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All iPads Those of you who have had an iPad with a ProMotion display (Pro models 2017 and later), would you buy an iPad without it?

Those of you who have had an iPad with a ProMotion display (Pro models 2017 and later), would you bu

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xxray

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I think I could easily get by with an iPad Air model these days except for the fact that it doesn’t have ProMotion. Ever since getting my iPad Pro 10.5” back in 2017, I don’t think I’d ever want an iPad without ProMotion. When I test out 60Hz rather than 120Hz, everything just looks so choppy and laggy, even after hours of using it.

Those of you who have had an iPad Pro 2017 or later, would you buy an iPad without a ProMotion display?
 
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Absolutely, nothing is choppy and laggy with anything A12 or newer.... Actually A12 feels faster than A10X despite lacking promotion (other than when scrolling, which is not a big deal for me and it's still perfectly fine).
But as your comment shows, views on promotion can be very different and I do expect other to say the same as you, there is no way back and similar praises, just like I expects others to say it's no big deal like me...
 
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Just playing iPad Air around in Apple Store I can clearly feel iPadOS feels laggier and choppier navigating around. The lag is very noticeable. I don’t think im going to buy another iPad that is not iPad Pro. Fully spoiled.

But for those who is not very sensitive, iPad Air is mostly just as good as iPad Pro for daily use while cost quite less, as long as you are ok with 256GB storage.
 
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xxray said:
I think I could easily get by with an iPad Air model these days except for the fact that it doesn’t have ProMotion. Ever since getting my iPad Pro 10.5” back in 2017, I don’t think I’d ever want an iPad without ProMotion. When I test out 60Hz rather than 120Hz, everything just looks so choppy and laggy, even after hours of using it.

Those of you who have had an iPad Pro 2017 or later, would you buy an iPad without a ProMotion display?
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A: Yes.

But then again, I don't have X-Men level vision that can spot individual pixels on a Retina display from 10 feet away nor perceive 60Hz as "choppy and laggy" (though there IS a difference).
 
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I tried drawing in Procreate on an Air 4 after using it for so long on my 10.5. It’s not catastrophic, and for a while I thought I would be ok with it. But after replacing it with a 12.9, I realized how much I missed the 120 hertz.
 
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The only reason for me saying no is because l primarily use my iPad as a note taking and organizing device for work and school. l played around with my 10.5” iPad Pro with promotion turned off, and the writing experience was noticeably worse.

If l was only reading and watching video on it, I don’t think it would really matter.
 
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Thanks to the lack of 120 Hz displays on my other devices, 60 Hz doesn’t bother me. It was rough switching back and forth for the first few days between my iPad and my iPhone/iMac, but I quickly got accustomed to it. I like having 120 Hz available, but if a compelling device comes about without it, I’m certainly willing to consider it.
 
It’s more of a marketing gimmick since displayhz.com, testufo.com, etc. show 60Hz while my other >=120Hz capable devices do say >=120Hz.

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I bounce back and forth between a 2018 11" iPad Pro and a 2020 iPad Air 4 daily. I do notice the difference, but it is not a deal breaker.
 
as bigger the display, as 120hz is more needed
i would not need/want promotion for the normal ipad, or for the ipad mini...but for the 12.9" its a must
More content on the display, more notice is the 120hz
 
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Short answer is no, I would not buy a full-sized iPad without ProMotion. 60 Hz looks awful to me on large iPad screens now after having had ProMotion for so long. That being said, I will consider getting the new iPad mini even though it’s likely going to be capped at 60 Hz (and if it had a ProMotion upgrade option I would pay for it).

Really wish Apple would make ProMotion a standard feature just like Retina quickly became the norm across all devices in all product lines. It’s very noticeable and important to me.
 
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I would still buy an iPad Air even though it doesn’t have ProMotion, but after having a 2017 10.5 iPad Pro and my 2018 12.9 iPad Pro, it is definitely a nice feature to have and is noticeable when scrolling. Is it a make or break though, no. I think it will be even less noticeable on the iPhone size displays so I don’t get the all of the hoopla about this being a must have feature. IF it were between ProMotion and Always On Display, I would choose AoD.
 
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Serban55 said:
120hz is only wheres motion, you have 60hz because its variable on your ipad, and on your other devices is 120hz stuck
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testufo.com has several motion tests and even the vertical text scrolling test still shows 60Hz.

https://www.testufo.com/framerates-text

So, ProMotion is a gimmick if it doesn't work in the most actively used app which is the browser regardless of Safari, Chrome, etc.
 
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For a large screen device like the iPad, I would definitely prefer to have it.
 
Nah, I wouldn't downgrade...no point, unless it was going to an OLED.

If you have a 10.5 the Air is not an upgrade IMO unless you're having serious issues with the 10.5.
 
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