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Sticking with M1 pro is pure wisdom....M4 is like a hulk without any job to do.

This review made realize that the best thing to do is to wait until a test review is done before i decide which ipad to buy.

"Apple's pricing strategy is a masterclass in making customers feel like they've won the lottery every time they buy a product, even if it costs an arm and a leg for minor enhancements."

Just a heads-up from someone who uses their iPad exclusively for illustration. If you are thinking of getting a new iPad Air instead of a refurbished Pro M2, the new iPad Air DOES NOT have different RAM options. This might seem pointless but if you use something like Procreate, the amount of RAM in your iPad will limit how many layers you can have active. The iPad Air, even at the 1TB option, only has 8GB of RAM. The M2 iPad Pro from 2022, in the 1TB and 2TB options, has 16GB of RAM.

Watching this on my 12.9 in 2018 iPad Pro. It’s still killing it.

best comparison video i've seen, great job! :)

Honestly MKBHD said it best- they’re still iPads even if they have more features for the pencil (seriously tho why is there now 4 pencils? why can’t we have 2 max but 1 preferably??) and the pros have OLED & are lighter. but they’re still iPads I’m still here with my iPad 8 chilling

Thanks a very helpful rundown!

Grabbed myself a black 13” Pro 1TB Nano-Glass Cellular w/black KB and stylus. Last version I had was the original iPad Pro since what feels like 2015, so gonna be a great upgrade and will last me for years to come like my last pro. Edit wow, thought it was 2019, but it was 2015 when I got it and still running strong

Really good guide! You even mentioned the extra core on the bigger storage ipad pros!

Ordered the 13”. Cancelled. Ordered the 11”. Cancelled. Ordered the 13”….😂 At the end of the day, I’m upgrading from the 2020 iPad Pro 12.9 for the OLED display. M4 is great but the reality is I’m not even pushing the 2020 chip too much. I’m optimizing for the display over the portability.

I was really hoping for an iPad mini 7. I'll stick with my mini 6 for now.

Do the SSD degrade over time? Would like to know if the nano screen has texture that improves the feel of the pencil. I don't like the camera sticking out of the back side. I want an iPad to lay flat on a table

I would say the basic iPad Pro is totally worth it for the specs you don't need, at least for 99.9% of the buyers. I'd imagine it's good only for artists and people who require to do video shooting and editing on the go. Obviously for techies and people who has money to spend to experience the latest and greatest, as there is a difference in experience in screen and pencil tech. If I was 15 years younger I'd get one just for the tech as well. But today, I've become an average user with average needs. A MacBook Air + iPad mini has become the perfect combo for me. I'm still using the iPad mini 5 btw, and still great for media consumption (no gaming)

Does the iPad Pro support dual monitor capability ?

As somone who has no idea about technology, this was very helpful!! Thanks!

If you upgrade regularly ie every year or 2, then buy the basic iPad; however if you plan to keep for 3 or 4 yrs the Air is a far better option and if you plan on 5yrs+ than get a Pro.its about future proofing your investment for as long as possible but if future proofing isn’t important because you change them often then the cost to buy is more important (ie the cheapest). If you need a certain feature then that becomes the important factor rather than price or future proofing. I’m using an iPad Pro 10.5” (2017), so I’m now upgrading to the new iPad Pro 11” (2024 M4) and hope to still be using it in 2030.

I didn’t realize the base storage came with a slower M4 chip. Doesn’t matter for my usage, but I wish it came with the full M4. Great video. Can’t wait until the 15th.

Upgrading from my Daily use iPad Air 2 to an iPad Pro 13“ 1TB will be so a big upgrade ❤ can wait to use it 😊

Reckon mini led could come to the iPad Air / iPad mini someday?

Hey Greg, the new iPad Pro sounds and looks really good. I still have an iPad Pro 12.9 fourth generation with the A12 chip. Is it worth upgrading to the new M4 iPad Pro or try to get a M2 iPad Pro at a discount?

Wondering if thin 13 pro is more usable more than previous 12.9. I love big screen but it always felt too big. Maybe thinness makes it better?

Good overview. I’ve heard others mention the strangeness about the air no longer being the thinnest and lightest device but it was introduced and has always just been ‘air’ in comparison to the standard iPad. Never compared to the iPad Pro. So in my mind it still makes sense calling it the iPad Air as it’s thinner and lighter than the iPad (10).

I’m debating should I get last years pro or the air?

I’ve had two regular iPads and I would like to experience something new and different but I don’t know if I want an iPad Air or an iPad Pro. I would really like a pro, but the price is killing me. What should I do?

The new 13“ iPad Air is very interesting to me because I‘ve had my eye on a bigger iPad for a while but was reluctant to get a Pro. If you work with split-screen a lot, having a bigger display really makes a difference. That said, I like the Mini, too, because it is so portable. A Mini and a 13“ Air as a team seem to me the best of both worlds at the moment, with the latter as a laptop replacement. I’m just glad I decided on an Apple Pencil USB-C a while ago because that one will still be compatible with the newest generations.

