M4 iPad Pro 13" vs 13" Air: DON'T Make the WRONG Choice!
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- Apple now sells a MUCH less expensive 13" iPad alternative with the new M2 iPad Air 13", which is about $500 less expensive than the 13" M4 iPad Pro! But is it good ENOUGH to buy?
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M2 Air 13" iPad Air vs M4 Pro 13" iPad Pro - 00:00
Design Differences - 0:25
Speaker Comparison - 1:23
Display Quality Differences - 2:10
HDR Video Comparison - 3:19
60hz vs 120hz ProMotion - 5:32
Tandem OLED response time - 6:14
Apple Pencil Pro - 6:38
Magic Keyboard Differences - 7:00
Webcam and Mic Comparison - 8:33
Geekbench 6 CPU - 8:59
Speedometer 3.0 Web Browsing - 9:39
Geekbench Metal Graphics - 9:54
3DMark Wild Life Extreme Stress Test - 10:12
Which 13" iPad Should you Buy? - 11:17
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Can you review the Surface Pro 11? I wanted to know if it can run Adobe After Effects or Premiere 😢
I'm not even planning to buy neither of them but I already watched 100 video about them
Dude same thing wtf is wrong with us. My entire feed is only this and I have an iPad Air m1 so im not sure what I'm doing here.
Why Apple needs marketing when youtubers like you exists?
People need to consciously watch such videos. So they must be on YT, be intersted enough in Tec that YT recommends them these videos and then click on them, each of this filters will leave people out.
These videos are part of Apple ‘s marketing - they get paid
😂😂😂😂😂
Still don’t see $500 worth of difference.
It isn't going to show on camera. And the audio differences won't fully come thru either. Those kind of comparisons are useless in a video. That OLED display is really nice, but it's value is subjective. If you are going to use it outside, the brighter OLED is going to work a lot better.
Is there a difference? Yes! Do they matter on a tablet? No.
Best graphics test is to play a game instead of running a program with numbers.
Compare a $999 phone with a $499 phone and you might even find less difference
To be honest, for me, the OLED screen easily justifies the $500 cost. I'm just an OLED fanboy .
Or what you can do is buy the Apple refurbished 12.9” pro, M1/2 your choice.
Would love to see a video on comparing the new Air M2 vs the Pro M1/2
The Air’s microphone actually sounded better
Nah sounded a bit dull
I think you are right, sounded quite better than the iPad Pro
I think it is more digitally blown up whilst the iPad Pro has a richer sound but not as loud. The iPad Pro likely has the ability to be edited much more than the Air… think RAW vs HEIF / JPEG photos
The air's microphone sounds slightly tinny, but the pro's microphone is extremely hollow and echos. Of the two I much prefer the air. Still, you're not going to be using the microphone for any real professional purposes.
I do as well. The Pro sounded muffled or hollow to me.
Once you go 120hz you cant go back to 60hz
Once you go Oled you can’t go back to Lcd
This is true! I have a hard time going to my mini bc of this…
exactly why I won't get 120hz
Well, NOT for me 😂
Same wit OLED
I am still getting some of my new iPad Pro 11 M4 functions set up. But when I've had time to play around with it, like watching this video, playing some tunes and some games, I've really enjoyed it. I traded up from an iPad Pro 2'nd Generation, and oh my! That screen is stellar. Plus the sound is very good. Both are a Huge improvement. I'm loving the crispness of images on the screen. And it doesn't seem ro hurt my eyes so much. I log a lot of screen time and eye fatigue has always been an issue. So I may be falling in love with it. As long as I don't look at the price. Thanks for the video.
I think it’s worth $500 because OLED screens are so so so much better than LCD screens especially for watching movies in a dark room which I do all the time I can’t stand an LCD screen in a dark room.
