iPad Air or Pro from 5th generation?

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My mrs has either 5th Gen iPad with 32GB of storage. She's always running out of storage due to iPlayer/Plex/Prime videos for when she's working away (she's cabin crew). Would the current Air with be a decent upgrade for her? I figure it's better to get the one with more storage which brings the Pro into question as I would think 128GB is ample.
 
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I imagine it depends on whether she'd appreciate Pro Motion or not and whether she can get away with 64GB.
She's not technical at all so probably not, and I know she wouldn't take any pictures on it. I would imagine twice the storage she has now would be a decent bump.
 
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She's not technical at all so probably not, and I know she wouldn't take any pictures on it. I would imagine twice the storage she has now would be a decent bump.

You don't need to be technical to 'see' Pro Motion. The display will just be a lot smoother than the 60hz screen of the Air.
 
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I've gone for the Air 256GB from Currys. She'll prefer Rose Gold over Space Grey or Silver (or the Pro Screen).
 
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I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!
 
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I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!
The Air was £699 from Currys, otherwise I think I'd have gone for the Pro.
 
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I've been wrestling with this - as soon as you add storage to the Air, you enter Pro territory.

But then do you wait till March for the refreshed Pro?

... And this is why I still don't have one!

Will they be releasing a new ipad pro next year? Cycle is a bit strange 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 yearly updates for it is too soon no for the price, no?

The apple tax on reasonable storage is so frustrating.
 
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