Last year, there was no update for the iPad Air, but there was for the classic iPad and the iPad mini. As a result, the iPad had Center Stage (more on that later) ahead of the iPad Air. The iPad mini, on the other hand, was suddenly more powerful, since it received Apple‘s A15 chip, while the iPad Air still had the A14 chip onboard. As you can see, the iPad Air was no longer a compelling recommendation in the last few months. Especially armed with the knowledge that Apple must have known about this shortcoming and would soon fix it. This has now happened.
To restore the old hierarchy, Apple is giving the iPad Air its current flagship chip, the M1, which is already installed in this form in the iPad Pro