I think it's hard to know if the deciding factor between the Air and the Pro is the display or not at this point in time. We will have to wait a month and wait to see what A.I. features may or may not be enabled by the M4 vs. the M2 and also if there will be any other differences as to what iPadOS enables on an M2 vs. an M4 iPad...

I'm looking to get an ipad for art, and I think this is one of the best videos I've seen about which one to get. Even though I'm still looking one to see the drawing experience, I think you made a very compelling point as of why I may only need an air vs a pro. I can wait a bit longer to wwdc but as of today I'm leaning toward an air 11 because of form factor and portability.

I will be replacing the iPad 6th generation so looking forward to an upgrade. Wondering about the 1pad air 13" if it would be cumbersome to hold in your hands vs. the 11" model.

I returned an iPad Pro 12.9 a week ago waiting for this announcement. Decided to take a regular iPad 10th gen instead. iPad Air doesn’t make any sense, you can get a Pro M2 with Pro Motion on sale right now for the same price. Also, only the older Magic Keyboard that is compatible with the new iPad Air M2. To me, the new iPad Air should have had a 120 hz display and a lighter Magic Keyboard otherwise is too heavy

What about battery in the pros? Will being brighter eat more battery?

Great review... thanks

After I did researching on the iPad models, I recently found iPad Pro 12.9 inch 6th Gen M2 at Best Buy around $750 compared to iPad Air 13 inch. I decided to buy the iPad Pro because ProMotion I am use to it from my 15 pro max, and 14 inch MacBook Pro

Such a great take

What camera do you use to record?

at the end of the day , it is still an ipad with specs upgraded. And it is still held back by the software.

Hi Greg, do you think does it worth to go and buy iPad Pro for reading some documents and magazines etc. or will iPad Air 11'' more than enough for the screen quality?

Would it be good if you have a mini 4 to upgrade to one of this ?

Is there a difference in speakers? My old iPad Pro has four speakers. The iPad air seems different. What is your view and thoughts?

Thanks Greg. Great comparison. Really helpful to start evaluating until user reviews start landing. I initially was leaning to the Pro but after watching this see that an Air would more than suffice for my usage needs.

Coming from 3rd gen iPad Pro (1st of this design language). All I’ve been waiting for is the OLED display - And finally, it’s here. I was close to getting the last model with M2 and the mini led display but I’m glad I read websites leaks and watch KZfaqrs repeat it in layman’s terms.

If someone's looking at the new iPad Air, I would personally steer them towards a refurbished or used M1 or M2 iPad Pro instead. It's the same accessory ecosystem and you get the the Pro Motion display, Face ID, Thunderbolt, etc.

Hi Greg, love your videos! I am a regular iPad user and mostly just watching videos on it. Would you recommend that I get a new iPad Air or iPad 10 gen? Is iPad Air better in terms of video quality?

purchasing the outgoing m2 ipad pro 12.9 will get you everything the new air does but with a mini led hdr screen, pro motion, thunderbolt and quad speakers. and ive seen them around 800 bucks. The original m1 ipads are still overkill for ipad os so there really is no point spending a premium on m4 today when you can spend almost half and get nearly the same performance and features.

Well said and comparison, thank you for such a detailed explanation. Thumbs up!

Still have an 2020 iPad Pro that’s going strong. I use it for university, drawing and whenever I need to take notes. I am a little bit disappointed that the pro pencil wont work with mine, but that’s not enough for me to up grade a perfectly fine Maschine

Another great brand new iPad designs 🤩😍

The Apple Mastercard is thinner?

oddly (but thankfully) the 13" pro is cheaper than last years 12.9" 256GB in the UK. Thats mainly because the 12.9" was massively overpriced since 2020 so its a price correction due to exchange rate - but it does make it a little easier to self-justify

The M2 Air 11" looks promising, even more when you only need the WiFi. I wouldn't say cheap, but affordable.

I'm not saying that upgrading is a must if you have an m1 or m2 ipad pro, however, if someone needs a brand new top of the line tablet, then the M4 offers considerably more for the price than the M2. Over here at least in my country the M4 costs roughly 140 bucks more (base model) compared to the m2, and for that price I would get some upgrades, including an OLED display, twice the amount of storage and what i like the most is that the front facing camera is FINALLY positioned to benefit landscape mode users THANK GOD, not to mention, the performance upgrade with the M4 chip. I would go as far as to say the new Ipad line up (compared to the previous gen) is actually reasonably priced.

I’m curious to know if the ipad airs will work with the smart keyboard folios (love how lightweight they are). Nothing to do but wait!

