What iPad is YOUR favorite and why?

I agree - the iPad Mini 5 is a hidden pearl. 👍🏼😊 Light, flexible and good performance. Love using it when reading books and newspapers and it is so easy to pull out when on the go.

Brilliant! Just what I needed....precise and practical advice on which iPad to get! Thx and keep it up!

Thank you! You changed my mind from the pro 13 to the air based on my needs. Excellent review!!

Extremely good summary, right on the money

Got the iPad Air 3 for my entertainment needs. Love it

Thank you Tom for words of wisdom.

Thank you very much for your review. Great advices

Hi dude ! Thanks for the advises ! you changed my point of vue and helped me find what I really needed !

Great review.. that convince me for a normal iPad is all I need..Thank you.

Convinced me to get the iPad Air 3 a while ago, and have been writing notes and doing university work on it. Best decision I’ve made. I appreciate the little extra screen real estate and the lighter body as I only use it for notes and have a separate MacBook for typing and such. Very productive set up in my opinion.

I currently use the 6th generation iPad with Apple Pencil support. It’s good and I use a Bluetooth keyboard when I need to, but if you go to Amazon, you can get the iPad Pro 10.5”, it’s priced between the iPad 7th generation and the iPad Mini 5. I loved that one and it has almost all the features of the iPad Pro 11” without the bezel reductions, Pencil 2 support, 12A processor and (although the 10A processor is wonderful), USB-C, and Face ID. The refresh rate is the same on the iPad Pro 2 and 3, so is the battery, keyboard connector, 4 speakers, and the screen itself. I may get one myself as I loved it, but sold it for parts because the screen got crushed.

Hi Tom, Great sharing. I am thinking which one to buy. Now it is clearer.

Agree I am using Ipad Mini 5 too, that's handy and I can take it everywhere easily ... all of my notes now with apple pencil + goodnotes 5

Thanks for your input great insight and genuine

got the iPad Air 3! Was previously gonna buy a Pro with lower memory!

I use my iPad Pro for illustrating and as a laptop replacement when I’m away from my iMac. It’s much better than any other iPad if you’re an illustrator, and I have no need to buy a MacBook anymore. 👍

I have both the 2018 iPad Pro 12.9 and the iPad mini 5. The iPad Pro has replaced my laptop on my desk and like Tom i take the mini on the road with me where the smaller size has been much more convenient. Granted, its a little more money, but the best of both worlds.

Tysm for changing my point of view about the ipad pro... I'll wait for a iPad Air with a full screen

The Mini 5 with the apple pencil is awesome for all the reasons you mentioned. I have it with me all the time because it is so portable and capable when home or out and about.

The ipad mini fits in a coat pocket. I bought it in 2013 exactly for this 😊 I'll get the new one any time soon now to as a companion for my iPad Pro 10.5" and the Macbook Pro and Mac Mini. I might stick to my original iPhone SE for the time being.

I went through an IPad 2 (w/ Adonit Jot), IPad Air, iPad Pro 10.5, and finally a Pro 12.9 getting my doctorate. Using these with GoodNotes & Notability was lifesaving as I was able to locate, read, and organize research articles and course notes. For me, each of these were indispensable. I can’t imagine going through that without an iPad.

You are amazing. The best explanation ever for which ipad. Thank you.

Watching this with my ipad air and i really like it

Great comparison!

Thanks dear. Now I will go for air 3.😄😄

The way I go: Phone. Iphone (SE) Tablet for field work (Ipad pro 2020 with magic keyboard, pen and ofcourse the airpods. Computer: Laptop - Msi gs65 Stealth 95F with RTX 2070. That is the exact combination for my needs.

Great video! Help me a lot to make a good choice 😎

I’ve had a bunch of tablets through the years (Motorola Xoom, Nexus 7, several iPad Minis, several Galaxy Tab As, several basic LTE Android tabs, and most recently the last gen 9.7” iPad w/LTE). I just picked up a iPad Pro 11”. I use the 9.7 a lot for work in the field, and the pro is more for media consumption and creation. The aspect ratio of the non-pro iPads is awful for movies.

Thanks a lot

⁸nice review bro.now i know what should buy for me.

