I will never understand why an iPad needs so much power.
Apple today announced the next-generation iPad Pro, featuring the custom-designed M5, C1X, and N1 chips.
The M5 chip has up to a 10-core CPU, with four performance cores and six efficiency cores. It features a next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerator in each core, allowing the new iPad Pro to deliver up to 3.5x the AI performance than the previous model, and a third-generation ray-tracing engine. A faster 16-core Neural Engine also delivers more energy-efficient performance. Apple says that performance gains and breakthrough improvements over iPads with the M1 chip are "staggering".
In addition to the M5 chip, the cellular versions of the new iPad Pro feature Apple's custom-designed C1X modem, which allows up to 50% faster cellular data performance than its predecessor, with much greater efficiency.
It also features the N1 chip, a new Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. Apple says the N1 brings better performance when connected to 5GHz networks, and improves the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop.
The new iPad Pro features over 150GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, which is almost a 30% increase compared to the previous generation. It also offers up to 2x faster storage read and write speeds, and the 256GB and 512GB models start with 12GB of unified memory.
The new iPad Pro adds the ability to drive external displays at up to 120Hz and now supports Adaptive Sync, which provides the lowest possible latency in external display performance.
Fast charging is now supported, allowing the new iPad Pro to charge up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 40W adapter or higher.
The new iPad Pro is available to pre-order starting today, and will be available in stores on Wednesday, October 22.
Article Link: Apple Debuts New iPad Pro With M5 Chip, Faster Charging, and More
The M5 now is actually 100 € cheaper than the M4 was. The M2 in 2022 was another 50 € cheaper.
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.
Apple is pretty good at avoiding unwanted interactions with the screen even with thin bezels. Try an Android tablet, you will realize you are touching the screen all the time with your iPad while holding it
haven't visited the Apple shop in a long time. The price difference to what you pay at other retailers is enormous at this point.
I actually much prefer watching youtube on a browser on the iPad, more options and no ads
this. apps are a significant downside imo. i'd prefer the rumored low budget macbook with iphone chip over a ipad every day for media consumption)
There’s not. While third parties COULD support the connector, they don’t. Some people think the price is not worth the value they receive from it and for them, it’s overpriced. For those that value the simplicity, they’ve bought them.
You should be able to get around 10% off pretty quickly. I did when the M4 came out, got it a bit cheaper than the M5 list price.
apologies if you meant the iPad Pro yes it it went from a Liquid Retina - Ultra Retina XDR my point is the bumps are always to the screen, or to the camera, or to the chip. Never a form factor change, or upgrade.
You right I just got a M4...No need to upgrade from M4 for like 8 years.
Yep. The 12GB upgrade in RAM is great improvement, but without more RAM my M4 was no better in any practical way to my M1 iPad Pro.What use is more power if you cannot even open or save larger files? Even the base MacBook's start at 16GB.