As a 12.9” M1 iPad Pro owner, I think I’m fine. Cost to upgrade I’m better off with a MacBook. Even an iMac seems like a deal. I wonder if the iPad Air speakers will now sound better than the iPad Pro speakers.

Thanks Greg

So what iPad good for game cause I need a good iPad to streaming and play my call Of duty mobile I have the 9th generation but everytime I’m playin it can turn off

Still have the original iPad Air 9.7, still works fine.

battery technology doesn't change much for a long time and it takes large spaces, in the meantime m series chips consume less and less power, in order to make iPad thiner, the obvious choice is to cut battery capacity, that's the trade-off between duration time and thickness.

I believe iPad Mini will get updated either at fall 2024 or march 2025. A18 Pro, so same chip as iPhone 16 family. Probably the best edition of A18 Pro. In my opinion the best reason to buy iPad Pro M4 is the document scanner. If that is exclusive to iPad Pro M4. If so, iPhone 16 and/or 16 Pro will add that feature thanks to the new NPU. Keep in mind that X Elite and Plus or whatever it's called got an even faster NPU than M4. 45 vs 38 TOPS.

I am stuck between getting the new ipad pro or getting the macbook M3. With the specs I want they cost the same so not sure if I should go ipad or macbook. On one hand ipad has more flexibility on other hand the macbook has laptop apps and features. It would be great if the ipad pro could run macOS as an option.

I want that screen on the pro. Being an iPhone Xr survivor, I can't tell you how much I appreciate a bright screen. The 3nm chip will add about two years to future proofing (which is important to me as I upgrade iPads every 5 to 7 years). So that softens the blow on pricing. Another consideration is inflation (or the devaluation of currency). These things are only going to have upward pressure on prices. My order is in, and my 13 inch pro arrives next Wednesday.

FYI - Apple stores DON’T have THE NEW I-PAD MODELS in their stores yet. They won’t until approximately 5/15/24 if they are delivered on-time. I would call before you go to on 5/15 to make sure that they will be at the Apple stores if you want to physically check the new models out.

In games the extra core will be negligible but in productivity where the software can utilize the extra core might make a small difference that’s how it’s on my pc with 14 cores and a 4090fe

I dont need but I want it, ipad pro 2018 64gb, mainly web browsing and media, only issues is storage and ram management, but I cant justify 1k. No need for keyboard, but pen definitely since I do draw from time to time and a folio case, what pissed me off is the nano texture option, I might have use it for photo editing but my mac studio will continue with that task atm.

If I am thinking about getting the 1tb version for the full m4 chip and 16gb ram, should I get the textured glass? I am planning on using the pencil a decent amount (if that matters)

How does the M4 compare to Nvidia chip running Ai computations?

For _most_ people, the standard iPad is an excellent device - especially since it now has USB-C. The size is large enough, actually very ideal for many cases. For "power users" - the iPad Air was a very solid update - basically last gen's M2 iPad Pro with a few tweaks. Even compelling for older Pro users wanting an upgrade but not able to justify the price hike for the latest Pro models. The Pro is the halo product, and really there for IT professionals and to make the Air look reasonable. It is really only worth it if you plan to use the "pro" features and/or _really_ value an amazing OLED display - granted, I would want to see this in person before going for this. M4 is going to be overpowered for the iPad for a while, but they probably won't update it for a while either. For me, if I can use the device to make money or on the job, then I can go Pro - otherwise, no. The other option is to simply get a previous gen iPad/Air/Pro for less now this event has happened - each event, there are at least a few people wanting to trade up.

I look forward to the mini

Watching this on a 2018 pro. Still using the Apple Pencil pro 2, no issues whatsoever. Literally the same device , no need to have better specs when the software isn’t up to par yet.

Already ordered the M4 11”. This will be replacing the old 2020 IPad Pro I have. Going from the A12Z chip to the M4.

Well good thing is a good upgrade for since I have the 2018 pro 11inch

I am definitely getting a M4 model but just not sure whether to get a 11inch or 13inch, 8gb or 16gb?? I will be using things procreate and photoshop. Can anyone help me out!

I’m excited order a 13 and 11 pro woohoo I haven’t upgraded for about 3 to 4 years

Love technology moving forward. Cannot wait to see what Apple shows at WWDC. No new purchases for this normal. Like most normals. When it comes to iPad going to stick with my 2017 Apple 12-inch iPad Pro 256 for content consumption. How compute power, and how fast does a device need to be to watch your KZfaqs clips? And when it comes to displays. Retina is retina. Both Led, and OLED for sharpness. Not blacker blacks, and more lumens it is OLED.

What is the last iPad that person have the last iPad I have was IPad 2 my mom got it for my early birthday gift one year I love the new iPads

I think I will have to go for the M2 iPad Pro 11 or maybe wait if a new mini pops up this year.

