Why the iPad Pro 2018 is better than a M1 iPad Pro in 2021 By Smarikoe

All right, so this is a quick video about why I think, for anyone who is currently looking to buy an iPad Pro in particular 11-inch, iPad Pro should be thinking about maybe getting a 2018 or 2020 model instead of the brand spanking new 2021 m1 model. So hear me out since WWDC just a couple of days ago, apple introduced some welcome changes to iPadOS, including a new app library, a new multitasking shelf. That looks to be a pretty good step up from the current clunky multitasking options offered and my favorite feature universal control, which allows you to seamlessly move your cursor from one Apple device to another, with the additional added bonus of a drag and drop feature. But this brings me to the first reason why I would be looking at the 2018 iPad Pro over the m1. The thing about these features is that they're not exclusive to just the m1 iPad Pro so by virtue of just having a m1 iPad Pro, you would not theoretically benefit anymore with these iPadOS updates than someone with say a 2018 or 2020 iPad Pro. But what, if you didn't care? Much about these features, what if you cared more about performance? Well, yes, the m1 iPad Pro definitely beats out the previous a12x and a12z bionic processors in synthetic benchmarks.

But the main issue here is how much iPadOS handicaps the m1 processor, from reaching its full potential in real world applications. Just take a look at tom, the tech chaps video links below he exports a 10-minute premier rush project and only achieves a five percent difference between the 2020 iPad Pro and the m1 iPad. Pro other examples exist where the m1s processor edges just a bit better in real world applications and even worse in some circumstances. But for someone like me who has used my 2018 iPad Pro for photo video, editing, media consumption, gaming and word documents, I honestly was never in need of any boost in performance in the first place. In fact, the main rate limiting steps were down to iPadOS things like no progress bars for file transfers, video uploads, not continuing without the screen and iPad active the whole time, the lack of integration between photos and files.

I mean the list just goes on. I think, like many people, I was hoping and praying that apple would announce meaningful updates in WWDC to iPadOS, but they didn't and because of it. This is another huge reason why I think it's still worth considering the older 2018 and 2020 models, there's a couple of other things that I was hoping to see: m1 iPad Pro improve upon or perform better than its predecessors that didn't quite meet expectations. For example, the battery life is much the same between models and the screen of the 11-inch model has not changed whatsoever from its predecessor. On the flip side, I went in store to check out the 12.9 inch and one iPad, and yes, it has an amazing new micro LED screen with better contrast, ratio and peak brightness than any other predecessor iPad Pro screen before. But again it brings me back to the point about me not really needing this anyway.

The 11-inch iPad Pro screen is a better size for me. It's plenty bright already and has enough contrast for me to enjoy the videos and games that I consume on it. Similarly, things like the addition of the wide-angle selfie camera is nice and all, but you know I would have preferred more meaningful updates like putting the selfie camera in the top bezel in landscape mode, rather than so much have it still on the side. Another great example of a less meaningful upgrade is that of the thunderbolt 4, that's integrated into the USB-C port now for m1 iPad Pro great for when you want to have running multiple high-speed devices off the iPad Pro, but tests so far have shown compatibility issues with said devices such as external SSDs. These SSDs have much lower transfer speeds when connected to iPad Pro compared to a MacBook Air or pro.

It just seems that apple in their rush to integrate m1 and to introduce things like micro, led really missed out on what should have been more meaningful hardware upgrades with the software support to back it up now. The final and most important reason for why. I think a lot of you guys should now be considering a last gen or 2018 model is the price. So currently, if you're looking at the iPad Pro 11 inch model and say you want a decent amount of storage, 256 gigabytes, because it's going to be your main device, and also you want also an Apple Pencil and, of course, the magic keyboard with cellular. Well, that's a whopping 2 247 Australian dollars.

On the other hand, if you go the refurbished or secondhand route, you may be lucky and score yourself. A pretty tip-top condition.2018 iPad Pro with the exact same storage, buy yourself the magic keyboard and Apple Pencil on the side you may save up to 750 Australian dollars. I mean all in all. In my opinion, that's a pretty decent deal. As I pointed out before.

Yes, you may have a bit less performance, you don't have as much ram, and you don't have as many cameras to take photos on your iPad with, but on the bright side, the performance caps on iPadOS means that the ceiling's pretty low, and you still get an awesome, hertz screen. You still get all the new features of iPadOS 15. You still have the same battery life as the newer models. Of course, this is just my perspective, and maybe you have the cash to splash, and you want to go for the 12.9-inch mini led model with the mindset of future proofing, or you just need augmented reality with the LIDAR sensor, or you really like the wide-angle selfie. I mean fair enough, but just be wary that in its current state you are nowhere near reaching its full performance potential and so far there is no timeline as to when that might occur.

The second thing to keep note is whether the 12.9-inch screen size really suits what you need to do. If you prefer a more compact size, the new 11-inch model does not add a better screen than its predecessors. So just keep that in mind. I think the key take home message here is that the iPad, whether it's a m1 iPad or a 2018 iPad or an iPad Air, still remain at its current state, fundamentally still an iPad. This means you'll be exposed to the same limitations, no matter what device, no amount of processing power will change this anyway.

That's about it for this video. Let me know what your thoughts are in the comments below. Do you own our 2018 iPad Pro? Do you feel the need to upgrade, or are you looking at it, buying an iPad Pro right now? I hope you enjoyed the video make sure to like and subscribe, and I will catch you in the next one see ya.

Source : Smarikoe