The iPad Air (5th generation) is one of the best people who want to focus on processing performance even if the functions are divided.

Apple launched the iPad Air (5th generation) with the SOC on March 18. This is the second one in the iPad series, following the iPad Pro. [See another image about this article] The cheapest model of the iPad Pro is 94,800 yen, the cheapest model of "Mac mini" is 79,800 yen, and the cheapest model of "MacBook Air" is 115,280 yen. The iPad Air, which has the cheapest model of 74,800 yen, is the cheapest Apple M1 device. This time, let's check what differences between iPad Pro and usability, and whether there are differences in performance. ■ iPad Air specifications iPad Air include iPados 15 on the OS, Apple M1 chip (high -performance cores x 4+high -efficiency core x 4 8 cores GPU, 16 core Neural Engine) as described above. Adopted. The memory is 8GB and the storage is 64GB or 256GB. The display is named "Liquid Retina Display" 10.9 -inch IPS LCDs (2,360 x 1,640 dots, 264ppi, 60Hz, brightness 500 cd/square M, P3, contrast non -disclosure, reflection prevention, second -generation Apple Pencil).The camera is a wide -angle camera on the back (12 million pixels, F1).8, 29mm), a super wide -angle camera on the front (12 million pixels, F2.Built -in 4, 14mm, viewing angle 122 degrees).Wi-Fi version and Wi-Fi+Cellular version are prepared as in other iPad series.The Wi-Fi+Cellular version is 5G compatible, and can use nano SIM card and ESIM.Bluetooth version is 5.0.The physical interface is USB Type-C (charging, DisplayPort, USB 3.Equipped with 1).The previous model is USB 3 with a maximum of 5Gbps.It was 0, but this model is USB 3 with a maximum of 10Gbps.It is 1, and the communication speed with the external device has been improved.The body size is about 178.5x6.1x247.6mm (width x depth x height), weight is 461g for Wi-Fi model, 462g for Wi-Fi+Cellular model.28.It has a built-in 6WH battery, and the battery driving time is up to 10 hours when using the Internet/video playback, and up to 9 hours when using the Internet by mobile data communication. Unfortunately, the specifications are only 64GB and 256GB of storage. Since the Apple M1 was installed, I wanted at least a 512GB model. ■ Magic Keyboard or Smart Keyboard Folio iPad Air, which is annoying to buy, is "Magic Keyboard" (price is 34,980 yen), "Smart Keyboard Folio" (SMART FOLIO "(SMART FOLIO)," SMART FOLIO ". Accessories such as 9,800 yen) and "Apple Pencil (2nd generation)" (15,950 yen) can be used. If you use it as 2in1, it is an item you want to purchase as a set. The worrisome thing here is whether to buy Magic Keyboard or Smart Keyboard Folio. Magic Keyboard is equipped with a scissor structure keyboard and a trackpad, which can be used as a notebook, but it is necessary to remove the keyboard part as a tablet because it cannot be turned on the back. Smart Keyboard Folio can be used in a tablet style as it is when the keyboard is turned to the back, but the key stroke is shallow and there is no trackpad. I used both Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio, but I didn't feel the decisive difference because the trackpad was operated by operating the screen. Also, since I usually use only thin notebook PCs, I don't care much about the shallow stroke of Smart Keyboard Folio. I recommend Magic Keyboard if you want to remove it as a tablet, and if you want to always wear it, Smart Keyboard Folio. If you want to stick to the feeling of retirement, you may want to wear Smart Folio and combine your favorite Bluetooth keyboard. ■ The iPad Air is equipped with an Apple M1 like the iPad PRO comparing the iPad Air and the iPad Pro, but there are mainly the following differences. If you compare the specifications in detail, there are many differences. Among them, the difference that affects usability is the refresh rate of the display, the number of speakers, the composition of the back camera, the presence or absence of flash, the type of interface, storage capacity, and biological authentication. Compared to the 256GB model Wi-Fi version, the price of the iPad Air is 92,800 yen, the price of the iPad Pro is 1006,800 yen, and the difference is 14,000 yen. Considering the difference in function, it is a frank impression that the price is surprisingly close, but if you assume the actual usage scene, it seems that there is no problem with the iPad Air. Conversely, considering that "Face ID when wearing a mask" cannot be used on the iPad Pro at this time, iPad Air seems to be more convenient when going out for a while. If you are not so particular about the functional difference of both models, we recommend that you choose the difference in biometric authentication with the most important. ■ The iPad Air is almost the same performance as the iPad Pro, 12.Compared to the 9 -inch iPad Pro (5th generation) and the "iPhone 13 Pro Max" equipped with Apple A15 Bionic.The iPhone 13 Pro Max is not a tablet terminal, but is performed for reference instead of the "iPad mini (6th generation)" equipped with the same SoC.