iPad Pro Are you waiting for iPad Pro M5?

Only just moved back from Android so will keep my M4 IPP for a while. It seems incredibly smooth and snappy. My iPhone 16 pro is getting replaced with a 17 pro max though
 
richpjr said:
I'm curious to see what else it has to offer aside from what has been rumored before deciding. So far, I haven't seen enough to upgrade from an M4 iPad Pro.
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It's likely for users still on the 2018 or 2020 iPad Pro. This iPad won't be for anybody who purchased the latest iPad within the last 2-3 years.
 
Abazigal said:
It's likely for users still on the 2018 or 2020 iPad Pro. This iPad won't be for anybody who purchased the latest iPad within the last 2-3 years.
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I am in a pickle. The tandem OLED on the M4 IPP gave me headaches (the first time for me on an OLED device), and my 2018 iPP has a terrible battery life and is a bit slow. I refuse to downgrade to an iPad Air (promotion is a must) or buy an M2 iPP as they are stupid money still.
 
123123123 said:
I’m waiting to see what the M5 base RAM is – if it’s 8GB, I’ll get an M4 in the inevitable clearance sales, but I’d prefer more than 8 (and the cost of the 1TB IPP is ludicrous if you primarily want the extra RAM, not the storage).
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Same here. Couldn’t care less about M4 vs M5 SOC but 16GB of RAM on the base model would significantly improve longevity of the iPad. If they stick with 8GB, I will look for an M4 sale instead.
 
gusping said:
I am in a pickle. The tandem OLED on the M4 IPP gave me headaches (the first time for me on an OLED device), and my 2018 iPP has a terrible battery life and is a bit slow. I refuse to downgrade to an iPad Air (promotion is a must) or buy an M2 iPP as they are stupid money still.
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Have you tried turning off Auto brightness, true tone and night shift? With these modes ON, the screen dims which is where the PWM flickering is at its worst. Manually setting brightness to 45-50% works for me personally with no headaches etc.
 
chugg said:
Same here. Couldn’t care less about M4 vs M5 SOC but 16GB of RAM on the base model would significantly improve longevity of the iPad. If they stick with 8GB, I will look for an M4 sale instead.
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I have a strong feeling that it will come with 16GB at base given that 90% of Apple products start at 16GB (aside from the iPhone which probably will not go higher then 12GB for years)
 
snipr125 said:
Have you tried turning off Auto brightness, true tone and night shift? With these modes ON, the screen dims which is where the PWM flickering is at its worst. Manually setting brightness to 45-50% works for me personally with no headaches etc.
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Yes, I tried turning off those settings when i had it. I think increasing the brightness would have solved it, but i run all my displays (phone, monitor, etc) and very low brightness levels in general, so increasing it to abnormally high levels (for me) is not on the cards.

I may try again when the M5 version launches.
 
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Currently have a 2020 cellular iPad Pro 11" with the A12Z chip. I would really like the 16GB of RAM, but the cost of the 1TB IPP M4 is too much, I'd be fine with 512GB of storage. Hopefully the M5 IPP will have 16GB memory as standard. 11" M5 with 512GB and cellular for me.
 
hovscorpion12 said:
I have a strong feeling that it will come with 16GB at base given that 90% of Apple products start at 16GB (aside from the iPhone which probably will not go higher then 12GB for years)
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I hope this too.

But considering Apple stuck with 8GB Ram on their MacBooks for 10 years(!), i wouldn’t be surprised if Apple stick with 8GB Ram on their iPad Pros for many years to come, just so save a dime.
But i’m really hoping that i’m wrong.
 
Matsamoto said:
I hope this too.

But considering Apple stuck with 8GB Ram on their MacBooks for 10 years(!), i wouldn’t be surprised if Apple stick with 8GB Ram on their iPad Pros for many years to come, just so save a dime.
But i’m really hoping that i’m wrong.
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I hope that too. And Nano on all Version.
 