I originally had a 1st gen iPad and then replaced this a few years ago with a 6th gen iPad. I see no reason to upgrade as this is purely a content consumption device for me. However, I may eventually be forced to upgrade as the battery life isn't as good as it used to be and I seem to be forever charging the deice. :(

As I am thinking to buy an Ipad but i m confused between air 5th gen and new air 11

Honestly for someone like me the choice is between refurbed m2 pro refurbed OR a new Ipad 13. Would be great with that comparisson, for someone who needs to edit video and pictures, with focus on screen and IO speeds. Hope its coming.

is the M1 iPad Pro still good to get instead of the new M4? Gonna be doing basic video editing etc

Question please I been thinking hard about upgrading my iPad Air 2 I like the 13“ size but… I want to use my iPad for watching movies and good audio and picture quality is important to me as well as editing videos for KZfaq What should I do 🤷‍♂️ I don’t really know if iPad is in my case a good idea or should I just go and buy a MacBook Pro and if so which one?? Please advise as it really is impossible for me to decide what’s the best way to get maximum return for my money doing what I want to do 🙏 Honest opinion please

I had bought the ipad pro 12.9 6th generation 2 months ago.After 10 years i had return to Apple ecosystem.So my question is should i keep it or sell and buy a new one?

How would more memory and faster soc help when the ipads are using ipad os makes no sense unless they will be adding Mac OS to the ipads

I was so exited to buy a bigger iPad, and coming from an iPad Air I thought about splurging for the pro just to have promotion, but seeing the prices now... a 615 USD difference (in Sweden), it's just to much. And to buy a older iPad pro 12,9" isn't an option if you want to use the new Apple Pencil... :( The price difference between the base pro and base air just seems crazy...

The lower Pro one is probably better on heat... but it seems like overkill either way with iPadOS. Maybe we'll see them do something nice at WWDC. Until then we still have great hardware with too limited of software.

What would be the best iPad for reading e-books?

I am even more confused than I was after the launch. I first thought I would downgrade from my 12.9” iPad Pro 5th gen to the new “13”” iPad Air, however I was a little disappointed that the Air didn’t have more upgrades, including the new accessories. Then the reason for the downgrade is because I’m just a general iPad user but I’m an apple snob that loves having all the new releases, also I have been using my iPad 7th Gen for watching shows in bed because of the weight of my iPad Pro, worried about dropping it. But looking at the new air 13” compared to my current 12.9” 5th gen iPad Pro my pro has 1. Promotion Technology, 2. 10MP ultra wide camera, 3. True depth camera, 4. Face ID, 5. XDR brightness 6. four speaker audio, 7. Five studio quality microphones. 8. No need to purchase a new Apple Pencil that i rarely use, 9. I dont need the landscape camera, 10. #2 & #7 also been removed in the new iPad pros either. actually considering I purchase a new iPhone Pro Max every year I think it’s not necessary for my to upgrade or “downgrade” my ipad set up. Thank you for your video and helping me realise i dont actually need it.

I ordered today and picking up on 16th the 9 core m4 256gig 11”iPad pro

M4 chip is totally overkill ... but that brighter OLED screen is enticing

I have an iPad Pro, pencil and keyboard in my basket… my old one (3rd generation) over heated and the screen now has a green tinge which is annoying as I do a lot of art in procreate and I like to tweak my photos on a big screen. My old keyboard has stopped working too so even if it had been compatible I’d have to get a new one…. And then there’s the pencil…. Please tell me I need it! 😂

So, basics older ipad pro with M2 is same as new iPad air M2. Apart from camera which isn't that important in ipad nothing is different. Is it fine to buy new Air for 4k video editing??

So that shirt..how do I place an order?

This is just me, but the new Ipad pro will definitely be a huge upgrade for my extremely old original iPad mini.

The Ipad I have is 8 years old and I don't see me upgrading anytime soon as I only use it basically as a paper diary. (I have the new macbook pro m2). However, if they got significantly thinner and better cameras (why are they still 12 megapixel after 8 years apple?) and significantly better battery life I'd probably take the plunge.

iPad Pro bending test please

Finished watching your video. For me it makes no sense to upgrade from my 256GB iPad Air with the M1 chip. I think I will keep it until it stops getting software support, then I will get a new Air

Binning allows "faulty" chips to be used as lower performance product.

My mom just bought the 512 gb iPad Pro M4 chip 13 inch. I never owned an iPad but i definitely will get one this year the iPad Air will fit me perfectly I don’t need anything crazy like an m4 chip the m2 is perfect I didn’t know they nurfed the M4 with the 256-512gb that sucks. How much Ram will the iPad Air have ?

Thanks! iPad Pro 13” is the way to go for me

Don’t be fooled iPad Air is not 11 inch it’s 10.9 and that extra 0.1 inch it’s important because it’s such a big difference that you will never notice.