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iPad Air (5th generation)

Discontinued 7 May 2024

Released

18 Mar 2022

Announced

8 Mar 2022

Pre-orders opened

11 Mar 2022

Launch price from

$599

Discontinued

7 May 2024

Lifespan

2 years, 2 months

Category
iPad Air
Status
Discontinued
Apple support status
Discontinued, not yet Vintage
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Previous model
iPad Air (4th generation)
Official Apple page
No longer available on Apple’s website
Tech specs
Apple specs ↗
Press release
Apple Newsroom ↗
More information
iPad Air (5th generation) on Wikipedia ↗

Notes

The iPad Air (5th generation) moved to the M1, the chip Apple had designed for Macs and had already put in the MacBook Air, the iMac and the iPad Pro. Against the previous Air, Apple claimed 60% more processor speed and twice the graphics.

The iPad Air (5th generation) measured 247.6mm by 178.5mm by 6.1mm, exactly the same figures as the model before it, so nothing changed on the outside beyond the colours, which became space grey, starlight, pink, purple and blue.

The front camera was replaced with a 12MP Ultra Wide one carrying Center Stage, which pans to keep whoever is on the call in frame and widens out when somebody else joins. Cellular models gained 5G, and the USB-C socket doubled in speed to 10Gbps.

The Wi-Fi price held where it was, though the cellular version went up by $20, and storage was unchanged at 64GB or 256GB.

It was announced on 8 March 2022 at the ‘Peek Performance’ event. Orders opened on 11 March, while it was released to shops on 18 March, priced from $599.

The model it replaced was the iPad Air (4th generation).

iPad Air release history

  1. 2024

  2. 7 May 2024

    iPad Air (5th generation) Discontinued

  3. ↑ 2 years, 2 months later
  4. 2022

  5. 18 Mar 2022

    iPad Air (5th generation) Released

  6. 8 Mar 2022

    iPad Air (4th generation) Discontinued

  7. ↑ 1 year, 4 months later
  8. 2020

  9. 23 Oct 2020

    iPad Air (4th generation) Released

  10. 15 Sept 2020

    iPad Air (3rd generation) Discontinued

  11. ↑ 1 year, 6 months later
  12. 2019

  13. 18 Mar 2019

    iPad Air (3rd generation) Released

  14. ↑ about 2 years later
  15. 2017

  16. 21 Mar 2017

    iPad Air (2nd generation) Discontinued

  17. ↑ about 1 year later
  18. 2016

  19. 21 Mar 2016

    iPad Air (1st generation) Discontinued

  20. ↑ 1 year, 5 months later
  21. 2014

  22. 22 Oct 2014

    iPad Air (2nd generation) Released

  23. ↑ about 1 year later
  24. 2013

  25. 1 Nov 2013

    iPad Air (1st generation) Launch

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