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New iPad Pro Reportedly Launching This Year
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I'm not advocating that they scrap the macOS/Mach Kernel foundations of iPadOS, but I need a more straightforward way of dealing with installing fonts (the current way is complete and utter rubbish and is a solved problem) and a way for iPadOS to deal with recording from more than one source at the same time. There are other issues that need to be addressed that can get to the last mile for most users who want to work on just their iPad and not worry about having to move over to a Mac for certain workflows. I'm not talking about 2% edge case workflows, I'm talking about things that macOS has been able to do since it was also known as System 7. I realize that doesn't enrich Apple's coffers as much, so I won't be holding my breath.
It's needed depending on what you do. If you watch a bunch of videos, then it would be a noticeable improvement in dark scenes.It would also be an improvement if you look at/read text in dark mode, like if you are a coder.
Didn’t Apple Marketing position the mini as a gaming device hence placing the display refresh modular the other direction. Mini is still on an iPhone chip it seems to be capable while the iPad Pro is positioned as content creation, one had to question the real-world usage of editing content on an iPad Pro vice a MacBook Air or even Pro considering the iPad Pro will throttle under load.
Why not streamline the silicon production by having Axx chips for iPhones and accessories and Mxx chips for all iPads and Macs.
iPad mini should receive a capable Mxx chip as it has the potential to use the pencil, while not optimal it doesn’t seem to get the same love of at all compare to the rest of its siblings, the base iPad should be replaced with the iPad Air. There is so much overlap at this point it’s wasteful. Apple Inc. is the master of milking technology and features. Mothers Nature take a hike. 😝
Well you’ve cut off half of my comment, I wasn’t criticising! However your statement that products only need internal upgrades is a bit limiting no? I hope you don’t work in product development.
The iPad Mini not having an M chip is likely a matter of physical limitation. M chips can’t fit in just any size device due to thermal and battery constraints. The Mini is significantly smaller than its bigger siblings, and therefore used significantly differently. It’s more iPhone-like than iPad-like.
But you still didn’t answer why you question the need for M2+ in iPads even though you ask for exactly that.
What a silly thing to say. It’s my main machine for work, as with a lot of people in my industry. What we need is a bigger screen.
Thr A17Pro as a gaming device is a bit of a joke. AAA games will run on this chip, but performance will be really poor - There are lots of videos on YouTube showing iPhone 15 Pros struggling to maintain 30 fps, even with low graphics. Factor in the higher screen resolution of the Mini and lower GPU core count and it's likely to be a dire performer for games like RE4, Asassins Creed and Death Stranding.
Literally all I want in a new model, having to upgrade to a terabyte of storage to get this is an insane amount of money for a tablet, especially when you consider 8 gigs isn’t even the norm for M4, 16 is
The 18 month cycle is fine these annual cycles are overblown considering the only changes are the silicon and possible RAM. It’s not like the iPad Pro can be folded it’s the same slab like the Air, mini and OG. The OS runs the same on an Axx or Mxx chip, most of the people using iPads are casual gamers, basic tasks, entertainment and a few creative content creators. The thermals are still limited on an iPad Pro. If Apple is so keen on it just merge the iPad and MBAir with a detachable screen that auto switches between iOS and macOS.
People here will attempt to convince others that this is a bad idea for XYZ reason only for Apple to do a 180 degrees and release one then the tone changes to it being the best device to be released.
I recall when many wanted USB-C and those few tried to convince the rest that Lightening had its benefits blah blah and USB-C cannot maintain an IPX rating blah blah and guess what it happened and where are those naysayers now, being Debbie Downers on other fronts.
I’m not sure why you’re talking about update cycles and merging iPad and Mac. All I asked was why you questioned why people needed M2+ chips in iPad in post #18, then you asked for an M2+ chip in an iPad in post #19—you’re contradicting yourself. This is the 3rd time I asked. Either we’re having some honest miscommunication (hard to imagine) or you’re skirting the question.
I like the ProMotion, but I only really notice that if I quickly scroll down a page of text. My Pro OLED screen has better viewing angles, and the colors pop more. But the screen on her 13 inch Air would have been fine for me. I wanted the FaceID. Hopefully by the next time I am due for an upgrade, which should be years since my M4 Pro iPad is great, the Air has finally been given FaceID.
Now that Adobe is putting AI tools in their iPad software, my M1 is starting to show its age.
Is that in agreement with me or directed at OP? OP was the one questioning the utilization of M2 etc.
thank. you. oh. my. gosh.
I’ve been coming on here since 2007 and can’t believe there are still people wondering why Apple updates their products lmao.
With components being mass produced in April and Kuo mentioning that M5 could begin mass production in the 1st half of the year, it is possible to see the new iPad pro at WWDC. Expecting no change other than the processor upgrade. Also possible that Apple moves the iPad Pro to a two year refresh cycle.
Even beyond that, what’s even more seriously overlooked is that there are BILLIONS of people in the world without iPads. To think that the only people buying iPads are those that already own an iPad is to not understand the larger dynamics at play here. Apple’s making products/services they’re expecting to sell to anyone, unrelated to whether they currently own an iteration of that product or not. IF they’re successful, they grow the user base, developers see more purchases of their apps, and the cycle feeds itself.
Yearly spec bumps are so that those people that don’t own iPads are always able to buy the best iPad made (of that model) within the last 12 months or so. If this rumor is true, that says a lot about what how bright Apple feels the near future of the iPad Pro is.
They've been releasing them every 16-18 months since the beginning, this is nothing new. It will be slightly faster than the one you just bought which you're free to keep for years. Do you complain when a new car model is released every year because you just bought one?