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iPad Air (5th Gen)
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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
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Which ipad to purchase?
At that price point, the specifications will be : iPad 11, A16 processor, 6GB RAM, 128GB storage iPad Air 5, M1 processor, 8GB RAM, 64GB storage As somebody who owns the iPad Air 5 / 64GB storage I can tell you that 64GB is not enough in 2026 Get the iPad 11 / A16 with the 128GB storage
colin_staples in r/ipad
May 6, 2026 10:30 AM
3
Why is the iPad 11 cheaper than the iPad 10?
specially when sold by third parties and because the 10th gen is not officially sold anymore, sellers dont do sales or depreciate the product over time, its wild bc they can have brand new devices in their boxes sitting for years and not sell them ive seen the 2022 iPad Air 5th gen being sold for mo
...wilo962 in r/ipad
October 17, 2025 12:09 AM
5
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
Air M1 upgrade to Air M4 isn't worth it.
I do disable the settings you mentioned and I have the device really optimised (I think that’s why my drain isn’t higher), but I honestly never understood why. I think I know when it started (many people mentioned that when it changed from iOS 12 to iPadOS 13 standby battery life collapsed), but I o
...Feli18 in r/ipad
May 24, 2026 8:52 PM
1
Air M1 upgrade to Air M4 isn't worth it.
Standby battery life has been utterly appalling for my Air 5 (M1), since I got it back in 2022. I don’t update, so that iPad still runs iPadOS 15. Standby battery life is garbage, oftentimes dropping 3-4% overnight. If you had older iPads, standby battery life used to be FAR better, and the iPads ju
...Feli18 in r/ipad
May 24, 2026 5:31 PM
1
Gen 2 pencil compatibility....
Yeah it’s a bit sad that I can use my Apple Pencil 2 with my Air 5 (M1) but not with my three years newer 11th-gen iPad (A16)…
Feli18 in r/ipad
May 23, 2026 2:10 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
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