I use the ipad pro 3rd edition 12.9. Great device: fast, big screen, usbc and amazing ipados. I bought the air 3 for my son and I realize it’s a great alternative to the ipad pro.

Thank you 🙏🙂

Respect for you 🙌

for artists the pro version is ideal since the glass and screen have a very tiny gap which makes using with apple pencil a good combo correct me if I'm wrong but that's what I know usually that's the artist's review i see in KZfaq

Im considering the ipad pro due to its pro motion display 🙁. If this one is on ipad air then it would be a clear winner.

Buy Ipad Pro 10.5” . Its 120hz screen . It has A10fusion chip. Its not available on apple.com but u can purchase from other retail outlets. I have it since 2017 since it was launched , its a beast. Also check KZfaq videos of 10.5” ipad pro before buying .

For me the iPad pro 11 inch would be a better fit, but I don't see the 2018 prices dropping that much. It's almost the same price on Amazon.

Thank you so much! This video was really helpful. :)

Beautiful video, mate.

What I like about the iPad Pro is that it has USB-C support, better processor, better screen and better camera.. I'm a Windows and Andriod user by preference. I wanted to try the iPad Pro and some of the iOS music, and photo editing. I always have a Surface Pro 7. I like how I can exchange files between the to operating systems.

Great presentation as always. A slightly more personal question to you Tom what did you do your PhD in?.....Personally I have a iPad Pro 12.9 inch 2020 and the reason why simply use it as a desktop replacement in most part it does I would say at least 80% of it. Cannot replace completely not yet although in time it’s possible depending on the software. I am a computer science engineer so I do require a windows machine for certain things everything else can be done on my iPad Pro.

Very honest review

You really need to audit your videos so that they progress and link in order. Once your uses the pencil with the tip units you have a paperless system that writes like a note pad with a real pencil. Job done the rest is flannel. Notability with its filing systems plus its multi device update does it all.

Great video! I have been using computers since 1983, and I have purchased the 2nd gen Ipad, the first Retina Display Ipad, and the 2018 Ipad Pro 12.9”. The 12.9” Ipad Pro is the greatest piece of technology I have ever used! I use it in the classroom when I teach college math and statistics, and when I surf the web, watch movies, etc. I really need the 12.9 screen size in the classroom.

I have both the iPad Pro 11 inch 2020 model and the iPad mini gen 3 or 2 maybe 5 I think and they both work great but mine only had 15 gb and it was from 2018 so I got the iPad Pro and I like it a lot but the mini is nicer to carry around

I upgraded to the iPad air from the iPad Gen6. U r absolutely correct abt iPad air v. Pro.

Use my normal iPad just for note taking and web browsing. I bought it for less than $300 when it was on sale and it’s been used everyday for the last year. A few months ago, I was at a conference and did not have my pencil, I decided to flip my iPad horizontal mode and start typing like it was a keyboard. To my surprise it worked just fine for me. For those who do not need beefy specs the basic iPad is a superb value.

I’m quite surprised how underrated is iPad 2019 by the host

Tom what do you think of Remarkable? Would be interesting

So I got a iPad recently . But I want the pro but honestly after using the basics iPad I really think the air might have been the better purchase because besides the design of the pro might be the better purchase for most people . I need more memory because I love movies to download .

I use an iPad Air 3 with Apple Pencil. I love it! It’s fast and smooth. It’s light and thin. It has the performance and power to do everything, to be honest. Though, I will get cellular on my next iPad. The 64gb is fine since I store everything in iCloud.

For a teaching or performing musician, there is really no contest. I have not regretted my 12.9” iPad Pro purchase once. It fits on a music stand; the music is big enough to read; and you can pencil in performance notes during a rehearsal. You can even attach a device to enable difficult page turns with a foot pedal. The sound is good enough to use in an instrumental lesson while a pupil is playing, and they can still hear it as loud as their own playing. The uses in that context are many and varied. I do hope it doesn’t go the way of the 17” MacBook Pro because many musicians would be gutted.

