If you liked older versions of the iPad then you could really get a kick out of the iPad Air. Primate Labs has posted results from its most recent performance tests of the iPad Air using Geekbench 3 benchmarks and has found that Apple’s newest tablet nearly doubles the performance of the fourth-generation iPad and bests the performances of all earlier iPad models by a factor of more than five. Primate Labs speculates that the iPad Air’s performance crushes those of earlier iPads “thanks to a larger battery (providing more power), a larger chassis (providing better cooling), or some combination of the two.” A chart showing all iPads’ performance on the Geekbench 3 benchmarks follows below.
Benchmarks show the iPad Air blows away all previous iPads
Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:43PM EST
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Brad Reed has written about technology for over eight years at BGR.com and Network World. Prior to that, he wrote freelance stories for political publications such as AlterNet and the American Prospect. He has a Master's Degree in Business and Economics Journalism from Boston University.