This must be the 8393933th vid about the new iPad on this channel since its release. I keep seeing this channel in my feed with new iPad stuff
and u give him views
@@DAGUL_BATUMBAKAL_FBHahaha, I give him views so I can comment, but ur right, I don't like his BS reviews too much, but I do like the other guy on this channel.
That’s how they make money
You must be new to UA-cam
That's because there is currently nothing else that's new to talk about. And like it or not, the new iPad Pro is pretty awesome
I got the iPad Air 13 saved $500 still happy with it for watching videos and reading
Great comparison. Purchased the iPad Pro M4 last week on a whim as my 2nd generation iPad Pro was getting long in the tooth but I was second guessing myself. Was it worth the price difference compared to the iPad Air 13? Wasn't so sure until I watched your video. I'm keeping it! Thanks.
I am considering getting the 11inch model. I would make full use of its power for video editing. My only concern is with PWM. Flickering from OLED screen affects my eyes. In saying that I have the iPhone 14 Pro Max and above 30% brightness I don’t really notice it due to DCI dimming. Do think the same applies to this iPad?
“You can get this 13” iPad for JUST $800 bucks!” When you compare it to the pro for $1300 that is not savings, that’s clever Apple marketing 🤦🏻♂️
Can you guys do 12.9 inch M2 Pro (6th gen) vs M2 iPad Air 13” ? Lots of those are on sale right now. 🎉 thanks Max Tech!
Yaaa I bought the M2 iPad Pro to “futureproof” and now it doesn’t work with the new Apple Pencil. As an artist, I’m good off this purchasing game
I think you made the smart choice by saving some money (if you bought it for a discount). It’s not that big of a upgrade that they hype about.
@@sarpgunaydinit is a pretty prominent upgrade though. M2 iPad is still great tbh
The pen difference is pretty minimal, you can squeeze and rotate it
The incompatibility with the new apple pencil is no doubt a marketing tactic to help convince people to upgrade. Anyway it's only minorly different so you aren't missing out on much.
I am watching this on an old iPad Air 2 from 2014.
I’d say iPads are the best tablets and they are absolutely future proof,
Great video bro and I agree with your findings. I'm really liking my M4 iPad Pro 256GB space grey
I plan on getting the M4 iPad Pro on my cell phone account with AT&T. Hopefully I’ll be able to get the 13” base model.
But what about the M2 iPad Pro vs the M2 iPad Air?
Seems like the “old” M2 ipad Pro 12.9 are either no longer in stock or barely reduced in price (like $50 or so). Meh.
i would love if you can make a comparison of IPad Pro M2 vs IPad Air M2. since they have the same chip and all.
As a highly sensitive person who suffers from severe overstimulation I had to return my M4 Pro I’d preordered. The high contract of the OLED caused severe migraine and sensory issues for me which I was quite upset about given how excited I was to to upgrade my M1 11 Pro with one. At this point with wanting a 13 inch and needing more storage than my current 128gb it looks like the 13 M2 Air is about my only option. I know I’m in the minority here but I’m glad they now offer it as it seems to be a perfect fit for me
I’m waiting to see what the M4/Pro exclusive iOS features will be. That will likely be the biggest selling point for upgrade. I have a sneaking suspicion that they skipped the M3 and went straight to the M4 for the new neural engine for AI features. Maybe even more features that take it closer to MacOS.
Here in Canada, the price gap is gigantic between the two after tax, especially if you add the pencil pro and a magic keyboard. It's around an $800 difference, or around $1000 if you add things like cellular.
Australia same
Got the 1tb 13 inch with the 16 gb ram and upgraded 10 core cpu. Super fast and smooth. Crazy that they only give the upgraded chip if you get the 1 or 2 tb storage option. I feel like they could’ve put that in the smaller storage options too.
