The new iPad Air 5 improves some key areas, but leaves others untouched
(iMore iPhone)

The new iPad Air 5 checks a lot of boxes, but not all of them. Apple`s latest media event has just whizzed by with the company using the one-hour `presentation` (code for a polished, pre-recorded video) to unveil a whole host of new products to rabid fans. The hit-list of products on the docket for an upgrade this time around included the iPad Air 5, a device that holds down the mid-tier placement in Apple`s tablet lineup. With its balance of modern features, slick design, and mid-range price point, it`s a popular pick for a lot of prospective iPad purchasers, offering more power than the basement iPad offering without wasting money on all the bells and whistles of the iPad Pro. The now previous-generation iPad Air 4 was the only iPad model to get no attention in 2021 so it was high time for some love at this event, but the iPad Air 5 spec sheet disappoints me as much as it pleases me. Hit: M1 chip Granted, we`re mere hours out from the end of Apple`s `Peek performance` event so...