Compared: New 2022 iPad Air vs 2020 iPad Air

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The fifth-generation iPad Air has launched with an upgrade to M1 and 5G support,

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but it may be a tough choice for folks that already own the fourth-generation model

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When Apple updated from the third-gen iPad Air to the fourth, it made considerable changes to the overall appearance.

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The styling shifted from the familiar iPad in favor of an almost edge-to-edge, no-chin display that was also bigger, as well as an iPad Pro-inspired casing.

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With the fifth-generation iPad Air being a spec-bump edition, there's not anything new about the outside of the tablet.

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Apple says the 5th-generation iPad Air is up to 60% faster than the previous model thanks to the M1 processor

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