They have to get rid of their binned first release batch chips
I don’t mind spending a bit more money on the M4 pro but then again do I really need that much power on the pro? All I need it is for streaming, web browsing, and some email Any recommendations please o
then just get air, unless 500$ extra is nothing for you
Thanks man you helped me make my choice!! I will be buying an iPad Pro 13” 256gb with 5g so I can have internet everywhere 👍👍👍 can’t wait to use this in upgrading from my galaxy Tab S7+ with 5G and I’m an iPhone user so can’t wait to have a better experience 😊
You saying that you can feel the 1/10 lbs difference 🤣😂🤣
I think he was talking about the thickness too.
In a way, you can feel the difference and definitely the thickness difference between the iPad Pro 13 and iPad Air M2. I have both and it’s quite noticeable, especially if you had the iPad Pro 12.9 M2 :) Thermals is so much better too, my iPad Pro M2 used to overheat a lot when I am rending large batch of images or importing large amount of photos into Lightroom.
When holding a device, that’s already thin, you would be able to feel the thinness, but weight difference has to be a lot more, to be able to appreciate it, but in this case he’s holding both of the devices together.
The lack of 120HZ it’s a HUGE deal breaker for me, cause once you use an iPad with 120HZ display you can’t go back to 60Hz cause the UI feels slow and clanky .
If it's not 120 hz, but at least 90 hz. I hope the ipad airs 7 2025 will make sense. It's too pricey for 60hz imagine if it was 120hz.😬
@@Whitchelslov only Apple to charge $800 for a device with 60hz in 2024
You should do a review with the iPad Pro 13"M1 vs iPad Air 13" M2 seeing that they are both close in price according to Apple’s website
People complained the heck out of Airpods Max for the 500 dollar price product, but for ipad pro's EXTRA features it looks kinda opposite 😂
You think 5 ms is twice as fast as 54 ms?
I was considering buying the Air M2 13" after watching a lot of videos. But today, I was ahead of Pro and Air... And the screen is so much better (for me) with OLED. Huge difference. So I'm going to go for the Pro. I don't really need that much power, but my iPad is the 1st generation iPad Pro. 8 years of happiness :)
If you align storage, 256GB to 256GB the cost differential to get: Lighter device, OLED, Face ID, Pro Motion, 4 speakers, essentially better everything is 100% worth the extra cost.
Bro the tandem bright ass oled with inky blacks bro.. definitely I have to spend the extra 500
Top or bottom is the Pro?
In the first video with black bars, the top has bloom, the bottom is completely black
Still keeping my M1 iPad Pro 12.9 still works like a beast
I opted for the 13” M2 iPad Air after owning an 11” M2 iPad Pro. Honestly, I don’t notice any difference playing Call of Duty with the change from 120Hz to 60Hz, and when I was in the store I went in thinking I’d get an M4 iPad Pro, but didn’t think it was worth the extra cash after trying it out. 1 mm thinner? A 0.08lbs less weight? Better in the dark? None of it mattered for me. But, try them out and see for yourself in the store. The other thing is, despite the benchmarking numbers, I’ve found that in real world everyday use there isn’t much of a difference when using photoshop, excel or Final Cut Pro (at least not for the relatively small projects that I use it for).
You sidegraded there and lost some won some. Why not downgrade to M1 iPad Pro 12.9 then? Was it not the same price as the M2 12.9 Air?
the new iPad Pro 11 Zoll or the iPad Air 13 for a student?
As he describes how much better the OLED looks, I'm thinking how close they are.
It doesn’t convey the difference in videos like this. You have to see for yourself at s store
@@Bifragura I actually bought the 13" pro, it's the Air I haven't seen yet. I have slight buyer's remorse, but the lag on the pen for the air makes me feel better.
@@fancycavegaming620what do you mean
I bought the m4 pro because of the 120hz, but honestly I don’t understand all the rage around OLED. To me the difference vs my old 2017 ipad pro with regular LED screen is hardly noticeable (at best).
@@Bifragura We have and too many people are really over exaggerating the difference. Clearly the OLED is better but it's not that striking and on several videos it's virtually impossible to tell the difference. The pro motion is where you see the big difference...
