M5 iPad Pro Review – 6 Months Later
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In this video, we’ll also take you through all of the highlights like the standout display, other iPad accessories, what’s new with the M5 chip, iPadOS 26’s best features, what we haven’t actually used, the real downsides and whether Apple’s best iPad is actually worth its price, if you’re better off getting a different iPad and maybe a MacBook Neo? We’ll explain.
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🕰️ Timestamps:
0:00 – The Display (Ultra Retina XDR and Tandem OLED)
1:22 – ProMotion and 120Hz
1:47 – Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro
3:11 – Weight
3:35 – 5G Cellular
4:05 – iPadOS 26 (Windowing, Background Tasks and Ecosystem)
5:22 – eiP Accessories for iPad
6:54 – M5 Chip and What’s Actually New
7:53 – Features I Haven’t Used
7:58 – Notetaking
8:40 – LiDAR Sensor
8:53 – Apple Intelligence and Siri
9:15 – Gaming and Video Editing
10:03 – What I Actually Use It For
10:31 – Downsides – Battery Standby
11:28 – iPadOS Limitations
13:26 – Price
13:44 – Recommendations
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