* USB 3.1 Connected SSD is "SSD-PH1.0u3-Ba ", Thunderbolt 3 connection SSD is" Portable SSD X5 MU-P85008 "Use the CPU performance, iPad Air is about 98%of the iPad Pro for the iPad Pro, the Multi-Core SCORE of Geekbench 5 in the Geekbench 5 MULTI-CORE.The score is almost the same, about 99%, but slightly below the same score.Regarding 3D performance, about 98%of 3DMark Wild Life EXTREME and about 102%of BASEMARK METAL FREE were reversed to a score of about 102%.Comparing with the actual application, IMOVIE measured the time to write 4K videos of 5 minutes in actual time, but the iPad Air is only 2 minutes 57 seconds 23 to 2 minutes 57 seconds, compared to the iPad Pro.There are only just over 2 seconds.The iPad Air has almost the same performance as the iPad Pro.I was a little worried about the storage speed.1,333 iPad Air in JazzdiskBench's Sequental Read.33MB/S, iPad Pro 2,723.It was about half the speed of 40MB/s.Storage of different performance may be used for iPad Air and iPad Pro, or capacity.The difference in time required to copy files from external storage to internal storage is in the category of expected.USB 3 for iPad Air.1 Connected SSD "SSD-PH1.0U3-BA "is connected to the iPad Pro with the Thunderbolt 3 connection SSD" Portable SSD X5 MU-P85008 ", but it is not as different as the maximum speed in the standard, but in iPad Air 2..It took 36 times time.However, 10GB (5 files) 25.If you can copy in 69 seconds, it's a practical speed to import photos and videos.The iPad Air is the iPad Pro 1 for the operation time of continuous playback of YouTube videos..It was 10 hours 20 minutes and 18 seconds, equivalent to 24 times. The measurement was performed under the same conditions as 50%of the display brightness and the volume of 50%, but the iPad Pro would have worked disadvantageously under these conditions because of its high brightness. The difference in operating time should be reduced if you match the actual brightness, not the percentage of brightness. ■ It is an iPad Air with a small number of cameras that wants to have night mode on iPad Air and iPad Pro, but the image quality is quite high. Indeed, the difference between the photos taken with the iPhone 13 Pro Max can be seen by expanding and comparing. However, at least if you look at the photos taken during the day, it is difficult to understand the difference between the two. However, the night view shooting is far from the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which has night mode. "Xiaomi Pad 5", which can be purchased for 43,780 yen, has night view mode, but I don't think there is a reason why it cannot be equipped with night mode on iPad Air and iPad Pro equipped with Apple M1. I want you to put in a generally implemented function that can be used as long as possible. In addition, the iPad Air is equipped with a 12 -megapixel ultra -wide -angle front camera to support the center frame that keeps people on the frame. This means that all iPads have supported the center frame function. This front camera has excellent image quality, so it can be photographed with a natural color even under the indoor light. There is no doubt that it is a perfect device for the web meeting, combined with the center frame function. ■ The iPad Air, which adopts one Apple M1, which is excellent in cospa for those who can divide the functions while focusing on the processing performance, have evolved into a model closer to iPad Pro, but has been differentiated by many specifications. However, the performance in the actual application is almost the same. Regardless of the security, now that the "Face ID when wearing a mask" cannot be used in the iPad Pro, I think the Touch ID is more convenient. For those who are particular about the processing performance, but the functions are somewhat divisible, the iPad Air is a very excellent cospa.

PC Watch, Gian Suzuki