Ipad pro 1299 256gb, ipad air 1tb 1299, which one to buy?
I got the Air because my 2018 iPad Pro died. It's okay. I don't like that the speakers are only stereo in landscape mode, but when you turn it vertically all the audio just comes from the left side. It's jarring. Also the touch ID is an annoying downgrade. 60hz is a bit of a downer. Overall it really depends on what you plan to do with it. My MacBook Pro is still my primary machine and my iPhone is my primary mobile device. The iPad is the one device that can take a hit to the specs.
Maybe too specific, but could you have a shootout between a used M1 13in iPad Pro with mini LED (going for $800 on ebay), the 13in iPad Air, and the new 13in iPad Pro? I think that could be a good video to show the difference in display technology, chip speed, and accessory compatability. Furthermore I’m really curious how well each of them will support iPad OS 18 features, namely how they handle the Apple Intelligence suite. Thanks for your videos man.
If you are a casual user and want to go pro buy an iPad Pro M1 or M2 instead of the new iPad Air. Especially the Pro M2 is in every point superior except the new Pencil. You can get it refurbished ones for maybe 50 -100 bucks more than the new Air.
This video is a good example of Apple’s pricing ladder. You start with iPad 10, look for more storage, think Air is not too far and do the same with Pro.
All iPads run the same OS, and overall experience feels the same. If something works for you don’t upgrade. If it’s your first iPad, iPad 10 is already a great tablet. Even MKBHD is not upgrading to M4 Pro, because M1 still got so much life left.
i never even knew there was a 13" ipad air lol
It just came out on May 15th. There was never a 13" air previously
I tried the air and When I scrolled through my notes it gave me nausea. Later realized it’s because of the 60Hz. Love the OLED and the 120 Hz. Last years pro is only 150 dollars less. With the additiontional price I am getting Oled, m4, 256 gb. I think the new pro is totally worth it.
I was wondering if the some of the hardware and media experience is better on the Pro. I think the Pros have better speakers and display. I was just planning on buying my dad the older iPad Pro because he wants the larger screen for better media playback. It was only this year a budget iPad had a 13 inch screen. But I feel that just getting older iPad Pro would yield a better media experience if the older Pro is around the same price as the newer Air.
As much as I want one of these. Because of the price and OS. A MacBook Air and a iPad or iPad mini still is the better purchase. (For non Creatives) Let’s see if something changes in WWDC.
I still don’t know what I’m going to buy. I had an iPad that’s an older generation that I had passed on about 23 years ago because I just wasn’t using it. I’m back to a point where I will be able to get back into some of the hobbies that I enjoy so I have to buy everything pencil keyboard, all of it and torn between which direction I want to go I usually keep whatever I get for 3 to 4 years and pass it to somebody else either a parent or friends child that might need one just whoever happens to be in need of an iPad or iPhone or whatever I’m upgrading. So I want to go with an option that allows for that I know I’m definitely getting a 13 inch.. I think I’m just going to wait for the software conference
Can you send a link to the strap of the watch?
If I'm buying based on future proofing which one should I get?
The one with M4 would be better for AI stuff, 3D rendering, gaming. The future will be AI. You can easily use it for 7 years. So just split the cost through 84 months. And of course you get all the other benefits. Specially the better screen is a thing you will notice on every usage. I would not buy a M2 based machine these days. Also think about the security flaws they have in the chips lower then M3. Maybe crucial for business usage in high security areas.
@@iXeo81 thank you
I have the iPad 7th gen and I wanna upgrade which one should I upgrade to I wanna find the right one
M4
The iPad Pro M4 costs $2k SGD for the base 13” inch model. Ludicrous compared to the $1350 SGD in the same configuration in the iPad Air. The entry level iPad Air 13” is $1150 SGD for 128GB
Does anyone have to swipe there Home Screen to enable the track pad to start working on the home screens ?
