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iPad Air Apple refurbished iPad air 3 Vs new iPad 9?

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Cassr

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I've noticed that the apple refurbished store currently has the air 3 on sale for £409.

Would you go for this or a new iPad 9?

Is it worth a slightly older chip and £105 more in order to get a laminated screen in your opinion?
 
I would definitely go for the Ipad 9th Gen, its better than the Air 3 in terms of performance with its newer A13 chip and has Centre stage. As a bonus we got a slight price drop in the UK on apple products, so its now dropped in price by £10 to £319 which is really good value.
 
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I have to say I'm surprised that price and power are winning over screen. The way everyone seems to talk about laminated Vs non laminated I thought that would tip the scales with this comparison..
 
I’m on the fence too, have an iPad Air 3 which I can sell but deciding if the 9th gen is worth it.
 
Ev0d3vil said:
I’m on the fence too, have an iPad Air 3 which I can sell but deciding if the 9th gen is worth it.
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THe air 3is barely 2 years old ,no need to upgrade its not an iPhone lol. I had an iPad mini 1st gen and just got the 9 haha longggg overdue
 
Ev0d3vil said:
I’m on the fence too, have an iPad Air 3 which I can sell but deciding if the 9th gen is worth it.
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Is there an issue with your Air 3? The iPad 9th gen is more sidegrade than upgrade.

If buying new, it's an easy recommendation over the Air 3 due to the white spot issue on the 10.5" models plus the 9th gen is cheaper, I believe. If you have a perfectly working Air 3 though, I don't see much point in replacing it with 9th gen.
 
rui no onna said:
Is there an issue with your Air 3? The iPad 9th gen is more sidegrade than upgrade.

If buying new, it's an easy recommendation over the Air 3 due to the white spot issue on the 10.5" models plus the 9th gen is cheaper, I believe. If you have a perfectly working Air 3 though, I don't see much point in replacing it with 9th gen.
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More of centre stage! but then i felt its more of a gimmick now and I couldnt give up the laminated display..
 
Cassr said:
I have to say I'm surprised that price and power are winning over screen. The way everyone seems to talk about laminated Vs non laminated I thought that would tip the scales with this comparison..
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Well the 9th gen also got the p3 wide colour support with True Tone. Closing the gap more on screen quality. The A13 also got a decent performance jump on the gpu side as well.

Also from my own personal experience, the air 3 also suffers from the white dot issue that the 10.5 pros have

I have 3 of them and 2 out of the three suffer from this
 
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The screen is horrible on the base iPad, I would definitely get an Air 3 over one.

BTW, I see no performance difference between my Air 3 and iPhone SE 2020. The A13 was a minor update over the A12.
 
ACG12 said:
The screen is horrible on the base iPad, I would definitely get an Air 3 over one.

BTW, I see no performance difference between my Air 3 and iPhone SE 2020. The A13 was a minor update over the A12.
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What's horrible about it?
 
UnLiMiTeD558 said:
Well the 9th gen also got the p3 wide colour support with True Tone. Closing the gap more on screen quality. The A13 also got a decent performance jump on the you side as well.

Also from my own personal experience, the air 3 also suffers from the white dot issue that the 10.5 pros have

I have 3 of them and 2 out of the three suffer from this
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Incorrect, 9th gen has sRGB not P3 Wide Color Gamut

Also to OP 9th gen has better value with the front camera and A13 as well as price
 
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