All iPads Please talk me out from exchanging my iPad Pro 11" M4 to the iPad Air 11" M2 256GB

[gregpod9]

I'm tempted in exchanging my iPad Pro 11" M4 for the iPad Air 11" M2 256GB. The reason why I picked the iPad Pro over the Air was for the Promotion OLED screen, and the quad speakers. I won't be using the other pro features that came with the iPad Pro. My questions are:
1. Is the 11" iPad Pro M4 worth the extra $300 from the 11" iPad Air M2?
2. Has anyone downgraded from the iPad Pro M4 to the iPad Air M2?

 

[UltimateSyn]

Yeah, I mean, everyone has their priorities. For me they're not even close - the Pro has an OLED screen with significantly higher brightness and vastly superior contrast, ProMotion, and quad speakers. There are more differences, but those alone make it easily worth the $300 price delta to me.

 

[sparksd]

Worth is subjective and I wouldn't consider downgrading my M4 as the feature deltas are worth it to me.

 

[ericwn]

Can you not just go into a shop and compare both side by side? Ultimately it’s only you who can determine if the Pro is worth the additional money.

 

[Christopher Kim]

Agree with others - only you know the value of the extra $300. But especially if you need the 256gb, you're paying a steep price for the storage upgrade on the M2 iPad Air (whereas the base 11" iPad Pro comes with 256gb).

To me, especially given I don't upgrade iPads that frequently (still rocking my 2018 11" iPad Pro w/ A12X), the fact that with the iPad Pro you get:
- OLED screen with ProMotion
- Newer, thinner / lighter body
- M4 vs M2 (especially given the M4's significantly upgraded neutral processor, more cores and processing power for AI)
- Face ID vs Touch ID
- Small factor, but you get the newest "Pro" line

Feels like it's worth it for the price upgrade. Even if you could get away with the base 128gb iPad Air and save the $100 ($499 vs $599), I still think the extra $400 is worth it. If you need 256gb, then the jump to iPP makes even more sense.

 

[gregpod9]

I'm tempted in exchanging my iPad Pro 11" M4 for the iPad Air 11" M2 256GB. The reason why I picked the iPad Pro over the Air was for the Promotion OLED screen, and the quad speakers. I won't be using the other pro features that came with the iPad Pro. My questions are:
1. Is the 11" iPad Pro M4 worth the extra $300 from the 11" iPad Air M2?
2. Has anyone downgraded from the iPad Pro M4 to the iPad Air M2?

As the original poster, I visited Best Buy a few hours ago to compare the iPad Air 11-inch M2 and the iPad Pro 11-inch M4, which I purchased a few days ago. I agree with most of you about the iPad Air. I now believe I made the right decision in choosing the iPad Pro 11-inch M4, as it's worth the extra money over the iPad Air. After my comparison, I ended up buying the Apple MagSafe charger. I'll be getting AppleCare for my iPad Pro in a couple of days.

 

[sparksd]

As the original poster, I visited Best Buy a few hours ago to compare the iPad Air 11-inch M2 and the iPad Pro 11-inch M4, which I purchased a few days ago. I agree with most of you about the iPad Air. I now believe I made the right decision in choosing the iPad Pro 11-inch M4, as it's worth the extra money over the iPad Air. After my comparison, I ended up buying the Apple MagSafe charger. I'll be getting AppleCare for my iPad Pro in a couple of days.

Enjoy!