We have long considered Apple’s iPads the best pills in the market, but deciding which model you should buy is not always straightforward. Do you just want a big screen for streaming and web browsing? Do you want to use it like a sticky laptop? Do you care exactly of Apple Intelligence? If you are not sure, allow us to help. We have experienced every iPad available today and breaks down which one should fit your needs below.
The table of content
The best iPad for 2025
How do we test the best iPad
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As we do for our guide for the best tablets overall, we spend several days with each iPad how they feel and perform with different tasks: watching video, web browsing, comfortable and graphically playing intense games, editing 4K photos and video, and more than one -time episode. We use a bench -marking test especially to better measure the performance Gack Bench 6For, for, for,. 3dMark And Gfxbench metalAlso, we measure how long each tablet takes different apps to boot and open. We also check out how well each tablet is sustained, whether it be with Apple’s review unit or the iPad model owned by a member of the hedges staff.
We help to compare the colorful performance and brightness of the display, we play the same videos on different iPads, together, at the same, equal brightness level. We use each tablet directly in the sunlight to see how well they see how well they hold the Hold of the glare, and we play a handful of musical tracks to evaluate the speaker’s performance. Battery Life We We look at how long every tablet is required before recharge, but we also play a 1080p movie on a loop, which ends the power background of about 70 70 % of the shine. We also test each device with Apple Pencil and note how responsible the stylus feels. Finally, we carefully emphasize special sheets and software updates to find out what features are available on some iPad but not to others.
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How long do iPads usually run?
If the date is a sign, expect Apple to update your iPad in the latest version of the iPados for at least five years, if not. IPados 18 updateFor example, Is available On the iPad Pro models that start in 2018 and other iPads start in 2019. Your iPad’s hardware will depend on which model you buy and to what extent you maintain it. (If you are particularly clumsy, consider the case of a member.) The more powerful member Pro will feel faster for time than the entry level iPad, but every model must remain at least unless Apple refuses to update it.
What’s the difference between iPad and iPad Air?
Compared to the 11th General iPad, the iPad Air runs on a strong M3 chip (instead of A16 bionic) and has 2 GB more RAM (8GB tomorrow). Both come with 128GB storage through default. The air is also available in two sizes, 11 and 13 inches, while the 11th General iPad does not offer a large screen option. The M -Series SOC provides a better long -term performance to the air, as well as access to some of the features of iPados, such as Apple Intelligence and Stage Manager. Its display supports wider P3 Color is an anti -philosophical coating in colorful gamut, and is fully laminated. The latter means that there is no “wind difference” between the display and the glass, so it seems that you are touching the things on the screen instead of interacting with an image under the glass. The air also works with new pencil pro styls and more comfortable magic keyboards, and supports its USB-C port data transfer. It also supports technically high -speed Wi -Fi -6E, while low -cost iPad Wi -Fi 6 uses.
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How can I get a screenshot on a member?
As we note the guide in our screenshot, you can take a screenshot on your iPad by pressing the top button and either the volume button at the same time. If you have an old home button, press the above button and the Home button instead.
Recent updates
April 2025: We have lightly edited this guide to ensure that all the details and links are still correct. We are also watching how the Trump administration’s tariff policy affects the iPad lineup (and every other tech category) prices and stock. Even today, all our choices are available at general prices, but if we change it, we will update this guide.
March 2025: We have reviewed the iPad (A16) and named our new budget Chen by removing the 10th General iPad in the process.
March 2025: The recently launched iPad Air M3 has changed its predecessor as our high overall recommendation. We have also made a note about the new iPad (A16), which we intend to test in the near future and expect our new budget to be elected. To reflect Apple’s latest hardware, we made a handful of edits somewhere else in the guide.
January 2025: We have lightly edited this guide for clarification. Our recommendations are the same.
October 2024: We have updated our guide to add a new iPad mini -7.
June 2024: We have touched this guide so that Apple reflects some of the new iPados features announced in the WWDC, though our choices are the same.
Nathan Ingham supported the report.
This article was originally published on Enoget