I am not waiting. I have the 13” M4 and it is a beast.

The improvements I want are not hardware (maybe get rid of the camera bump) dependent.
 
No, as I got the 13in M4 + Magic Keyboard with the ongoing back to school promo + student discount last week. I’m sure M5 will be great, especially if they add more base RAM. However, for my needs, this is my lounging around, entertainment, web browsing, and light work device. If I need more computing power I have a fairly maxed out M4 Mac Studio. I thought about waiting, but I fought the purchase paralysis and pulled the trigger. iPads hold their trade-in value for a few generations, so I got the already amazing M4 now and can upgrade when a bigger update occurs down the line.
 
I'm not really waiting for anything.

I have a 2020 11" that still flies through anything. It's a beast. Has never failed me. And yet for no other reason than purely because there are better ones: I want to get a new one. I want the bigger screen and OLED.

But I just can't bring myself to do it.
 
Im curious about what its going to be. If its going to have 2 Cameras on the front, thats got my attention. THAT SAID i love my 11 inch ipad pro, and IF i was to upgrade it would be to a 13 inch M5 Pro and thats if i got a hell of a good trade in value for not only the Ipad Pro but the Magic Keyboard as well.... So if i could trade that in for a 13 inch M5 OLED pro and a Magic Keyboard for half price...id be curious. But i doubt they are going to do that
 
Yup. I am waiting. I am finally going to upgrade my 2018 iPad Pro. Don’t know if I’ll get the M4 or M5 iPad Pro when they are announced in October(?) but I’ve been waiting 7 years. What’s another couple of months? 😂
 
Shirasaki said:
My M1 iPad Pro simply no longer have the gaming performance that suits my needs and dropping frames on demanding games plus stutter is just painful. But M4 price being so expensive as is and the painful reality that I need 1TB storage minimum hurts it even more. Plus I need cellular. As this point since I can’t afford M4 now anyway might as well wait for M5 and see how it goes, all the while saving more money.
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what games are hitting it like this?
 
Waiting here too. My 2019 Air 3 is not loading email and attachments anymore, takes several minutes to download and can’t use for work. I’m ready for a big upgrade and feel like if I’m going to lay down big money I want the newest and best…I’ll hold out til whenever it’s announced.
 
Abazigal said:
It's likely for users still on the 2018 or 2020 iPad Pro. This iPad won't be for anybody who purchased the latest iPad within the last 2-3 years.
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The 2018 iPad Pro is going on the path of the iPad Air 2. The 2018 pro is still alive and kicking and it is still supported, so I cant seem much traction until it is finally not supported with the latest iOS. My wife is not a tech person at all and she just loves using her 2018 pro to watch shows and surf the web. It's on the latest beta and working like a charm.
 
Student of Life said:
The 2018 iPad Pro is going on the path of the iPad Air 2. The 2018 pro is still alive and kicking and it is still supported, so I cant seem much traction until it is finally not supported with the latest iOS. My wife is not a tech person at all and she just loves using her 2018 pro to watch shows and surf the web. It's on the latest beta and working like a charm.
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it's even better than the air 2. The air 2 felt sluggish, especially when used next to the 9.7 pro. The 2018 is still snappy. Even for someone like me, used to M1/M2/M4 (I have the maxed out model, so more RAM and faster storage but I guess even the other models are very good). I also have a maxed out M1 and I had put the 2018 aside but I couldn't see any difference in speed and so I now put the M1 aside and went back to the 2018 (why? because the M1 is on iPadOS 15, without which I lose virtualization for Windows, and iPadOS 15 is starting to have issues, while the 2018 is on 17, which still supports almost everything). Although iPadOS 26 will be its last OS, I expect the 2018 to be fine for another 3-4 years at least, which is a 10+ year lifespan. Of course I don't expect anything less from the M1. I have babied the battery and they are still well above 90% for the 2018 despite 600 cycles and like new for the M1. So battery health won't be an issue.
 
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