I have the Air 3 to draw on it and watch some KZfaq, I love it so far and it’s also very good for gaming and browsing the web etc. nothing lags or anything and I seriously have no idea why or where you would use a better processor, I’d say if you really need a big screen with 120 Hz to draw one or really want one, get the iPad Pro but if you mainly want to stream media, go for the 10.2 regular one. I got the air because I was inbeetween the 10.2 with 128 GB and the base iPad Air and I decided to get the air because of the laminated screen and p3 color, it’s a joy to draw on so if you’re inbeetween these two, I’d definitely say go with the air, it has a better processor and will last you longer, if you have any questions feel free to comment, I can might help :)

I hope Apple will make the 2020 iPad Air like the 2018 iPad Pro because I think the iPad Pro (12.9 inch) is a little too big

I m getting confused which I pad I will borrow between I pad air 3 or I pad pro 10.5????

Great Channel

I got the ipad pro 11 over the others because it has four speakers so watching media is better , but it is over priced

I want to get the iPad (10.2-Inch, Wi-Fi, 128GB) also you can use the pencil, My Ipad is a few years old is out of space it only 34GB should I just dump all my movies of it and I will have more space, The new one is 409.00 one Am any thoughts

In deed a solid video , specially if one is undecided (or uninformed) about the iPad lineUP. I own the iPad 6 with 4G and 128Gbs of storage (and apple pencil). It was expensive! Ideally, as an architect & photographer I would have the Pro 12.9" and the mini. But I was never kin on iOS. Once I converted from Android to iOS, I am finding it hard to decide on whether to just get the Pro and keep this iPad 6 ....or try to sell it and get the Mini, too. Specially now..that the 2018 Pro is soon yo get updated. Have you got any suggestions? Do you know when the Pro is getting that awaited update? Thanks ;)

Thx

Great video and comments. Keep up the good work.

I had a newton message pad Talk about delay!!

Tom, have you experienced any kind of bending problem with the iPad Pro 2018? I was thinking about getting one, but the comments all over the internet about bending issues is kind of scaring me. Thank you for your attention!

HI everybody, I bought an IPad last week. I decided to buy the IPad Pro 2017 instead of the IPad Air 2019. Reason is the better display and the speakers. I enjoy the IPad and think I made the right decissionen for me. Cheers

Hi, I try garage band from all Ipad very all IPAD and I didn't see nothing different frome those. You right it's just the size make different experience. Please I have a question for you. Do we need a lot memories or not because I dont know if the Apps cost a lot storage or not. I'm graphic designer and music producer . I can transfer my works done at the cloud but about the apps I dont know if we need a lot storage... ?

I want to use the ipad to edit on photoshop and take notes what can I use?

this is the video a lot of people need to watch when buying an ipad. highly recommended

Why does ipand mini 5 have big borders while watching movies ? Does it still come in Netflix or it is just for safari

Very easy decision when you try Promotion... + stereo speakers. Only iPad Pro the king, by the way the 10.5 inch iPad Pro from 2017 is also better choose than 2019 Air for the same reasons...

Hello! I'm an high school teacher for 20 years now and I have an iPad Air 2, which, during the pandemic, proved really inefficient to grade my students' papers, as it isn't compatible with an Apple Pencil. I teach linguistics and literature, so it's really important for me to show my students what are their difficulties when grading their papers and even photos of handwritten papers from classes. So I started looking into buying the Air 2019, with 256gb, as it is compatible with Apple Pencil 1 and I am familiar with the Air line too. Then the rumors about the iPad Air 4 started and I hesitated and now I am considering the Pro 11', with 128gb, because of the 2nd generation pencil, the sound, the modern design and the pro-motion thing and usb-c entry. But I am very confused and don't know what to choose. I want to try to fully replace all my paper note taking during classes, put my students evaluations on the iPad by filling out my evaluation charts with the Apple Pencil during classes, writing small notes and correcting mistakes on the papers the students send me, and just use it to replace my traditional teacher's book. I normally don't use the cloud or google drive but I really like listening to music while I work, so I will probably want to store some of my favorite songs in the device's memory and some videos to show my students too. So, what do you think would be the best choice? I have a MacBook Pro for 6 years now and the Air 2 tablet for almost 5, so I don't plan to replace the new tablet any time soon. I also have an iMac for my main work at home, so I want a portable device that I can take to school everyday and can last for many years, without feeling it is outdated soon. For those reasons, especially, I'm inclined to go with the Pro 11' 128gb, as my budget is a bit tight and even the 256gb version is more expensive, but I don't know if I should wait to see how the new Air 4 will be like or just go with the current Air 3. If you could help me out, I would really appreciate! Thanks from Portugal!

