The M4 iPad Pro Takes Us Into the Weirdest Era Ever
It really has been Let Loose!
I’m a big fan of these short(ish) Apple events. At just under 40 minutes long, yesterday’s ‘Let Loose’ iPad announcement was packed with detail and free of cringey dad jokes.
More of this please, Tim.
We have new iPads — four to be exact. The iPad Air has been revamped with an M2 chip, sensible selfie camera positioning, and a brand-new, supersized 13-inch variant. Of all yesterday’s announcements, the latter feels like the killer release. Just £799 for what is basically the big iPad Pro, minus the stuff you’ll never make use of? Yes please!
Today, however, I want to talk about the iPad Pro. This is for one very simple reason: Apple has knowingly ushered us into one of the weirdest eras ever with the launch of its flagship tablet, and I desperately need to unpack my thoughts.
Introducing the M4 iPad Pro
The new iPad Pro is an absolute beast — albeit with one very Apple-like trick up its sleeve.
This is the thinnest device Apple has ever made. Not the thinnest iPad — the thinnest Apple product ever. It means the new iPad Pro is, hilariously, thinner than the iPod nano. If you’re interested, that’s 5.3mm for the 11-inch version and 5.1mm…