For 500 dollars you are getting 120hz, a thinner device, more base storage, better speakers, and better microphones, Face ID, thunderbolt, OLED display, and a chipset which is 2 generations ahead. Definitely worth it in my opinion.
Excellent Performance ♥️
Performance for what? IPadOS can't run any professional level applications. The M4 is such an overkill for content consumption. It's retarded that Apple put the M4 in the iPad, but everything is held back by the limitations of iPadOS.
Apple save features for future iPads Air, maybe usb 3.0, 120 hz display, etc.
i think apple would give the next MacBook pros the m4 pro and higher and that's their future plan, giving ipads and macbook airs the base chips and leaving the pro chips for the pro devices like the macbook pro and mac...
3:43 but why there's glowing light at the top and bottom of the video in the ipad pro?
I guess it's the "new" youtube function so you can see the video colors outside of UA-cam a bit
Looking forward to the future benchmark of Microsoft Snapdragon X Elite surface Pro
you should compare ipad pro m2 with ipad air m2. with the price too
what if you don't use it like a pro and just for content viewing ?
As it stands, unless you’re an artist who can take advantage of the new pencil. Or if that centerized camera is suuuuper important.
Theres no reason for the new pro. Wwdc will really reveal if theres any major need for m4 chips and processing power. Cause if not, just buy an m2 pro or m1 pro 12.9
So much better value across the board other than new battery.
Thank you so much for helping me make my decision. iPad Pro for me.
Ipad air 13” or m2 ipad pro 12.9” i’m gonna use the ipad to draw, which one should i get?
M2 iPad Pro 12.9 in a heartbeat. It is way smoother and better.
Better to go for a 12.9 IPad Pro mini LED than the lame new Air’s. The best IPad’s to get is the 10th generation IPad, IPad 11 M4 base model and IPad 13 M4 1tb model.
when youre showing the videos side by side at about 3:50, the OLEd is brighter but what is up with that bleeding??? On the iPad Air, the blacks look black but on the iPad Pro the blacks are not black at all? whats up with that cos the very nature of OLED is that it switches off the LED's in black zones but doesnt look like that at all
Dear @maxtech team, could you please shed some light on this matter? I'm in the same boat, considering the Pro mainly for the OLED display so my movie letterbox upper and lower bars are 100% black. In your video these bars light up, especially along bright edges, which makes it look as if intended, as an effect you can turn on or off. Thanks!
I just did a google search on bleeding letterboxes. It appears to be a new "feature" called "ambient mode". So I suppose all will be fine if we switch that off. This video made me realize that the iPad Air has pretty dark letterbox bars, especially compared to my current iPad, which is an iPad Air 2 from 2015.
Best to go cheap on iPads as the cheap models do everything the new models do. If an artist then maybe it makes sense to splash out on a big new one but apart from that can't see the value. Let's hope Apple delivers some major improvements to iPadOS at WWDC that makes the expensive models more worthwhile.
I just traded in an older 4th gen iPad Pro (2020) to get the M2 iPad Air and have no regrets
getting the new one purely because the OLED screen will be more color accurate. Can't photo edit with the M1.
Here I will this this easy wothout having to watch the video. If you want a tablet. Get the 11 inch. If you want a 2 in 1. Get the 13 inch. If you are a picture snob. Get the pro. If you are not. Get the Air. That is all you need to know. Just get your storage size from there.
I think the different looks “small” on paper, but it’s how we use it in daily life that’s matter. If you gonna spend this much money on an IPad, then IPad must be your most used device after the IPhone. ( Assuming you guys use IPad more than Mac ) why not get the latest and greatest technology? It will last you for years, remember how many people still use an IPad pro 2018 and not having any issues? Here is how I personally think why you should get the Pro instead of the Air:
- Face ID is subjectively better than touch ID on the power button on the Air. You may think it’s not a big issue, but it add up on daily life where everytime you want to unlock the device, you have to touch the tiny button on the top which is annoying and making the whole unlock experience feels slow.
