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    iPad Air (2019)

    May 17, 2019 7 minutes
    David Price

    Price: £479 (inc VAT) from fave.co/2KXYbnY

    As we reported last month, the Air is back. Apple unexpectedly revived its old iPad Air branding (discontinued in 2017) in a surprise announcement in March, unveiling a powerful, mid-priced, mid-sized tablet with an A12 processor and support for the Apple Pencil. But will the Air float your boat? In this review we put it through our rigorous speed, graphics and battery tests, and evaluate design, specs and pricing, to find out if Apple has hit the sweet spot.

    Price

    The 9.7in iPad (2018) is still on sale, starting at £319 from fave.co/2Dyf6HG, and that remains the benchmark for a budget iPad. The new Air is pitched a little higher, while remaining more affordable than the iPad Pro models further up the scale.

    £479: 64GB, Wi-Fi

    £629: 256GB, Wi-Fi

    £599: 64GB, cellular

    £749: 256GB, cellular

    Design

    Continuing the in-betweener theme, the Air has an improved design compared to the 9.7in iPad with, among other improvements, a larger screen and thinner body, but stops short of the radical changes seen in the Pro models.

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