US EditionTesting Apple’s M5 iPad Pro: Future-Proofing for Apple’s Perennial Overkill Tablet
The iPad Pro with M5 chip offers a 27% to 38% uplift in multi-thread benchmarks and improved multitasking via iPadOS 26, but upgrades remain incremental over the prior model.
- This year, Apple released the iPad Pro M5 with minimal external changes, featuring the latest chip and top display while preserving the M4 iPad Pro’s design.
- The M5 chip brings targeted AI and memory upgrades, adding neural accelerators on each of its 10 GPU cores, upgraded Neural Engine, N1 radio, C1X cellular modem, and faster storage.
- Benchmark suites show clear GPU and AI improvements: Geekbench 6 scored 4,141/15,490, 3DMark at 3,416,162, WildLife Extreme 10,929 at 65.4fps, and GFXBench Aztec Ruins 5,939 frames at 92.4fps on the iPad Pro.
- Despite thinness, charging and battery behavior influence day‑to‑day use; the M5 iPad hits 815Mbps down on Verizon's 5G Ultra‑Wideband and remains rated at 10 hours, with fast charging from 23% to 70% in 35 minutes using Apple 40W Dynamic Charger.
- With iPadOS 26, software finally narrows the gap with the hardware, making the M5 iPad Pro compelling but pricey, recommended mainly for buyers considering upgrades from M4 or older models.
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The iPad Pro M5 is an incredibly fast, ultralight tablet aimed at professionals. Reviewers praise its stunning Ultra Retina XDR display and call iPadOS 26 a major step forward. However, its $999 starting price is steep, and adding accessories quickly pushes the total cost even higher.Read Entire Article
iPad Pro (M5) review: More powerful than a MacBook Air, thinner than an iPhone Air
This year marks a decade since Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced the first-ever iPad Pro, bringing a bigger 12.9-inch canvas, Apple Pencil stylus support, and a more powerful processor to the bestselling tablet lineup. That formula, which remains largely intact to this day, sparked 10 years of chin-stroking about what exactly this device even was — had Apple built a bona fide replacement for your laptop, a powerful tool for digital artists, or the u…
Last week Apple announced the M5 processor and the first products equipped with it. In Spain, for the moment, there will be two: a new iPad Pro and the basic MacBook Pro of 14...
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