iPad Air (5th Gen)

Apple

iPad Air (5th Gen)

62 positive 0 neutral 15 negative

Based on 77 Reddit mentions

Out of stock

Check on Amazon

We may earn a small commission.

Most discussed features

Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.

Reddit mentions

Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.

Filtered by featureperformanceClear feature

40GB of System Data lol, can it get worse?

this shit was the reason I sold my iPad Air 5 lol. Great device, M1 was so fast even up to point of sale but I could not deal with 64GB constantly

TwizzyGobbler in r/ipad

April 28, 2026 8:18 AM

10

Users of iPad Air (5th generation) with battery health around 80% and 600–700 cycles — how has your battery life been in daily use? How many hours of screen time do you usually get?

I bought my Air M1 5th gen in March 2023 and it has around 86% SoH left. I don’t remember the amount of cycles out of my head. The battery life is not far from awful tbh… Sometimes I get around 7 hours of usage and sometimes it burns through 8% of battery in 10 minutes of photo editing (Apple Photos

...

DavidBelgium in r/ipad

April 4, 2026 8:25 PM

3

is the ipad air 4 still a good option?

I have a iPad air 5 with the M1 , 64 GB , it doesn’t have enough storage to run Apple Intelligence, any update you need to delete some apps to be able to download it , if you are not planning to use ICloud Photos forget a 64 GB . Does minor task but it is starting to show it is old, Procreate runs b

...

Grouchy-Traveller in r/applehelp

April 13, 2026 1:05 AM

2

Best iPad for writing

For your use case, you don't need to pay extra for a powerful chip like the M1. Besides, if you're worried about it lasting years, the Air 5 is already 4 years old. Try and find a new iPad 11th gen (A16).

Gogobrasil8 in r/ipad

May 16, 2026 9:38 PM

1

iPad running warm? These coolers are amazing

Jogo One State RP no meu IPad Air 5 M1 e esse jogo consegue ser um monstro sugador de bateria, mesmo jogando no mínimo de qualidade ele esquenta muito meu iPad. Acho que vou comprar um Flydigi b9x pro meu caso.

JellyLegitimate8809 in r/iPadPro

April 22, 2026 10:12 PM

1

Top alternatives in Tablets

#1