The iPad Air 5 is at its lowest price ever ahead of Amazon's October Prime Day sale. If you don't want to wait for the Prime Big Deal Days event, you can get the Wi-Fi/Cellular model iPad Air 5 for $599 at Amazon. That's $150 off its normal price of $749 — its biggest discount yet.
If you don't want to wait, this is one of the best iPad deals you can get today.
Today's best iPad Air deal
Released in 2022, Apple's 5th Gen iPad Air is the lightest iPad next to the iPad mini. It improved the iPad Air 4 with faster performance, more storage, and better battery life.
The iPad Air in this deal has a 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, Apple M1 chip, 8GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Touch ID and Apple Pay functionality allow for fast and secure payments. Other notable features include built-in stereo speakers, a 12MP rear camera, and 12MP FaceTime camera for video-calls.
Although we didn't get to test the iPad Air 5, we gave the iPad Air 4 a solid rating of 4 out 5-stars, lauding the tablet's excellent A14 Bionic CPU performance. We were also impressed by the iPad Air 4's sleek, thin-bezel design, loud, clear speakers and 10 and half hour battery life. We expect the iPad Air 5 to be on par if not better given its upgraded M1 8-core chip and 8-core graphics. This ensures snappy responsiveness and smooth gameplay.
With a weight of 1 pound and 0.24 inches, the iPad Air 5 is one of the more portable tablets out there. It's slightly thinner and lighter than competitors like the Microsoft Surface Go 2 (0.3 inches, 1.2 pounds) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 (10 x 6.5 x 0.25 inches and 1.1 pounds).
The iPad Air 5 works with Apple Pencil and Apple Magic Keyboard (both sold separately). If you're on the prowl for a lightweight tablet to replace or complement your laptop, the iPad Air 5 is a wise choice.