I really liked your advices about ''do you really need....?'' . We dont rwally buy things we need nowadays. We only buy them to feel good, or they makes us look better. I was thinking about getting the ipad pro 2020. But I already have a 17'' laptop and iphone 7. So I need something in between and portable. Mini 5 is just right. Im glad I founds someone agrees with me

I bought 2018 iPad Pro and it useless for mathematics, for instance the office app doesn't have math editor or GeoGebra app doesn't work. The pen is overrate since the software does not recognized the handwritten mathematical symbols. iPad Pro is a great option as reading and videos devices.

With all due respect to Tom, I think he makes amazing videos with incredible content and I'm all for paperless note taking as well but I have to respectfully disagree to an extent. Let me start of by saying that I don't think any iPad, not even the iPad Pro can replace a fully functioning laptop. I'd definitely recommend getting a tablet as a secondary device and maintaining a decent laptop as your primary device be it a Windows laptop or a Macbook for our Apple users out there. I use the double tap feature so frequently so investing in the iPad Pro (2018) and 2nd Gen Apple Pencil was the best decision I made. Had Apple revamped the current iPad Air with a slightly more modern design and 2nd Gen Apple Pencil compatibility, I wouldn't be saying this, but they didn't. I'm not trying to dis the iPad Air and 1st Gen Apple Pencil as an alternative. In terms of performance, most people may not be able to tell the difference. However, If you're willing to make the compromise of charging the Apple Pencil by sticking it into the lightning port of your tablet or getting a separate charger for it and lose the double tap functionality which I honestly feel is so useful, then go for it. Let's also not forget that pairing requires you to stick it into your device each time you need to pair it to use it, between spaced intervals and let's be honest, it's only a matter of time before most of us would end up losing the cap that covers the lightning plug leaving it vulnerable to damage if it's not replaced. It's just not worth the hassle. Also, it's worth getting a 3rd party case like the Zugu case to keep your Apple Pencil stored more securely. Apple's keyboard folio is not really worth it for people particular about tactile feedback on a keyboard. To be honest, it's an accessory that should have been included for free with the iPad Pro models. The 2nd Gen Apple Pencil with it's uni-body design attaches magnetically to the side of the iPad Pro and both charges and pairs at the same time. On top of that, you're missing the industry standard USB Type-C port available on the iPad Pro where as every other Apple tablet uses lightning. Even if you're a student and you've made decision to move towards paperless note taking, most students may opt for the iPad Air because of the decent amount of screen real estate and decent price, but I'd still suggest investing a bit more and going for the iPad Pro. This is a device that will last you easily for years with it's powerful hardware. Having said that, the 12.9-inch variant of the iPad Pro is an oversized behemoth that honestly is only worth it if you need it for art or drawing of any kind or plan to use it as a laptop replacement. The 11-inch variant is perfect. If you're a college student, you're going to be doing a lot of homework, studying and note taking and you need a powerful tablet to get your work done. It doesn't matter if you don't plan to edit videos or photos on it, you'll feel truly satisfied investing a bit more and getting a better product. Students can easily blow $300 on things that are non-essential but the iPad Pro is an investment worth making especially if you stretch out that $300 over a 4 year period of college or even longer. If you truly don't care, actually like the antiquated design of the iPad Air and the inconveniences that come with the 1st Gen Apple Pencil, bearing in mind, it's not exactly still cheap to get an iPad Air and the Apple Pencil to boot, then by all means, go for it or even the regular iPad which supports the 1st Gen Apple Pencil. IMHO, it's worth setting aside a little money and making a wise investment as a student in getting a powerful tool that will help you with your school work.

