All iPads iPad 7 10.2" + iPad Pro 10.5" with Apple Smart Keyboards side by side (Pic!)

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USB-C PD charges the iPad 7 at 15W instead of the normal 12W. As you can guess though, that has pretty negligible effect on charging time.

Good to know thx.

Also, old news, but I wasn’t aware of this: The iPad Pro 10.5 can charge at the full 29 Watts with the MacBook USB-C charger. No wonder it is so much faster for charging. I had missed this thread:

29W Fast charging tests and 3rd party adapters

(10/8/2017) tldr; Chart of % gain over minutes for the Anker 30W charger described below, in case you just want to verify that your charger is charging at full speed. --- Original post follows: I finally managed to get my hands on both the 2nd gen iPad Pro 12.9" and the new iPad Pro 10.5"...

forums.macrumors.com

 

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Good to know thx.

Also, old news, but I wasn’t aware of this: The iPad Pro 10.5 can charge at the full 29 Watts with the MacBook USB-C charger. No wonder it is so much faster for charging. I had missed this thread:

29W Fast charging tests and 3rd party adapters

(10/8/2017) tldr; Chart of % gain over minutes for the Anker 30W charger described below, in case you just want to verify that your charger is charging at full speed. --- Original post follows: I finally managed to get my hands on both the 2nd gen iPad Pro 12.9" and the new iPad Pro 10.5"...

forums.macrumors.com

Yup. That said, I've noticed it gets quite warmer when I'm charging with 30W so unless I'm time constrained and need a quick top up, I've just been using a 12W charger.

 

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iPad 7th gen has more reliable LTE reception than either our iPhone XR or iPhone 7 Plus.

We were on the train for half a day and were able to test these three devices for half a day, going through the boonies. The iPad 7 would maintain an LTE connection for longer, including when the phones dropped down to 3G or lost cell service completely.

I’m not sure if it’s due to better antennae or due to the better Gigabit class modem, or both. Has anyone done the same test with the iPad 6? Or has anyone compared the reception on the iPad 6 and iPad 7 for extended periods side by side?

Suffice it to say, my wife had a much more pleasant experience using her LTE iPad 7 than I did tethering my iPad Pro to my iPhone 7 Plus.

 

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iPad 7th gen has more reliable LTE reception than either our iPhone XR or iPhone 7 Plus.

We were on the train for half a day and were able to test these three devices for half a day, going through the boonies. The iPad 7 would maintain an LTE connection for longer, including when the phones dropped down to 3G or lost cell service completely.

I’m not sure if it’s due to better antennae or due to the better Gigabit class modem, or both. Has anyone done the same test with the iPad 6? Or has anyone compared the reception on the iPad 6 and iPad 7 for extended periods side by side?

Suffice it to say, my wife had a much more pleasant experience using her LTE iPad 7 than I did tethering my iPad Pro to my iPhone 7 Plus.

According to Qualcomm:

Snapdragon Gigabit LTE Modems | The Modem Matters | Qualcomm

Snapdragon Gigabit LTE delivers real-world speed. It's designed to improve your day-to-day smartphone experience by giving you faster, real-world download speeds than previous generations of LTE technology.

www.qualcomm.com

Double the antennas for a stronger signal
A Gigabit LTE device has double the number of LTE antennas of typical smartphones. In good signal conditions on a supporting network, that can mean up to 2x the download speeds of other devices. And in weak signal conditions, such as deep inside a building or far away from the cell tower, the extra antennas act as additional “ears” that boost the signal received from the tower. The result? Up to 70% faster download speeds, when and where you need them most.

 

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According to Qualcomm:

Snapdragon Gigabit LTE Modems | The Modem Matters | Qualcomm

Snapdragon Gigabit LTE delivers real-world speed. It's designed to improve your day-to-day smartphone experience by giving you faster, real-world download speeds than previous generations of LTE technology.

www.qualcomm.com

Double the antennas for a stronger signal
A Gigabit LTE device has double the number of LTE antennas of typical smartphones. In good signal conditions on a supporting network, that can mean up to 2x the download speeds of other devices. And in weak signal conditions, such as deep inside a building or far away from the cell tower, the extra antennas act as additional “ears” that boost the signal received from the tower. The result? Up to 70% faster download speeds, when and where you need them most.

Makes sense, thanks. BTW, we know that the iPad 7 is Gigabit class, but it’s still Intel right? My understanding is that the 2019 iPhones are still Intel but 2020 will bring Qualcomm second generation 5G.

In 2019, the 11 Pro/Max series iPhones are Gigabit class 4x4 MIMO, and the 11 is Gigabit class 2x2. The iPad 7 is listed as Gigabit class with no mention of MIMO. XR is LTE Advanced, not Gigabit class.

 

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I guess I got the iPad 7 at the right time. My carrier changed the LTE plan from CAD$10 for 4 GB to CAD$15 for 2 GB last week. So they halved the data but increased the price 50%.

The data goes more quickly though on the iPad than on the iPhone, I guess due to the type of usage. On the train my wife used 0.5 GB and 0.75 GB on the two trips. However, other than such travel, she doesn’t take it out of the house, which means its data usage is essentially nil otherwise. Well, it did come in handy one day. She needed to use a desktop browser to register the kids for some activities, and the house internet went out so none of our laptops or desktops worked.

BTW, for those wondering if it’s time to upgrade from the old iPad Air 2, other the lack of the laminated screen, I consider the iPad 7 a pretty big upgrade over the iPad Air 2.

BTW2, I will likely be buying an iPad Pro 2020 11” to replace my iPad Pro 10.5”. The 10.5” will go to my office and stay there. However, if I were buying now, I’d get the iPad 7 as the secondary device, to save some bucks over the iPad Pro 10.5” or iPad Air 3.