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Great for upgrading from an older model or those new to the iPad line

Supports the second-gen Apple Pencil

Unique combination of Touch ID and slim bezels

USB-C port and Wi-Fi 6 for easier connectivity

Runs apps smoothly and can handle multitasking with ease

Great processor

Decent RAM and storage

Display greater than 1080p

Affordable

Runs Android 11

Not compatible with older Apple Pencils

No headphone jack

No expandable storage

Not easy to remove bloatware banner

Camera can be unreliable

Can be slippery

Verdict

The Apple iPad Air 5 is a great choice for those looking to upgrade from an older model or those new to the iPad line. It supports the second-gen Apple Pencil and has a unique combination of Touch ID and slim bezels, with the fingerprint sensor moved to the top button. It also has a USB-C port and Wi-Fi 6 for easier connectivity. It runs apps smoothly and can handle multitasking with ease. It is a great device that will not reach its performance bottleneck for many years.

Verdict

The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is a popular tablet that has been praised for its strong processor, decent amount of RAM and storage, and its display that is greater than 1080p. It is also praised for its affordability and its ability to run Android 11. However, some users have noted that it can be difficult to remove the bloatware banner, and that the camera can be unreliable. Additionally, some users have noted that the tablet can be slippery and that the colors in the photos can be desaturated.

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Battery Life

Battery life

Battery life is not good. Average battery for the iPad Air 4 is 10 hours. Definitely doesn't last that long.

3/5

3 years ago

walmart.com

Sleek Thin Lightweight Tablet Great Battery Life

It has a long-lasting battery, which is a positive feature that's important to me because I tend to stay on my devices for hours. I do not like when my battery runs down quickly which interrupts whatever I'm doing. Another upgraded feature that I think is important is it's expandable memory capacity. This allows for more storage without bogging down because its overloaded

4/5

4 years ago

walmart.com

Size

Actually a downgrade from the previous Air

Cons: They moved the fingerprint reader to the top corner, presumably to increase the size of the display. Locating the reader on the corner impacts the software UI driving endless changes that have negative value, and add up to a sizeable reduction in quality of user experience (IMO). Apple needs to accept that they should create or buy in-screen fingerprint technology. A tragic design decision

3/5

3 years ago

amazon.com

Serves the purpose for simple media consumption, but not the best for Web surfing

Screen size probably played a role here, because the inset showing what the camera is capturing is already small, and you have to press a tiny button within that to toggle between the two cameras. In summary -- in the 8" format, this is a basic device aimed at simple uses, with screen size being a limitation to the complexity of the content you will want to consume on it.

4/5

4 years ago

amazon.com

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