I still don't know... I want to buy iPad for academic stuff like taking notes, mostly with Apple Pencil. And here we are, Air 2019 or Pro 2020 11". I have doubts that using Air&1gen Pencil = Pro&2gen Pencil. Also, it is mid 2020 now, I'm afraid that iPad Air 2019 is quite old stuff to buy specially if they will release iPad Air 4 soon (or maybe not).

But for painter artist the pencil is so import..

Hi guys... I have older ipad air 2... What are my pen options...which supports ipad air2

I would prefer to buy an iPad Pro 10.5 than an Air

I’ve always wanted to have the iPad Pro to be a replacement for my laptop, but unfortunately, I don’t think it can with my profession in teaching. What do you think?

Am i the only one who wondered what is epi pencil

Very fine comparison. Thank you.

How about the good ipad for gaming sir like call of duty mobile.

Don’t actually have a favorite myself.I. Only just recently got my first iPad ever (The 10.2 inch iPad), and so far I love it!

I only buy gadgets to satisfy my needs im actually wasting my money, just bought surface pro 7 then now i wanted to upgrade my ipad air to ipad pro 2020

I'm confused between ipad air and ipad pro. I'm a student and use for note taking. Can i use apple 2nd generation pencil with Ipad air ?? Can i add sd card and increase internal storage ??

Tom, need your thoughts... I'm upgrading from an IPad 4th generation to either the New 2020 IPad Pro 11 or the new 2019 Air 3. I really can't decide if the difference is costs is worth it for the Pro? Mainly, Is the Pro camera (I do use IPad to take pics when I travel) difference worth the price over the Air 3? Please help? Thank you! Really enjoy your videos.

You got the point for most of the people but I'm not one of most of people. I bought iPad pro 10.5 512 GB and iPad air 3 256 GB and they cost the same. I like iPad pro better just because it has pro-motion. I don't think that many people would notice the difference between pro motion and non promotion but I really do especially when I write letters fast. Apple says that after iPad OS updated the pencil latency reduced to 9 ns but I don't believe. I gave my iPad air 3 to my daughter because she doesn't care latency.

But if your intraday trading stocks 11inch is not enough..

wow, i was having such difficulty choosing the right iPad. But I'm amazed at how practical you explained it. It cleared my mind of all the useless bells and whistles. Thank you so much man. Going to get the air.

I'm angry because it's not like I didn't know this but I needed someone to convince me not to use more money than I need to. I only need an iPad for pencil note taking but somewhere along the way I convinced myself I needed the 12.9 pro. After much self of negotiation ,I decided on the 11" pro... Yeah, just ordered the ipad air because you talked some sense into me. Great video!

Great

Great Video!

What if you get the iPad Pro 10.5 for the same price as the new iPad Air? What would you choose?

For school use would 64gb be enough for 5 years or would 256gb be better? Cause I am really undecided whether to take a 64gb ipad pro or an ipad air 3 with 256gb of memory

Even my ipad 5th gen is fast enough. But no pencil support. Don’t know whether to get air 3 or pro 2017 10.5

Ipad Pro 11 is 899€ with 128Gb Ipad Air 3 (old gen now) is 739€ with 256Gb I''ll buy the Pro, thank you.

PLEASE NEED RECOMMENDATION ASAP. Actually, I now confused between getting iPad air (2019) 256gb or iPad pro (2020) 128gb. I am at the end of the first-year students on an advertising major, and I would like to use the iPad for drawing and taking some notes. My current decision is iPad air 256gb, but now I'm confused should I add more 150$ to upgrade to the iPad pro but only get 128gb. I wonder for those, is 128gb okay for me (maybe 5 years period usage) as I also have a laptop and galaxy phone right now.

I had IPad Pro 2018 11 because of the USB type C connector, for convenient of charging and data transfer ( I also own android devices ). I could easily choose IPad Air 2 if it has usb-C connector.

i wanted to upgrade my 6th gen to the pro, but after a long research on my workflow, can't do that. the 6th gen handle drawing on procreate very well, affinity software also okay on it.

Great video! In your experience, do you consider enought 64bg justo for reading books (big books of medicine with hundred pages) and edit some of PDFs, or i need biger capacity? Im sorry about my english