2025 iPad 11 vs M1 iPad Air: Newer isn't always better

Apple's 2025 iPad 11 is Apple's new budget tablet. The biggest problem for it is that the 2022 iPad Air is almost always a better product for about the same money. Here's how the two compare.iPad 11 [left], iPad Air M1 [right]In our review of the 2025 iPad 11, we concluded that most users in the market for a new iPad are better served with the M1 iPad Air, versus the 2025 iPad 11. It turns out when you publish a review of a new product, and say that a product from a few years ago is a better deal overall, there's a demand for more detailed information than a passing remark or two.And, in that review, Managing Editor Mike Wuerthele noted that the 2025 iPad brings the value end of Apple's tablet spectrum in line with the rest, as far as design goes. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums