Thread: iPad Anyone buy the new iPad Air?
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Old 01-08-2021, 12:16 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by ilovejedd View Post
iPad mini updates can be glacial. The iPad mini 4 was released in 2015 and it took 4 years before we got the iPad mini 5.

The 2020 iPad Pro sports the A12Z chipset which is practically the same as the chipset in the 2018 iPad Pro. It's really more of a minor refresh (almost same performance + 6GB RAM + 128GB base storage + LiDAR). Meanwhile, the iPad Air 4 has the 5nm A14 chipset which has nearly the same single-core performance as the M1 Macs.

Between 2020 iPad Pro and iPad Air 4, I'm inclined to get the Air. I know the A12Z is still very fast but it just feels wrong to pay full MSRP for what is practically 2+ year old hardware.
The major driver for the iPad 2020 for me is the 1TB capacity rather chip speed. Yea, it's way more than I need, but I like the flexibility, plus I like the extra screen size.

The iPad mini seems to be more of a niche device. I keep expecting Apple to drop it.
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