Apple Debuts New iPad Pro With M5 Chip, Faster Charging, and More

[Abazigal]

Does anyone else find it ridiculous that Apple keeps putting NON “PRO” chips into the iPad “PRO’s” and MacBook PRO’s!?

Were you expecting Apple to cram M3 Max chips into an iPad Pro somehow?

 

[hovscorpion12]

It appears that this is the first time Apple has released a M-series chip clocked at a different speed on iPad vs Mac

The M5 on the iPad is clocked at 4.43 [compared to 4.41 on M4]
The M5 on the MacBook is clocked at 4.61.

M5 iPad Pro Geekbench 6 results

• Single-core - 4,138
• Multi-core - 16,366

M5 MacBook Pro Geekbench 6 results

• Single-core - 4,263
• Multi-core - 17,862

Performance differences

• Single-core - M5 MacBook Pro is 3 percent faster than the M5 iPad Pro
• Multi-core - M5 MacBook Pro is 9 percent faster than the M5 iPad Pro

 

[hovscorpion12]

Were you expecting Apple to cram M3 Max chips into an iPad Pro somehow?

Technically they did.

 

[hugodrax]

It would have to be Best Buy. Apple won't be able to issue a refund since you paid Best Buy the money.

Oh it was a apple online purchase. I guess will just make the trip to the apple store.

 

[East India Company]

I guess I am one of the few that feels like my Mac is gimped since it can’t run any of the amazing native apps that exist on iPad. YouTube and a million others. The Mac can only handle these in browser tabs, which makes for a far inferior experience. Imagine doing the same on your iPhone, giving up all the native apps and having to use Safari for everything, like checking your bank accounts. I have a Mac Studio and a MacBook Pro that *never* get used anymore. Also the built in cellular and OLED display make the Mac feel totally outdated in 2025. If you really want macOS on an iPad, Apple already makes that device, it’s called a MacBook Air. Give it a rest.

Hmm MacBook Air, you mean the device I use every time I get home when I ditch my iPhone for it..

Yes some apps are good on the iPhone but I would not use them on an iPad, they are made for small screen. The web browser is a much more powerful tool.
Btw even on iPhone I watch YouTube in safari which gives me the advantage of blocking all the adverts and being able to use PiP without giving money to Google. Give it a try.

 

[alecgold]

Just pre-ordered a 13 M5 256 to replace my 13 M4 256.

I am prepping myself to be mind-blown.

Seriously, I’m pissed there’s zero battery capacity improvements. Faster charging will help a little, but more capacity would’ve been nice.

Also, really wish memory was 16/24 or something. I actually do run into memory issues pretty regularly with my 8GB M4. I was tempted to go for the M5 1TB for the 16GB memory, but am hoping an extra 4GB over my M4 will reduce/stop safari crashes and game lockups etc. An extra $600 for the 1TB is a very tough sell for only 4GB more memory. Stupid Apple memory tax. Would I notice the extra CPU cores in my gaming?
I’ve noticed my new 12GB iPPM 17 always runs completely full on memory, just like my 8GB iPPM 16 did, so I don’t know if the extra 4GB bump will actually help, or if that extra 4GB is “off-limits” for regular apps and has been allocated only to OS/AI functions.

Upgrade cost was ~$605+tax w/trade-in.

Fun fact - I bought my M4 day 1, 18mo ago and have had 80% max charge enabled the entire time. My M4 battery is currently at 92% max usable capacity with 312 cycles. I think I’m going to allow 100% full charging on my M5 with the intent I’ll upgrade in 18mo to the M6. I’ll be curious to see how the battery fares charging all the way to 100%.

96% with 180 used since February. That is not bad in 234 days. And I’m charging every night to 100%

 

[daneoni]

I’ll stick to my M1 for now, and keep an eye out for an M4 refurb. Still annoying you can’t get a refurb M4 iPad Pro in the UK.