USB-C charger of 20 watts that charges the iPad from 0 to 100 percent in about an hour and a half.

iPadOS 15.4

iPad Air 5 is launched with the new iPadOS 15.4, whose biggest news for the iPad is Universal Control. This is a clever feature that allows you to control a Mac and iPad with the same mouse / trackpad and keyboard, and easily move files between devices.

Universal Control is, to put it mildly, an impressive feat from Apple, and it’s almost fascinating to see how seamlessly it works when you move the pointer from the Mac window to the iPad and drag and drop a file back.

At the same time, I prefer that this is a niche function, because even though Universal Control impresses in all possible ways, I struggle to see my own uses for it. However, if you are one who often works with Mac and iPad side by side, you will probably benefit a lot from it.

iPadOS is largely an excellent tablet OS that is almost as implemented as it gets, with superior support for optimized apps and solutions that just work. At the same time, we are bothered more and more about setting up different services every time we configure a new iPad device.

You can not say no to setting up Apple Pay, but instead the option is yes, “configure later in settings” so that the alert pops up again there. If you plug in a SIM card, you will also be asked to set up iMessage and Facetime.

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Pencil og Magic Keyboard

Although neither the Apple Pencil nor the Magic Keyboard is included in the box – they are sold separately with a total price of 5,000 kroner – this accessory is included in Apple’s test package. This is to show what the iPad Air 5 is capable of with the relevant and official accessories.

And that makes sense, because both Pencil and Magic Keyboard are two solid iPad accessories that increase the experience a few notches, but also the expenses.

The keyboard, despite its size, is a joy to type on. It’s actually a bit like Microsoft’s Type Cover for the Surface Pro, which is a good thing, with low travel. At the same time, the Magic Keyboard is quieter, but we miss the backlight and the top row of keys with shortcuts to volume, brightness, media buttons and the like.

Something that irritates us a little with the keyboard is that it can suddenly switch to English, so that characters appear when you really want to type æ, ø and å.

We have written a lot about Pencil before and there is nothing new with this version, which is among the best digital pens on the market. If not the best. However, the writing experience is not on par with dedicated writing boards like Remarkable 2, which gives you a real feeling of writing on paper. However, there are third-party screen protectors that are also rougher and thus give a greater pen-to-paper feel.

Conclusion

Apple continues to impress with its solid tablets, for the new iPad Air 5 is overall a joy to use. In pure performance, there are few others in the industry who can measure up, and there is no one else who can boast an equally solid app library.

iPad is still the best for entertainment, and here iPad Air is superior to most other things, because the tablet is perhaps the best turdings you can pack in your suitcase.

At the same time, the combination of the camera, speakers and microphone means that the iPad Air can also be an excellent tool for the business trip.

Still, the iPad Air 5 is not without its objections. Not surprisingly, we have to mention high prices for an Apple product, this applies to both better configurations and accessories, and then it gets a little fussy about setting up Apple Pay and other Apple services, which we could have been without.

– Lightning fast
– Superior app support
– Great screen
– Good camera for video conferencing
– Perfect travel companion for entertainment
– Good speakers
– UniversalControl

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– Expensive with an upgrade to 256 GB
– Expensive accessories
Annoying alerts for Apple Pay and other services
– Touch ID is a little less convenient than Face ID

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