iPad Pro M1 or M2 refurb iPad Pro?

[OneSon]

I'm buying a refurbished 11 inch iPad Pro from the refurb store. I previously owned an Air and want to try a Pro due to the speakers and Face ID. What length of software support can I expect from the M1 and M2 models from this point on? Are there any other differences between them other than the chip? The M2 is £110 more on the refurb store.

 

[snipr125]

M2 iPad Pro vs M1 iPad Pro: The only reason to upgrade isn't the chip

The new iPad Pro has been upgraded to the M2 processor, but that's not why you should buy one.

www.macworld.com

The only real upgrade with the iPP M2 is the chip itself and the Apple pencil hover feature, thats pretty much it.

 

[OneSon]

M2 iPad Pro vs M1 iPad Pro: The only reason to upgrade isn't the chip

The new iPad Pro has been upgraded to the M2 processor, but that's not why you should buy one.

www.macworld.com

The only real upgrade with the iPP M2 is the chip itself and the Apple pencil hover feature, thats pretty much it.

The hover feature is no use I don't think. I use the pencil for annotating, highlighting and note taking. Will I get 1 year more support from the M2 do you think?

 

[Digitalguy]

The hover feature is no use I don't think. I use the pencil for annotating, highlighting and note taking. Will I get 1 year more support from the M2 do you think?

It should even get 2 more years of support. If they get the same 7 years as other pros, M1 should be supported till iPadOS 21 (since it was released with iPadOS 14), while M2 should get till 23, since it was released with 16, unless Apple gives longer support to M series but in that case both should be supported for instance for 1 more year. I find the hover feature useless, personally. M2 may be better if you play games, but you don't mention that.