I like iPads, and I like this one, but this is such a minor upgrade, no new screen, the M1 chip is cool but pointless, there are 0 apps or tasks on iPad that will take full advantage of this, NONE.
I would love to see apple bringing some heavy apps to the iPad, that will actually take advantage of 16 (!) gigs of RAM and the M1 chip, or at least make iPadOS more powerful, better multitasking and resizable windows, I will edit this review accordingly!
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| Price | From: $749.00 | From: $1,099.00 | From: $539.00 |
| Ratings | (1,326) | (1,283) | (16,721) |
| Display | 11 inch Liquid Retina display | 12.9 inch Liquid XDR display | 10.9 inch Retina display |
| Face/Touch ID | Face ID | Face ID | Touch ID |
| Chip | Apple M1 8-core CPU chip with 8-core GPU and Neural Engine | Apple M1 8-core CPU chip with 8-core GPU and Neural Engine | A14 Bionic chip with Neural Engine |
| Camera | 12MP photos | 12MP photos | 12MP photos |
| Video | 4K video recording | 4K video recording | 4K video recording |
| Apple Pencil Compatibility | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Smart Keyboard Compatibility | Compatible with Smart Keyboard Folio, Magic Keyboard and Bluetooth keyboards | Compatible with Smart Keyboard Folio, Magic Keyboard and Bluetooth keyboards | Compatible with Smart Keyboard Folio, Magic Keyboard and Bluetooth keyboards |
| Connector | USB-C connector | USB-C connector | USB-C connector |
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
(1)The screen is a lint magnet. You'll need to clean it every hour if you intend on long stretches of reading.
(2) Plan to spend the rest of your life charging it. If you're a big reader, it's not functional for a 5 hour reading session. They claim the battery life is 13 hours, but I call bull on this. Six hours is a stretch. While it's possible I got a defective tablet, I doubt it. Videos especially drain it, about 20% every hour.
(3) The picture quality. My God, the picture/video quality. I had the 2020 iPad 10.2-inch. So I was expecting a major upgrade over this. It wasn't. It's a downgrade. In fact, it's so questionable I believe Apple outright lied about the 4K video and/or pixels on the camera. Once again, it's possible I got a defective iPad Pro 11", but I doubt it.
Those are three major flaws that will make this my last iPad Pro. It's not an upgrade over the regular 10.2" iPad. The top and bottom bezels are a little smaller and it's definitely thinner, but I enjoyed the picture quality on the regular iPad more. The thickness of the tablet seemed to give depth to the pictures. I read a lot of online comics, and those comics looked better on the regular iPad than they do the Pro, which was a shock.
I've never had an iPad air. I skipped it and went straight to this one. I got the 11" because I'm not very strong and believed the 12.9" would be too laptop like and heavy. I already have a laptop, so I was going for portability. I do like the 11"'s thinness, style, and look. It's beautiful, especially when it's in the Smart Folio.
As for performance, picture, and video quality: The regular 2020 10.2" iPad is just as good, and I'm not saying that because I have a vendetta against Apple (although I do resent them calling this a "pro" anything. Not even close). This tablet is just as good - and bad - as the regular iPad, and they've hiked the price up $400 for no reason. I don't care what they're calling the tech in this iPad. It actually boots up in about the same time as the regular iPad, and even if it didn't, I liked the picture on the regular iPad just as much.
This is not worth the money or even close.
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Picture Quality So Questionable I Wonder If They Lied About Specs
By Michelle Osborne on July 5, 2021
I'm giving this a three star rating because if you haven't had an iPad to compare it to, you'd probably find it a major upgrade from a generic $60 tablet. You might even find it an upgrade over a $100 tablet. But if you've owned the regular iPad, you're going to be sorely disappointed.By Michelle Osborne on July 5, 2021
(1)The screen is a lint magnet. You'll need to clean it every hour if you intend on long stretches of reading.
(2) Plan to spend the rest of your life charging it. If you're a big reader, it's not functional for a 5 hour reading session. They claim the battery life is 13 hours, but I call bull on this. Six hours is a stretch. While it's possible I got a defective tablet, I doubt it. Videos especially drain it, about 20% every hour.
(3) The picture quality. My God, the picture/video quality. I had the 2020 iPad 10.2-inch. So I was expecting a major upgrade over this. It wasn't. It's a downgrade. In fact, it's so questionable I believe Apple outright lied about the 4K video and/or pixels on the camera. Once again, it's possible I got a defective iPad Pro 11", but I doubt it.
Those are three major flaws that will make this my last iPad Pro. It's not an upgrade over the regular 10.2" iPad. The top and bottom bezels are a little smaller and it's definitely thinner, but I enjoyed the picture quality on the regular iPad more. The thickness of the tablet seemed to give depth to the pictures. I read a lot of online comics, and those comics looked better on the regular iPad than they do the Pro, which was a shock.
I've never had an iPad air. I skipped it and went straight to this one. I got the 11" because I'm not very strong and believed the 12.9" would be too laptop like and heavy. I already have a laptop, so I was going for portability. I do like the 11"'s thinness, style, and look. It's beautiful, especially when it's in the Smart Folio.
As for performance, picture, and video quality: The regular 2020 10.2" iPad is just as good, and I'm not saying that because I have a vendetta against Apple (although I do resent them calling this a "pro" anything. Not even close). This tablet is just as good - and bad - as the regular iPad, and they've hiked the price up $400 for no reason. I don't care what they're calling the tech in this iPad. It actually boots up in about the same time as the regular iPad, and even if it didn't, I liked the picture on the regular iPad just as much.
This is not worth the money or even close.
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