The iPad Air is Apple ‘s offering for those who want a tablet to get things done - creating content rather than just consuming it. The changes incorporated in this fifth-generation model are designed to make it more appealing to this group: it's faster but also more portable, with the same...

Smaller and lighter than predecessors; Significantly faster than earlier iPads; Beautiful display; Long battery life

Barely adequate RAM; Non-standard data/power port; No memory card slot; No active touchscreen

Apple's iPad Air maintains the simple elegant design of its predecessor but comes in a very lightweight design. The performance is great and with its high-resolutionretina display screen.

Very nice design that is thin and lightweight

No camera flash; no external storage option; Siri does not speak Arabic

It's hard to believe but it's been less than four years since Apple released the iPad, opening the door to an entirely new market of portable devices that, along with smartphones, has eroded the traditional PC industry in a way that most people would have never imagined a few short years ago.

Thinner and lighter, but still solidly built; Great performance with power to spare; Efficient design, runs cooler than previous iPads; iOS 7 is a worthy update and strong app ecosystem

No Touch ID; Camera is just ok; iPad mini might give the Air a run for its money

The consensus is that this is the first, real successor since the last major iPad, the iPad 2. And that consensus is correct. The iPad Air not only feels different (lighter, faster, less calories) but it is different, from the way it has been designed, to the hardware lurking inside it, to iOS 7...

The iPad Air is undoubtedly the best iPad that Apple has produced yet, and is by far the most comfortable full-sized tablet we've used.

Much thinner and lighter than before; great screen; slight improvement in performance; great battery life

Cameras are still disapointing; very few 64-bit optimised apps; Nothing

With the iPad Air , Apple once again delivers an outstanding tablet . The device both looks and functions as if it were born whole, operating system and software included. The Californian company once again manages to create a device that stands out from the crowd.

Bright; high-contrast display; Excellent color reproduction; Good touchscreen; High-performance SoC; First-class manufacturing; Very long battery life; Fast browser performance; Fit for VoIP audio/video calls; Very good speakers..; The iPad Air is thin and lightweight.

...which are unfortunately poorly positioned, High surface temperatures under load, No current data transfer standards, No Flash support, The iPad's connectivity options are still somewhat meager; Apple should work on this in the future

As the fifth release in the iPad lineup, many reviewers are noting that this is the best tablet to date. Nate Lanxon to Wired UK thinks that it "feels like a milestone" and Jay Yarow of Business Insider said the iPad Air is "the best iPad Apple has ever made.

Fast performance; High-quality design; MIMO support; Beautiful display; Plenty of model options

Price; Lack of Touch ID; Mediocre camera

Lightweight compared to the earlier ipads. Good clear display. Have had no problems with any apps which all perform well. Pricey compared to other devices and does not play Adobe Flash.

I bought the iPad Air a month ago and I can't put it down it has amazing retina and features. It is definitely the best tablet there is in my opinion and I have not once regretted buying it.

When Apple first introduced the MacBook Air, the world looked on in amazement. What kind of sorcery was this? How could Apple squeeze a 13-inch laptop into a case so remarkably slim and sleek? But now we're spoiled.