Best iPad of 2025: Top iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro Picks

As we said above, the best iPad features right now are distributed across models, making it hard to single out a go-to "perfect" iPad right now. Price, performance, front camera quality, accessory support and display quality vary across models. Most people tend to buy iPads for family or personal use, and you'll need to decide how much you want to spend. There are also frequent sales of iPads that can change the equation too. The iPad as a product line is great overall. Models tend to have long lives, and all models on sale now are solid at running apps and games and even multitasking. The good news is all current models are good at doing a lot of things via iPadOS. The one area that the basic iPad is left out of is Apple Intelligence, Apple's suite of AI tools spread across iPadOS. These features can sometimes be helpful (message summaries, a new Siri interface, writing tools, transcription services, photo editing tools and more), so it may make sense to consider upgrading to a newer ... Read full article.