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Samsung
Galaxy Tab A9+
$179.99
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Apple
iPad Air 11-inch (M2)
30 positive 1 neutral 9 negative
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Should I turn this off?
Personally it would depend on my daily usage and if I find that 80% doesn’t last throughout the day (university student here) I would turn that off I found that my iPad Air M2 couldn’t last through exam cram days so I decided not to use that, and especially since the battery health is around 86% now
...YumCherryPies in r/ipad
April 15, 2026 7:56 AM
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Is this really normal? 7 months of usage. What else can I do in addition to the 80% limit to conserve battery health?
I think it's normal.My iPad Air M2 is now at 89% battery health after 274 cycles. First use was in July 2024. Somehow, the battery health on iPads seems to decline faster than on iPhones.
Acceptable_Kiwi_2571 in r/ipad
April 17, 2026 9:16 AM
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Is it just me or is the battery on the iPad Air M2 pretty bad? I can barely get a whole day’s battery out of it..
Whole day straight use? Yes that’s normal, however I’ve owned SEVERAL iPad models, and up until the M2 air they all had incredible standby time, which is what I think they’re referring to, the M2 air can barely last 5 hours (med brightness just watching YouTube) which is terrible, and even when just
...Substantial-Ice-6394 in r/ipad
March 28, 2026 12:09 AM
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Ipad air m2 in 2026
Your paying $180 less than brand new price for 2 year old device, i would rather get m4 12GB 11” , M2 devices suffered overheating and battery drain issues when released, software fix eased the issue but it wasn’t until M3 launched with hardware changes that issue was sorted , $507 is crazy price fo
...realmccoyredbus in r/ipad
March 26, 2026 2:31 PM
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