On the opposite side of that spectrum is the newly released iPad Air 3, which also suffers from a lack of major upgrades but in a different way than the Mini.
To be blunt, the iPad Air 3 feature far too intense similarities to the iPad Pro 2017, with the same chassis, resolution, battery, and pencil support.
In fact, the Air 3 is actually a downgrade in other areas compared to the Pro that it’s clearly mimicking.
The Screen isn’t as bright, it has lower camera quality, worse sound with dual speakers instead of a quad speaker setup, and it ditches Apple’s ProMotion technology for better screen refresh rates.