You may have noticed that Apple didn’t release an iPad this year, meaning the latest entries amongst our pick of the best iPads all herald from 2022. We're due a refresh next year but if you're in the market now, these latest offerings just aren't a great value. For a better deal, I'd recommend the fourth-generation iPad Air from 2020.
It's like the more recent tenth-generation 10.9-inch iPad, but better. Admittedly, you lose a couple of years of OS updates, the front camera's not as sharp, and you get 4G instead of 5G cellular. In every other regard, the Air is the smarter slate, and right now it's now even more affordable than it was back during Black Friday.
Want the same modern iPad design but in more colors? Go for the Air. The same A14 Bionic chip and USB-C connectivity? The Air has those as well. Which has the better display, with a fully laminated anti-reflective panel that supports a wider color gamut? You guessed it, the Air again.
In fact, the fourth-gen Air also lords superior (second-generation) Apple Pencil support over the newer base iPad, compatibility with the Magic Keyboard and Smart Keyboard Folio, a notably thinner and lighter form, and yet still promises the same ten-hour battery life as the newer iPad.
Read on for the best value deals on the fourth-gen iPad Air across the US and UK, and if it still doesn't meet your needs, head onto our general best iPad deals roundup for more.
Best iPad Air (2020) deal in the US
Best iPad Air (2020) deal in the UK
More holiday season deals (US)
- Amazon: 50% off TVs, air fryers, AirPods & clothing
- Apple: AirPods Pro, Apple Watch 8 & iPads from $99
- Adidas: 40% off running shoes, sweatshirts & leggings
- Beauty: 51% off viral makeup, skincare & hair tools
- Best Buy: up to $800 off 4K TVs, laptops & headphones
- Bed Bath & Beyond: 65% off sitewide + free shipping
- Cheap TVs: big-screen 4K TVs from $269.99
- Christmas: 40% off decor, pajamas & trees
- Dell: save on best-selling Inspiron and XPS laptops
- DreamCloud: 40% off all mattresses
- Family pajamas: matching Christmas PJs from $12.99
- Lowe's: up to $800 off major appliances
- Nectar: mattress deals starting at $359
- Nordstrom: 30% off Nike, Levi's, Skims, Adidas & more
- Purple: up to $400 off Purple mattresses
- Samsung: up to $2,000 of TVs, phones and appliances
- Target: 40% off furniture, TVs, clothing & appliances
- Toys: Disney, Barbie, Lego & board games from $14.99
- Walmart: $800 off toys, TVs, vacuums & clothing
More Christmas deals (UK)
- Amazon: up to 62% off tech and gifts
- AO: up to 40% off vacuums, appliances, and tech
- Argos: up to 50% off toys and tech
- Boots: up to 40% off 1,000s of beauty products
- Currys: up to 40% off TVs, air fryers, laptops and more
- Ebuyer: up to 45% off laptops and PC components
- John Lewis: up to 40% off appliances, TVs, laptops
- Jessops: up to £550 off Sony, Canon, Nikon, and Fujifilm
- O2: up to £600 off iPhone, Samsung and Google
- Samsung: up to £600 off TVs, phones and appliances
- Superdrug: 60% off beauty, fragrances and makeup
- Very: discounts on tech, appliances, furniture and beauty
- Vodafone: six months half-price SIMs from £11.50
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