Apple iPad (A16, 2025) Review: Brilliantly Basic

My best friend recently called my 13-inch iPad Air the “giant-ass iPad.” All my friends know how much I rely on Apple's slate, and that's because my only hobby outside of reading is binge-watching everything and anything. (Someone get me on Summer House.) But I also review iPads for my job, and have the entire lineup to choose from. As tempting as the large screen is, if I were to go out and buy my own right now, I'd get Apple's basic iPad. Apple refreshed its entry-level tablet in March, and it's nearly identical to the 2022 model that preceded it. It's largely a processor upgrade with the A16 Bionic, the same chip inside the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15, and you finally get 128 GB of storage instead of 64. It's such a basic update that it doesn't even have Apple Intelligence—you know, the thing Apple won't stop talking about with every new product launch and software update. Some might even relish that, free from having AI shoved into every product. The point is that, as basic as it ... Read full article.