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The new iPad Air is a taste of the future

The new iPad Air is a taste of the future

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The new iPad Air is the most interesting iPad in a while. Yes, it’s more powerful than the current iPad Pro, but that’s just a temporary glitch in the lineup. The coolest thing about this iPad is that it offers a glimpse into the future.

Right now, unless you have a very specific need, the Air is the best iPad for most people. It has Apple's latest A14 chip, the edge-to-edge display of the iPad Pro, it has a crazy new Touch ID panel built into the power button, it comes in different colors, and it works with all of Apple's iPad Pro accessories.

Let's take a closer look.

The new Air is a big step up from the current iPad Pro. That's because the Pro is a 2018 design, with a 2018-era CPU. The 2020 Pro update added some nice new cameras, and that's about it. According to the GeekBench CPU performance test suite, the new iPad Air beats the old Pro in single-core tasks and loses in multi-core.