Don’t get too excited. It’s a jump from A12X to A14. That’s two generations jump. an A14X would be close to the same single core number.iPad Air more than 40% higher in single-core score than iPad Pro!?
I think you’d have to look at the multi-core scores. The Pro 9.7” and Pro 10.5 weren’t that big of a jump to the Air even at A12 the first time. Simply because the “X” chips were so much faster in multi-vote.
I haven’t seen a tear down either. I wanted to see what the speakers looked like internally.I still haven't seen anyone doing iPad Air 4 bend testing, i guess it bends like old fashioned iPad Pro
Here is a perfect example of the target audience of the iPad Pro 12.9: I am a medical student and having the ability to use it as a laptop, then remove it from the Magic keyboard, open Notability, take notes, then take a picture of a document, scan it, sign it, put back on the Magic Keyboard, repeat etc. The use cases where I need my MacBook Pro are about 5% of the tasks, but the use cases where my iPad Pro + MK offers far more usage than what the MBP offers. And now that Microsoft just added trackpad support to the iPadOS Office apps, that’s one less reason to use my MBP.
Wow, you opened apps fractionally faster. That doesn’t change the fact that the Air is a stripped out 2018 11” iPad Pro with a worse display, worse speakers, no FaceID, less GPU performance, less multi-core CPU performance. It’s a great tablet, but the 256GB doesn’t make sense from a pricing perspective for what you’re getting vs the iPad Pro 11”.
Not really, 128 gb is too low a storage for me in 2020. The only comparison is with 256gb pro 2020. The Gpu of A14 IS faster in some benchmarks despite your repeated assertions. It is actually 20 % faster than the A12x GPU and 9% faster than A12Z GPU in Geekbench Metal GPU. More GPU cores does not equal more performance. The A14 GPU in the air scores significantly better than the Iphone 12 due to thermal headroom.
It's consistently showing 3700 to 4100. iPad Pro 2018 and 2020 are consistency above 4500 on Geekbench. Lets be honest here and admit that the single core advantage is really minute because you're benefiting from fractional increases in speeds opening apps...as if the iPad Pro 2018 and 2020 lagged opening anything. As I said, the iPad Air is an amazing tablet, but Apple deliberately didn't offer a 128GB option so for the 256GB option it's priced too close to the Pro, even at the 256GB storage teir. The iPad Pro 11" at 256GB is still only $150 more, and for that $150 you're getting FaceID (much better on iPad than even iPhone, especially if using the iPad as a laptop), ProMotion display that is both brighter and with smaller bezels (no contest), quad speakers, better GPU, 6GB of RAM vs 4GB of RAM, LiDAR and extra cameras. Whether or not you or I see that $150 extra worth it for comparable storage tiers is another matter.
I won't disagree about the A14. It looks to be a phenomenal chip. And yeah, I am starting even later than most at 37 years old and just an M1 (out at ETSU QCoM)...but I got in to med school so that was a major hurdle behind me. My brother is a Pulmonologist/Critical Care doc and he always says the same-super rewarding career. I'm glad I went back to school and am going down this pathway. Stay safe at your work!
My mom does! It’s slow and frustrating to use, but still works ok with youtube and pinterest
I also have a 10.5” iPad Pro. I’m going to wait a few more months to get the next Pro version Apple releases next year. I really want the best speakers, camera, upgraded storage options, and many more features it will offer.
After some further thought, my collaborator ended up going with a 2020 Pro over the Air. With multi-GB art to work with, 64GB probably wasn't going to be quite enough storage, and at 256GB the Air in Indonesia was almost $100 more than the 128GB Pro.
iPad Air more than 40% higher in single-core score than iPad Pro!?
