The new iPad Air is here, adopting for the first time the Apple Silicon M1 chip with which the company is gradually flooding its entire product line to offer them superior performance (except for iPhones).
Apple has chosen to keep the screen size at 10.9 inches with a Liquid Retina panel and an anti-reflective film. There are also new features in its 12MP ultra-wide-angle front camera and connectivity which now supports 5G mode.
However, when does it go on sale and where can you buy the new iPad Air 5?
Release date of the new iPad Air 5 (2022)
New iPad Air 5 It was announced on March 8. A few days later Apple opened the reservation period, but now it is officially launched, at least in Europe. In Mexico and the rest of Latin America, we will have to wait a little longer.
Apple has confirmed two different configurations of 64 and 256 GB which are combined with 5 different finishes: space gray, starlight, pink, purple and blue.
How much does the iPad Air 5 (2022) cost?
The iPad Air is the brand’s device (not just in tablets) the cheapest you can buy with the M1 chip:
- iPad Air (2022) with 64 GB, wifi: $649 / MXN$15,499
- iPad Air (2022) with 256 GB, wifi: $849 / MXN$19,699
- iPad Air (2022) with 64 GB, wifi + cellular: $849 / MXN$19,699
- iPad Air (2022) with 256 GB, wifi + cellular: $1,019 / MXN$23,899
Where to buy the new iPad Air 5 at the best price?
In addition to being able to buy it through Apple stores, there are a whole series of authorized distributors of the brand that you surely know, some with physical stores spread over our geography so you can go to one of them and try the product.
Here is the list of stores where you can also find it for sale:
Before proceeding with the purchase, we recommend that you check the availability in each of the stores, since sometimes you can find a specific configuration on sale, although it does not correspond to the new model.
And now might be a good time to evaluate buying a previous generation iPad. Apple has already removed them from its catalog, but wholesalers and distributors will do everything possible to put an end to the Stock of units.
This is the case of the iPad Air 4 of 2020 that we found in Amazon at the reduced price of $628. It’s a minimal discount from its usual price, but probably as the days go by the offer will get juicier.
Check out our ranking from best iPads that you can buy in 2022. Similarly, see the article by where to buy an ipad at the best pricein which we explain the best offers for each of the models.