- The screen is what you looking at most of the time and most of people are fine with 60hz LCD on the air because they might never have a Pro before. With 120hz becoming standard, it’s time to change maybe? The Pro display is much brighter which makes it useable outdoors.
- The Pro is thinner and lighter which makes it easier to use as a tablet. This is another thing that you must use it in your daily life to notice but it does add up.
- The Pro speaker is amazing and again, is what you use most of the time right? It has 4 speakers and really make the watching movies or UA-cam experiences become much better. The AIr speaker is OK too, but if think of how much time you will spent listening to music, watching movies on that ipad, would it be much better to have the speaker with more bass assuming you will be using the device for like 4-5 years?
- 500$ is a lot, but think of long term, it might worth it. That also gave you a few more years of future proof. If you buy IPad like every 2 years, then yeah never mind. But if you really want to get this ipad and use it for a decade, then get the Pro.
Battery life differences?
iPads tend to have the same battery life rates
The M4 iPad Pros are beasts. Really impressive. And that was the 9 core M4 that blew away the M2!
Yes, do not make the wrong choice, just stay on the current M2 iPad Pro
As long as you can't do much on an iPad during it's OS limitations, spending $1300+ on iPad just for watching content is insane. Thanks, but I'm keeping my iPad Air 4 for a long long time.
Just wish the Mini was upgraded. Maybe Apple are phasing it out? 293g is a big appeal to me
The best OLED comparison 4:50
You need to compare the iPad Air 13 to the M2 12.9 inch iPad Pro.
M2 pro better with 120 Hz otherwise same
11pro vs 13ait speark test plz
If you’re keeping an ipad for your household for 10 years going with the higher trim iPad Pro m4 for sure and spend those extra $500
The iPad Air is the better value.
Damn you. Just changed my order from the air to the pro
As you said promotion and speakers I canceled my order and went for the pro. Damn you.
Tandum OLED, damn it
If you only want an ipad for netflix and youtube, then it’s not worth spending 4 digits
I can trade in my M2 iPad Pro and get the M4 for less than the M2 iPad Air
The M4 is a 13” display. Apple has the measurements. I’ve also measured it. It’s actually a tenth larger. Does it matter? No, not really. But it’s not Apple renaming the same thing, it’s a new thing. There will still be people, after this brief review, who still question buying the M4 over other iPads. To get this straight, Apple isn’t trying to sell the Pro line to everyone. They know that the average person doesn’t need it. But if you do art, photo editing, video editing, graphics, Cad and other work for a living, then it makes a difference. And if you do that work for a living, you should know that you can buy this as a capital expense. For tax reasons, you can then depreciate it over three years and get most of your money back, and then you can sell it. If you’re not really a pro, then you can’t. So then, unless you just want the best and can afford it, you have to swallow the cost.
If it's less weight the iPad Air should be cheaper because less materials are used! :)
Don’t forget, education discount on air is $50 while pro is $100…… so even closer in price for all the upgrades
No grain issue on LCD
I‘d like a M2 iPad Air vs M2 iPad Pro comparison (both sizes)…. I‘m thinking of rather buying an older Pro than the new Air…
Turn off the ambient mode on both when Compare UA-cam videos I know u know 😒
The difference is nice to observe, but will the iPad Pro really improve your productivity over the iPad Air worth the $500 difference?
I love my 13” M4 Pro.
you sold me with the display crispiness
no battery life again?
If you want an air I think it’s better to go with a refurbished old iPad Pro for the same price tbh.
iPad air with this price and capabilities and doesn’t have 120 ! This is so so rediculous.
Right
Meanwhile android tablets are giving you 120hz without that insane price tag 😂
GUYS WHAT ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAT SUPPOSEDLY THAT NEW IPAD PRO 13” HAS WITH REGARD THE OLED GRAINING PIXEL PROBLEM? Thy also called it the MURA effect.
The microphone quality of the iPad Air is 10times better! 😅