iPad Air vs. iPad Pro Buyer's Guide: 30 Differences Compared

[Deadman64]

My biggest issue with the air product line continues to be lack of Face ID. The touch button absolutely sucks. I need nothing else the pro offers.

 

[SpanishAppleNerd]

I am not a pro, a prosumer at maximum. Yet I am struggling on which iPad to get to update my Air 4... money is no problem but ofc that doesn't mean not thinking and reflecting about the purchase

Update to myself: I got the Pro, and I am LOVING it 1000000%

 

[mrtomtom]

I’m tossing up between a 12.9 m2 pro or a new 13” air, can’t decide if the newer chip and support for new pencil is worth it. Same cost (2022 pro 2nd hand). Finding the choice very difficult

 

[Biro]

I’m tossing up between a 12.9 m2 pro or a new 13” air, can’t decide if the newer chip and support for new pencil is worth it. Same cost (2022 pro 2nd hand). Finding the choice very difficult

You’ll get two more years of full iPadOS updates with the new Air. At the same price, I’d go for that. I had the option of going for the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro or 13-inch M2 iPad Air last year. I went for the Air and haven’t regretted it. And you’d be getting the M3.

 

[mrtomtom]

You’ll get two more years of full iPadOS updates with the new Air. At the same price, I’d go for that. I had the option of going for the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro or 13-inch M2 iPad Air last year. I went for the Air and haven’t regretted it. And you’d be getting the M3.

That’s very true about the upgrade life. I’m leaning towards the Air. I will miss Face ID though

 

[gregmac19]

Has anyone done an A to B comparison and been able to see differences in the Air and Pro’s screens? I have done this multiple times and can’t tell, thus I hoping that if someone tells me what to look for, I might be able to see the differences.

I like the thinness of the Pro and the Face ID, but I am having a hard time justifying $400 for these features.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Has anyone done an A to B comparison and been able to see differences in the Air and Pro’s screens? I have done this multiple times and can’t tell, thus I hoping that if someone tells me what to look for, I might be able to see the differences.

I like the thinness of the Pro and the Face ID, but I am having a hard time justifying $400 for these features.

Yes I have done many such A/B comparisons. It is your [likely untrained] eyes/brain that do not see the differences. So just go with what you see [or don't see] and save $400. To me the display and the speakers are hella different between MBP and MBA; the display brightness alone makes the MBA a non-starter for me. But what I see/hear is irrelevant to your purchases.

 

[fhall1]

Yes I have done many such A/B comparisons. It is your [likely untrained] eyes/brain that do not see the differences. So just go with what you see [or don't see] and save $400. To me the display and the speakers are hella different between MBP and MBA; the display brightness alone makes the MBA a non-starter for me. But what I see/hear is irrelevant to your purchases.

Do you mean iPad and not MacBook?

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Do you mean iPad and not MacBook?

No I meant MBP/MBA, not tablets. Sorry if I misinterpreted the question. I too have difficulty in the A-B comparison of iPad Air and iPad Pro.