I’m an artist and only use iPads. I’m about to add a 13” iPad to my collection of an 11” iPad Pro & iPad mini 7. I am leaning towards the 13” iPad Pro for the brighter screen, but was debating btwn the 13” M4 iPad Air & the 13” M5 iPad Pro for longer than i thought i would be. So i figured I’d share my observations here. Yes the OLED screen is much brighter & has more vibrant colors (especially with HDR content)… but sometimes that over saturation can look kinda fake too. Like how some photographers complain about the over saturation on some smartphone camera photos. Also, one of the selling points of OLEDS is the pure blacks… and its true, the blacks are really black which makes the colors pop even more - which is great - but one of the downsides is that subtle detail can get lost in those inky blacks. I noticed that altho the LCD screen on the ipad air doesn’t have the same inky blacks & the colors are more muted… it does show more detail in those black areas. Not saying the OLED screen is worse, in most ways it is more gorgeous than the iPad Air screen. It’s way brighter. And the colors in HDR 4k videos in particular really pop! I just wanted to point out some other things that are actually not as good as the LCD ipad air screen. The details in those black areas can get lost & some may find the more vibrant colors a little fake looking at times while the iPad air colors altho not as bright, can look more realistic with more detail in the black areas. Also, some old tv shows & movies can look blotchy & worse with the high contrast of the OLED screen & look better on the LCD iPad Air screen. If that is important to you, picking up the M4 iPad Air may be your last chance as rumors strongly suggest that the M5 iPad Air next year will get a single panel OLED screen.
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