I've been waffling on whether the iPad Air (M4) is worth the price difference for my use cases. It's not so much the processor that has me undecided as much as it's the readability and the Apple Intelegence ability, as I am the kind of person who likes updates and new features when they come out.
My Use Cases:
Reading comic books, outside, on a south facing balcony
General Browsing when at home
Airplaying content to Apple TV, homepod, etc
Stream Chat monitoring, and potentially video editing
Homekit
Using the Nintendo Switch app to use Zelda Notes
Ideally I'd like my iPad to replace most, if not all of the actions my phone does while I am at home and just rely on my phone when I am out. I have an iPhone 12 Mini, and don't intend on upgrading any time soon because of how convenient the size is for Pokemon Go.