Every autumn, a crop of new Apples falls from the Silicon Valley tree in Cupertino, California. Some are iPhones, and some are iPads. Not every iPad gets a yearly makeover, but Apple’s furnished plenty of attention on its top-dog iPad, the iPad Pro, lately.

After releasing the iPad Pro M4 around this time in 2024, Apple launched the iPad Pro M5 last week. There are many questions, such as should you wait until it officially goes on sale on October 22, or just buy the iPad Pro M4 that you can get right now? And if you have an M4, does it pay to upgrade to the M5?

iPad Pro M5 (opens in a new window)

the big difference

Much of the iPad Pro M5 is a carryover design. The dimensions are the same, as are the looks, display,

As if Apple weren’t making it obvious by the name, the centerpiece u

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