iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)

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Price Comparison

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

Low price:

$132

Avg price:

$158

How much does iPad Air (3rd Gen) cost?

iPad (5th Gen)

iPad (5th Gen)

Low price:

$55

Avg price:

$87

What's the best iPad (5th Gen) price?

iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen) Pricing

The iPad Air (3rd Gen) fetches a higher starting price at $132 compared to the iPad (5th Gen), which starts at $55.
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Specs Comparison

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Size

Size and Weight: iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)
Size iPad Air (3rd Gen) iPad (5th Gen)
Width 174 mm 6.9 inches 170 mm 6.7 inches
Height 251 mm 9.9 inches 240 mm 9.5 inches
Depth 6 mm 0.2 inches 8 mm 0.3 inches
Weight 464 g 16.4 ounces 478 g 16.9 ounces

Camera

Cameras: iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)
Camera iPad Air (3rd Gen) iPad (5th Gen)
Primary 8.0 MP 8.0 MP
Resolution 3264x2448 3264x2448

Screen

Screen and Display: iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)
Display iPad Air (3rd Gen) iPad (5th Gen)
Resolution 1668x2224 1536x2048
Screen Size 267 mm 10.5 in 246 mm 9.7 in
Pixels Per Inch 265 ppi 264 ppi

Battery

Battery and Charging: iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)
Battery iPad Air (3rd Gen) iPad (5th Gen)
Capacity 8134 mAh 8827 mAh
Longevity 9 hours 10 hours
USB Lightning Lightning

Processing

Processing: iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen)
Processor iPad Air (3rd Gen) iPad (5th Gen)
CPU Apple A12 Bionic APL1081 / APL1W81 (T8020) Apple A9 APL0898 (S8000)
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Color Choices

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

Available in 3 colors:

  • Gold
  • Gray
  • Silver
iPad (5th Gen)

iPad (5th Gen)

Available in 3 colors:

  • Gold
  • Gray
  • Silver

iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen) Colors

The iPad Air (3rd Gen) introduces one new color not found in the iPad (5th Gen) color palette: Gray. Both the iPad Air (3rd Gen) and iPad (5th Gen) share two colors: Silver and Gold. However, the iPad Air (3rd Gen) does away with Gray, previously seen on the iPad (5th Gen).
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Storage Options

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

Choose from 2 storage options:

  • 64GB
  • 256GB
iPad (5th Gen)

iPad (5th Gen)

Choose from 2 storage options:

  • 32GB
  • 128GB

iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen) Storage

The iPad Air (3rd Gen) and iPad (5th Gen) have completely different storage options. The iPad Air (3rd Gen) offers two storage sizes: 32 GB and 128 GB. The iPad (5th Gen) sports different storage sizes: 64 GB and 256 GB.
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Reviews

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

iPad Air (3rd Gen)

23 reviews • 4.9 stars
iPad (5th Gen)

iPad (5th Gen)

25 reviews • 4.9 stars

iPad Air (3rd Gen) vs iPad (5th Gen) Reviews

Both the iPad Air (3rd Gen) and iPad (5th Gen) earn 4.9 of 5.0 stars from Swappa user reviews.
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