iPad Pro Why doesn’t Apple ever significantly improve battery life?

[snipr125]

I can't make out any difference when it's on or off on my 14" MacBook Pro, so I don't see what the fuss is about.

Its more noticeable on smaller screened devices, but that's fair enough if its not that much of a feature to you.

 

[TgeekB]

Ok so your saying Promotion 120hz on the iPhone, iPad and Macbook Pro models is a gimmick?

I’m saying it’s something that makes little difference in the use of a phone yet captures revenue due to people thinking it’s some amazing upgrade.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Is the iPad hurting for battery life, though? I'm charging once every other day at most.

As a whole, I doubt it. It is just the usual MR forum complaining because some people don’t want to have to plug in their iPad at all during the day no matter what they may be doing.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

Its more noticeable on smaller screened devices, but that's fair enough if its not that much of a feature to you.

In the spirit of honesty, I can see it make a difference on the iPad Pro, and while it’s nice, it’s a long way from being a deal-breaker for me. It’s definitely not a headline feature, more something to bury in the spec sheet for nerds (of which I am one) to notice.

It does seem to be quite important to some people though!

 

[leifp]

In the spirit of honesty, I can see it make a difference on the iPad Pro, and while it’s nice, it’s a long way from being a deal-breaker for me. It’s definitely not a headline feature, more something to bury in the spec sheet for nerds (of which I am one) to notice.

It does seem to be quite important to some people though!

Such as myself. I find it a necessary but not a sufficient condition… way better than without it! Not good enough… that said, the tandem OLED ProMotion is definitely a step up from prior efforts and comes close.

 

[richpjr]

Do people really want ever thinner and lighter iPads? If I had a 13" Pro, I'd be worried about it flexing like my iPad Air 2 does. I take care of it, but have had to bend it flat a few times.

Give me something a bit thicker, with a better battery, and more structural rigidity!

I'd second this. Thin and light are nice, but come with sacrifices.

 

[scupking]

Do people really want ever thinner and lighter iPads? If I had a 13" Pro, I'd be worried about it flexing like my iPad Air 2 does. I take care of it, but have had to bend it flat a few times.

Give me something a bit thicker, with a better battery, and more structural rigidity!

Be nice if the 11 inch matches the thinner 13 for the next version.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

Be nice if the 11 inch matches the thinner 13 for the next version.

Evidently the answer to my pondering was yes. A great number of people DO want thinner iPads. As per usual, I appear to be in the minority.

 

[leifp]

Evidently the answer to my pondering was yes. A great number of people DO want thinner iPads. As per usual, I appear to be in the minority.

It seems to me that people have an idea in their heads, correctly or not, as to how things change. My M4 11” feels more rigid than my M1 11” ever did, not to speak of the 12.9/13” (I only tested those in store). Going thinner and lighter can be (and often is) a compromise but when it’s not…

By the time I need to replace this iPad (okay, want to replace it) I may well go back to the 13” size. The 11” remains a compromise that I don’t enjoy. It spends most of its time in the keyboard case because using it as a tablet is just that hair too awkward for me… and the larger size is absolutely more useful to me.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

It seems to me that people have an idea in their heads, correctly or not, as to how things change. My M4 11” feels more rigid than my M1 11” ever did, not to speak of the 12.9/13” (I only tested those in store). Going thinner and lighter can be (and often is) a compromise but when it’s not…

By the time I need to replace this iPad (okay, want to replace it) I may well go back to the 13” size. The 11” remains a compromise that I don’t enjoy. It spends most of its time in the keyboard case because using it as a tablet is just that hair too awkward for me… and the larger size is absolutely more useful to me.

I want to upgrade to a 13” too, as that would make a few things a lot easier. It seems that the Pro has been designed well, and doesn’t have any of the issues I was concerned about.

It’s all a bit of an intellectual exercise for me though. Unless I win one, I’m not getting any new iPad! Maybe in a year I can get a 13” Air, but chances are I’ll only be able to afford an 11th gen.