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Current 11-Inch iPad Pro Now Been Available Longer Than Any Previous Model
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Apple won't put an OLED on an iPad until it can get brighter at a similar cost. A panel that large with a double stacked OLED panel to generate 1500 nits+ would be dreadfully expensive, which is why Apple went mini-LED. I have a Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, and sure it has a great OLED screen, but it tops out at 400 nits (avg brightness is closer to 250 nits). It's adequate but awfully dim. Once Samsung is able to reliably supply such a large, bright panel, the iPad Pros will get those OLEDs. Apple really wants its iPad screens to be able to handle real HDR at 1600 nits or more, not the phony HDR400 that so many devices claim to support.
Samsung Display achieves 1750 nits on its S22 Ultra and 2000 nits on the iPhone 14 Pros and Apple Watch Ultra by the use of double stacked panels, so it's close. They just need to come down in price for a panel as large as 11-13". That may happen in a couple of years at best. Or perhaps, Samsung might be able to adopt their QD-OLED panels since they have them in a pair of $1400 monitors (along with S95B and A95K TV's) right now, though the pixel density on those monitors leaves a lot to be desired.
I'm with you, though. Once Apple releases an OLED iPad with bright screens, I'll ditch my M1 iPad Pro. I'm just not holding my breath waiting for the cost to come down. For now, I'll enjoy my dim S8 Ultra and bright mini-LED iPad.
The M1 iPad Pros are still a good buy now. It doesn’t matter what the M2 iPad Pro offers when you can get an entirely overkill hardware M1 iPad Pro for really good deals.
Yeah that’s a good point. The mini LED display on my 12.9 is super bright, and HDR content is really nice to watch movies.
I’m waiting to replace my 9.7” iPad pro which is getting slow and wont get iPadOS 16.
But as Apple’s Euro prices have increased by about 20% for the new iPhones, I’m expecting iPad pro prices to rise to new all time highs.
So I think I’ll wait for the launch and get the 2021 iPad pro with M1 and cellular at reduced price.
But as Apple’s Euro prices have increased by about 20% for the new iPhones, I’m expecting iPad pro prices to rise to new all time highs.
So I think I’ll wait for the launch and get the 2021 iPad pro with M1 and cellular at reduced price.
Still happily chugging along with my 2020 11” iPad Pro 
I remember when the M1 iPad Pros arrived and people freaked out on this forum “needing“ to sell their now “completely outdated“ iPad Pros (2018 and 2020) to get the M1 versions. Now in hindsight given the little we have seen iPad OS truly take advantage of the hardware and currently running iPad OS 16.1, I’m glad I didn’t fall into the hysteria, LOL!
Will probably continue on with this A12Z iPad Pro until I see iPad OS truly grow into something bigger and more functional than it is now.
In the meantime I am thinking of getting a MacBook Air in the next 12 months.
I remember when the M1 iPad Pros arrived and people freaked out on this forum “needing“ to sell their now “completely outdated“ iPad Pros (2018 and 2020) to get the M1 versions. Now in hindsight given the little we have seen iPad OS truly take advantage of the hardware and currently running iPad OS 16.1, I’m glad I didn’t fall into the hysteria, LOL!
Will probably continue on with this A12Z iPad Pro until I see iPad OS truly grow into something bigger and more functional than it is now.
In the meantime I am thinking of getting a MacBook Air in the next 12 months.
I’m just shocked there haven’t been any (Apple) refurbs of these devices. They must be stout! (My 2018 iPP 11” sure is!)
I’m in the same boat, but with the 2018 iPad Pro 11”. On paper, the M1 and M2 are light-years ahead in performance, but in real world use with iPadOS in its current state, I doubt I would even be able to tell the difference between A12X Bionic and M2.
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It would be nice to have an iPadOS that would make one want to upgrade.
Right now, the only thing that would make me upgrade is a mini-LED screen on the 11" iPP, and apparently that is not happening, at least not yet
Right now, the only thing that would make me upgrade is a mini-LED screen on the 11" iPP, and apparently that is not happening, at least not yet
If all it is, is a replacement of an M1 with an M2 then there is no pressing need for current M1 IPP owners to upgrade. IpadOS will keep any practical difference negligible.
However, previous A series IPP owners will definitely benefit considerably. The battery in my 10.5 IPP is pretty stuffed and I look forward to upgrading, and have been waiting more than a year.
However, previous A series IPP owners will definitely benefit considerably. The battery in my 10.5 IPP is pretty stuffed and I look forward to upgrading, and have been waiting more than a year.
I think from a battery perspective yes, but unless you're doing heavy-duty video editing or Swift playgrounds on your iPad, I doubt most casual iPad users (which is most of them) will notice the difference between an A12X and M1 for things like web browsing and ebook reading.
I have both the 12.9 and the 11 latest versions. The screen on the 12.9 is so much better. I would upgrade my 11 if they updated the screen. The 11 really needs the better screen to make it perfect. Disappointed that Apple is not updating.
Looks like 11 inch will not be getting mini LED. Might be OLED for 11 inch in 2024.
Agreed - the MacRumors buying guide is a farce really. The 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro were marked as "don't buy" before you could even got hold of them. Literally the last 2-3 months have been the perfect time to buy them. Prior to that you were looking at a 3 month wait, now you can get hold of them either straight aware or a resonable time. Due to the issues they might have been technically "released" but you couldn't get hold of them. There's been a few firmware updates that fixed issues they were having - they're fantastic machines now and I don't think we'll be seeing the replacements this year despite the rumours.
I disagree, at least for my use. I had a 2018 iPad Pro and found it laggy in daily use. The M1 was the first iPad I used that felt like it was waiting on the software instead of the other way around.
I can’t wait for a mini-LED 11” iPad Pro. The display on the 12.9” is an amazing improvement. I will replace my 11” on day one if they give it that screen. Otherwise, I’ll be sticking with my current model for years. The hardware on the current iPad pros and Mini are outstanding. So fast!
If they don't add mini LED (as rumored), I will likely keep mine for another cycle. It is a solid iPad, and only that change would make me want to get the new one.
Fortunately most people don't feel the need to swap out their iPad's from year-to-year like they do with their iPhone's and the features haven't changed dramatically. My Air 4 is giving me what I need...but I'll keep my eye on this Fall's offerings just in case.
I'd love to do this but I need a new battery. I got mine at launch and use it daily.