Is the 2020 iPad Pro worth it
I have been testing the 2020 iPad pro for about two weeks, and to be honest, I was a bit disappointed when I compared it to the 2018 iPad pro. I found a total of just seven differences between the two, and most of them are small differences. The addition of the ultra wide camera upgraded microphone quality, 6 gigs of RAM across the board Wi-Fi 6 and 128 GB of storage on the base model, the new lidar scanner and the switch to the a12 z chip. So with such a limited amount of changes, it quickly became apparent that those who already own the 2018 model should absolutely not upgrade to the 2020 iPad pro. So it makes you wonder, why did Apple even release such a small differnence iPad pro instead of just holding off for the rumored mini LED model? Well, we’re going to take a look at the new iPad pro from an honest point of view and see why it makes sense for Apple to release it. But before that, let’s go through each of those seven differences and how much I personally think each of the matters. Starting with the new Altra wide camera. To be honest, it doesn’t matter to me at all. I take my photos with my iPhone, which already has an ultra wide lens. So I feel like Apple just added this in to make the large square camera bump looks similar to recent iPhones onto the microphone quality. This is actually something that could be useful for anyone doing online zoom meetings or for those who want to record podcasts or anything like that. However, the 2018 models still sounds pretty decent.
I’m glad that Apple decided to give the 2020 iPad pro 6 gigabytes of RAM since a major focus of the iPad is now multitasking. So this is one of the biggest advantages compared to the other iPads in the lineup. This will definitely help for productivity work like photo and video editing as well. However, I never really noticed any problems with 4 gigs of memory on the 2018 model, but i also didn’t push multitasking as much as some others could. The switch to Wi-Fi 6 is a nice little addition, but it’s important to note that it really only makes a difference if your house is setup with the Wi-Fi 6 Internet router. So if you don’t plan on getting one of these routers anytime soon, then it really shouldn’t matter to you. And it’s also likely that a lot of coffee shops and other businesses don’t yet have Wi-Fi, 6 routers installed. Now, the bump up to 128 GB of storage is probably the biggest deal that you’ll notice. Daily says there were a lot of people who bought the Bass 64 GB 2018 iPad Pro as a laptop replacement and then realized that it was extremely limiting. So I think 128 GB of storage is going to help a lot for storing files, apps, photos and games. Now, the lidar scanner is a very interesting addition because it greatly improves the accuracy of object and depth tracking, which is used for augmented reality apps. However, there just aren’t very many compelling air apps outright now, so chances are you won’t have much use for it for a while.
But I think Apple is actually looking towards the future by adding the Lidar scanner. The final difference is the switch to the a12 z processor. And in my personal opinion, I think the reason we’re not seeing a significantly upgraded A13 X chip is because Apple knows that the current a12 X processor in the 2018 iPad pro is already miles ahead of every other tablet on the market. And to this day, that chip is still overkill in terms of performance. Even the best apps and games out there aren’t yet able to use it to its full potential.
So why upgrade it? Apple figured that they should keep this chip around for another year, but if they kept the same a12 X name, people would get pretty upset and wouldn’t buy it. So they changed the name and slightly improved the chip by adding one more active course of the graphics just to make the appearance that it’s a new chip. And to be honest. This marketing technique actually works since a lot of these upgrades don’t matter very much for a lot of consumers. A lot of people are looking to buy the 2018 iPad pro on sale instead. Currently, the Base 2018 model is listed for seven hundred dollars on Amazon, which is only one hundred dollars cheaper than the 2020 iPad pro. And the main difference between the two is the jump from 64 GB of storage to 128. And I personally think that this change alone makes it worth the extra one hundred dollars simply because of the fact that 64 GB is cutting it way too close.
If you plan on doing anything but basic web browsing and gaming on it, and then you also have to consider the other improvements, like 6 gigs of RAM and the fact that it’s the 2020 model and it feels good to have the latest model. Would some people. I like to admit. But it’s true. Now, I know a lot of people are looking forward to the new mini LED iPad pro with the A14 X chip that’s rumored to be coming this fall. But I honestly don’t think it’s coming until at least springtime next year. It just doesn’t make sense for Apple to update the iPad pro twice within six months. So now let’s get into why you think Apple released such a small update to the iPad pro instead of waiting another year. And also, why think Apple chose to update those seven things that seem insignificant by themselves? First off, if Apple didn’t update the iPad pro this year, it would ultimately be bad for sales. Imagine if a brand new 2020 Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 gets released and people have to choose between that. In a two year old iPad pro, the 2020 tablet just sounds better. So they updated it, but they didn’t change very much since the 2000 model was already the best and most powerful tablet out there. What I personally believe makes the iPod proso great this year is actually the new iPad twist software. And that is my thoughts on the 2020 iPad Pro.
By Hassan Jamshaid
