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iPad Anybody going from M4 to M5 iPad?
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I upgrade yearly hoping for them to make Genshin playable at super smooth and consistent 120 FPS but it's never happening imo. Probably in 2026 - 2027, not before. M4 barely got it to be playable at 100% consistent 60 FPS when maxed, the 120 option is just a joke ever since it came out on M1.
Kinda. My iPad got stolen in Italy in July and I decided to wait until the new one to buy my replacement.
Sticking to my M4 … mostly because the selling prices on eBay show a huge loss. Especially on my 1TB model… Plus I only got it in September, I knew the new ones were on the way but college started mid September so what’re you to do.. Just how these things work.
Nice to see the improvements. Charging is one I’m happy to see they improved. 120HZ, I did notice this wasn’t supported and tbf the external display support is patchy at best on the M4, doesn’t take full advantage of beautiful hi-res displays although it’s clear enough to get work done. Must admit, I don’t even think iOS has been optimised to fully take advantage of the M1, let alone M4, let alone M5.. my desire for 16GB of RAM is pointless because apps like Office Excel still purge and refresh documents like it’s 2012 on the iPhone 5’s RAM.
Nice to see the improvements. Charging is one I’m happy to see they improved. 120HZ, I did notice this wasn’t supported and tbf the external display support is patchy at best on the M4, doesn’t take full advantage of beautiful hi-res displays although it’s clear enough to get work done. Must admit, I don’t even think iOS has been optimised to fully take advantage of the M1, let alone M4, let alone M5.. my desire for 16GB of RAM is pointless because apps like Office Excel still purge and refresh documents like it’s 2012 on the iPhone 5’s RAM.
Yes - just pre-ordered. I’ll cross-post what I wrote in the other thread:
Just pre-ordered a 13 M5 256 to replace my 13 M4 256.
I am prepping myself to be mind-blown.
Seriously, I’m pissed there’s zero battery capacity improvements. Faster charging will help a little, but more capacity would’ve been nice.
Also, really wish memory was 16/24 or something. I actually do run into memory issues pretty regularly with my 8GB M4. I was tempted to go for the M5 1TB for the 16GB memory, but am hoping an extra 4GB over my M4 will reduce/stop safari crashes and game lockups etc. An extra $600 is a very tough sell for only 4GB more memory.
I’ve noticed my new 12GB iPPM 17 always runs completely full on memory, just like my 8GB iPPM 16 did, so I don’t know if the extra 4GB bump will actually help, or if that extra 4GB is “off-limits” for regular apps and has been allocated only to OS/AI functions.
Upgrade cost was ~$605+tax w/trade-in.
Fun fact - I bought my M4 day 1, 18mo ago and have had 80% max charge enabled the entire time. My M4 battery is currently at 92% max usable capacity with 312 cycles. I think I’m going to allow 100% full charging on my M5 with the intent I’ll upgrade in 18mo to the M6. I’ll be curious to see how the battery fares charging all the way to 100%.
Just pre-ordered a 13 M5 256 to replace my 13 M4 256.
I am prepping myself to be mind-blown.
Seriously, I’m pissed there’s zero battery capacity improvements. Faster charging will help a little, but more capacity would’ve been nice.
Also, really wish memory was 16/24 or something. I actually do run into memory issues pretty regularly with my 8GB M4. I was tempted to go for the M5 1TB for the 16GB memory, but am hoping an extra 4GB over my M4 will reduce/stop safari crashes and game lockups etc. An extra $600 is a very tough sell for only 4GB more memory.
I’ve noticed my new 12GB iPPM 17 always runs completely full on memory, just like my 8GB iPPM 16 did, so I don’t know if the extra 4GB bump will actually help, or if that extra 4GB is “off-limits” for regular apps and has been allocated only to OS/AI functions.
Upgrade cost was ~$605+tax w/trade-in.
Fun fact - I bought my M4 day 1, 18mo ago and have had 80% max charge enabled the entire time. My M4 battery is currently at 92% max usable capacity with 312 cycles. I think I’m going to allow 100% full charging on my M5 with the intent I’ll upgrade in 18mo to the M6. I’ll be curious to see how the battery fares charging all the way to 100%.
At over $2000+ for the equivalent 13” M5 iPad, my old M4 is going to have to keep “limping” along for another year, maybe more!
I like what the M5 iPad Pro offers overall. However, one thing that puzzles me is why the 1TB and 2TB models have only 16GB of RAM, while the base models already have 12GB. In my opinion, models with 1TB or more storage should come with 24GB of RAM(twice as much like M4 iPad pro models).
Why not update yearly? Shouldn't the person buying in late 2025 be getting the latest chip? They're paying full price.
I decided to upgrade my iPad Pro 11 2018 one week ago, as the battery life had been getting worse and I could pass it on to a young cousin, and so I ordered the iPad Pro 11 M4 512GB Cellular with the Magic Keyboard. I hadn't read any rumours about the M5 before I ordered the M4 as I don't follow Apple that closely.
The M4 iPad arrived yesterday when I saw the news about the M5 being released, and in my home country of Norway the M5 was 100$ cheaper than the M4. So the M4 is going back and I'm looking forward to recieving the iPad 11 Pro 512GB M5 Cellular next week. The M4 is already "overkill" for my needs but if I'm keeping this iPad for as long as the 2018 one the boost in ram to 12 GB is welcome and I also use the iPad a lot connected to 5G so hopefully the M5 will have better battery life with a more efficient cellular chip.
The M4 iPad arrived yesterday when I saw the news about the M5 being released, and in my home country of Norway the M5 was 100$ cheaper than the M4. So the M4 is going back and I'm looking forward to recieving the iPad 11 Pro 512GB M5 Cellular next week. The M4 is already "overkill" for my needs but if I'm keeping this iPad for as long as the 2018 one the boost in ram to 12 GB is welcome and I also use the iPad a lot connected to 5G so hopefully the M5 will have better battery life with a more efficient cellular chip.
An obvious choice for you to return and buy the M5 instead yes. Enjoy!
Thanks! I was actually starting to think about upgrading like a month ago but due to being busy I postponed it, which I'm now glad I did so that I could get the M5.
The thing I'm most excited about is seeing the Tandem OLED-screen, I never opened the M4 iPad and that will probably be the most noticeable upgrade from the LCD in the 2018 iPad Pro.
Yes, it is a great screen. Especially since you're coming from the 2018 model. It is going to be blow you away.
I'm not being snarky, legit wondering. What would 32GB RAM on the iPad do for you in comparison to the 16 it can have?
This is my biggest “regret” of getting the M4 generation, though I don’t think I would’ve waited another year and a half when OLED had been my #1 desired feature for years. Plus, the MacBook Airs still started with 8GB of RAM when M4 was released, so it wasn’t so obvious that Apple would so soon after be phasing out 8GB.
Now, my iPhone has more RAM than my iPad does.
Is this true with the reloads? I have an iPhone 14 Pro (6GB RAM) and can't stand the constant crashes/refreshes. I am upgrading to the 17 Pro (12GB) in a few weeks. I would've thought 8GB would've been enough to stop the tabs and apps reloading however.
I have an 11" 1TB M1. It's still a good device due to the 16GB of RAM. Was planning on upgrading to the M5 1TB. This will not happen. I will wait for the M6. Buying an expensive new device with the same amount of RAM as the nearly 5 year old M1 is a not acceptable. And... there is no such thing as too much RAM.
I’m going from an M1 iPad Air to an M5 iPad Pro. Does that count?