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LOL, my only tablet is an iPad Air 2 and still gets some updates, runs most apps and is in a very good condition. Battery isn’t what it used to be, but I can’t complain keeping in mind that my trusty iPad has served me well all this years and has paid off its investment. Nowadays Apple is not making hardware like it used to.

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Apple is making better hardware than ever. Like your iPad, devices get at least 5 years of updates and will generally run faster every year. Like you said the biggest noticeable difference is in the battery, but this is obviously a much harder problem to solve.

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