iPad Pro M5: Same Design, Faster Chip, Premium Niche (Full Transcript)

[00:00:00] Speaker 1: The iPad Pro M5 is identical to last year's model on the design front. This is an incredibly thin and light. It's actually thinner than the iPad Air. I've got the 11-inch model here. There's also a 13-inch. Either way, it's very, very portable. OLED finally came to the iPad Pro last year, and that has remained the case with this year's model. And it's got all the things that make OLED great, that super rich color, that really satisfying contrast. And then you couple that with the returning 120 hertz ProMotion display that just makes swiping and scrolling a lot more fluid and satisfying. And you've got probably the best tablet display ever. The one change with the iPad Pro M5 this year is that M5 chip packed inside. So you're getting an even faster version of what is already the most absurdly fast tablet out there. I use this thing as my main work machine for about a week. All of it ran without a hitch, so if you're looking to use an iPad Pro for that purpose, this does it as well as ever. You're looking at about a 13% gain over last year, but you'll notice a way bigger difference if you're coming from an M1 iPad Pro or older, and especially compared to the other current iPads, you're looking at up to three times as fast. So if you want a great productivity tablet, this continues to be the best one. Another thing that made the iPad Pro viable for me to actually do my work is the improved windowed app experience. You can finally kind of freely move your windowed apps around. You will probably want the 13 inch model if you plan on using that type of feature. This 11 inch screen gets cramped. Again, this is not a one-to-one laptop replacement, but it's getting a little bit better as being that work machine you could take on the go. This thing has pretty great battery life. We got about 13 hours and 27 minutes of 4K video playback. While there was not a lot about the iPad Pro that needed fixing, it's still disappointing to see virtually no changes on this year's model, especially when I still do have some nitpicks about this specific device. The bezels are still a little thick. I am tired of Pro devices having boring colors, so I would love to see some iPad Pro color options that go beyond the silver and space gray. This tablet starts at $999 for the 11 inch model, and that's an investment that could quickly balloon once you factor in a Magic Keyboard or an Apple Pencil. Prices go even higher when you factor in the 13 inch model, upgrading storage. If you want an iPad that can double as a laptop alternative, I think the iPad Air is a way better option. If you're picking this up to attach it to a keyboard and get basic work done, you might want to just get the M4 MacBook Air. That leaves the iPad Pro M5 in a very specific niche for folks that are maybe coming from an M1 iPad Pro or older, looking to get their first iPad Pro, and really don't mind splurging. And if you are in that camp, you're gonna love this tablet. It is truly the ultimate iPad experience.