I notice that all mentioned best features are only hardware related ones. This shows the lack of software developement side. The upcoming WWDC can be crucial in revising iPad software parts. Hopefully, it won’t be a disappointing event in that regard.
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2024 iPad Pro: Best New Features
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Yep I agree I think 12 inch would be a good sweet spot .iPad Airs 11 & 13 pros 12 & 14 inches would make a neat set of options
I wonder if the leakers misinterpreted the copper in the Apple logo back as a coil for MagSafe rather than the heat dissipation function
I bought an M2 just over 2 weeks ago, and have arranged a return/exchange with Apple for the M4. Had I bought it six months ago I wouldn't be too upset about not upgrading, but the M4 offers more future-proofing, the landscape camera is better, and the screen is obviously much better.
I'm not sure I understand the complaints about price increases. I bought the base version M2 and the base version M4 is £100 more expensive. It's got double the storage and the tandem OLED screen, it doesn't sound like an outrageous difference.
I'm not sure I understand the complaints about price increases. I bought the base version M2 and the base version M4 is £100 more expensive. It's got double the storage and the tandem OLED screen, it doesn't sound like an outrageous difference.
The eSIM issue has killed any enthusiasm. Currently have an iPad Pro with an extremely cheap, very long period SIM. Primarily to allow emergency use (my definition!). My iPad uses a different network to my phone. If I need to use more, I'll deal with it but I can at least use it a little.
The UK companies who offer eSIM don't do this type of cheap, long period option.
When everyone offers eSIM, that will be OK. But not yet.
The UK companies who offer eSIM don't do this type of cheap, long period option.
When everyone offers eSIM, that will be OK. But not yet.
I’d be interested in real world reviews of the nano glass for this purpose. I was unsure about this so I elected to go with the original screen glass. But perhaps I can trade in and get the nano if it works as advertises.
Unless you want to look like an idiot, you shouldn’t shoot photos at all on an iPad (potentially excluding the mini)
Same with me - for the Pro Display XDR I checked both options and the nano glass was a little bit out of focus/blurred.
That is the LIDAR emitter.
For me, moving the camera to the landscape side will all but remove all of the false Face-ID attempts. I always have my iPad in landscape and hold onto the shorter sides. When something requires Face-ID my hand is usually blocking the camera.
Its always funny to me how people say a new processor, without any testing, is way better...because. I'm sure there are reasons for it being better, but does it really affect usage? I don't care if a benchmark shows its faster if my preferred web browser still takes the same amount of time to load.
The new pros look great but how about not making the next version of the iPad any thinner and giving it 15 hours battery life.
I’ve been a daily 12.9 iPad user since they launched in 2015. For me, it’s great. Large screen like a laptop while being easier to carry. Took me about a week to adjust to the size. After that, It’s not been an issue for me. I’m typing this reply on a 12.9 while laying in bed. No problem.
Funny, that was my immediate reaction too. So much for the whole, ‘Apple camera ecosystem all feeding content into AVP’ thing. Pretty shocking tbh. I would have thought the iPad Pro creative business crowd would also be the AVP crowd.
There are 3rd party options for that though right? Sure not as good as an Apple solution but it's still two options you can swap between.
Zoom meetings, FaceTime and teaching online. Even teleprompter apps will be easier to read. I’m looking forward to being able to look directly at the screen instead of presenting while standing just off to the side of my iPad. The camera location alone has me replacing all our staff iPads.
This is where— if I were upgrading— I’d go into an Apple Store and try out the 8GB & 16GB machines once released to see if there’s an appreciable difference in speed.
I have an 11” M2 Pro 1TB. I’m really tempted to upgrade only because of the screen. I previously had a M1 12.9” I gifted my wife because I wanted the smaller iPad for flying. I didn’t do my research how I normally do it and discovered almost immediately the quality of the screen was not the same as the 12.9”. You might think I’m crazy, but I’ll jump on my MacBook Pro more now because the screen is brighter and fuller color wise than my iPad. I would say I use my iPad less now than ever because the colors are just drowned out and the brightness is not the same as the 12.9”. So yeah, I’m tempted to pull the trigger on a new one knowing mine works perfectly well, but the only reason being is the much improved screen quality.
You're not going to notice it in an Apple Store though. It's a difference you'd notice once there are enough resources on the RAM
I haven't had a problem with my 11" but I was disappointed to discover that it's not the same as the 12.9". Parity between them on the M4 versions did encourage me to upgrade.
I would buy if Apple had realeased an Apple Keboard folio for it. I love the keyboard folio on my M2 iPad Pro: useful, portable, thin and light and easy to transform from typing to touch screen vs the Magic Keyboard
