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Who needs an (unreleased) iPad Pro (2022) when the iPad Air (2022) is so deeply discounted?

By Adrian Diaconescu

Updated: Nov 16, 2022, 7:10 AM

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Who needs an (unreleased) iPad Pro (2022) when the iPad Air (2022) is so deeply discounted?

While most of Amazon's killer October Prime Day deals on many of the best phones money can buy are unsurprisingly no longer available (with or without a Prime subscription), one particularly fine pre-holiday offer on one particularly great tablet seems to have gone away and quickly returned.

Even better, you don't have to be a member of... anything anymore or jump through hoops of any sort to purchase your favorite iPad Air (2022) model at a cool $80 discount. That brings the 10.9-inch Apple M1 powerhouse down to some of its lowest ever prices in a multitude of different colors and two storage configurations with or without cellular connectivity.

The basic 64GB Apple iPad Air gets a good Black Friday offer on Amazon

Granted, $50 may not sound like much, but this basic Wi-Fi model is of the newest 2022 iPad Air. It rarely gets discounts, so every little bit helps. Combined with the $50 off on the Magic Keyboard, you can grab the full package for $100 off!

$40 off (7%)

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This is a modern 5G-capable device with a versatile USB Type-C port in tow, mind you, as well as a top-mounted fingerprint scanner and reasonably thin screen bezels. All that being said, the aforementioned state-of-the-art processor remains without a doubt the fifth-gen iPad Air's key selling point, matching the incredible raw power of the significantly costlier 11 and 12.9-inch iPad Pros released last year.

Of course, these renewed and extended Amazon promotions just so happen to compete with the impending iPad Pro (2022) announcement. Apple's next-gen giants are obviously likely to leave the current-gen iPad Air in the dust in terms of overall performance, although their price points will certainly reflect that as well.

Normally available for $599 and up, the iPad Air 5 is currently cheaper than Samsung's 11-inch Galaxy Tab S8, which also happens to be deeply discounted with no restrictions and no strings attached whatsoever.

Better than all of the best Android tablets out there in many ways, the middle child of Apple's iPad family doesn't come with a stylus in the box as standard, but surprise, surprise, a 20W charging brick is still included at no extra cost alongside a USB-C cable, further enhancing the value of today's non-Prime-exclusive deal.

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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.