Poll: *** The official 2022 iPad Air thread (it has an M1, 5G and everything!) ***

Are you going to buy the 2022 iPad Air with M1, 5G and everything?

  • Yes

    Votes: 8 26.7%

  • No

    Votes: 22 73.3%
  • Total voters
    30
GMac11 said:
The thing is, will iPad OS ever get to that point? It would need a major overhaul to get to the point where the A12Z chip would be noticeably slower than the M1.
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Yes, the iPhone 6s used to blitz through everything you could throw at it. It’s considered to be dog slow these days.

It’s not just the OS, things like web pages use more RAM and CPU power than ever and are constantly chewing through more and more as web content gets richer.

Are you going to max out the A12Z with a full multicore workload? No probably not but it’s single threaded performance (or lack there of compared to newer chips) and reduced RAM will certainly show.

As much as we like to highlight our big multicore benchmark scores, single threaded performance and RAM is always the bottleneck for day to day use.

The M1 is 50% (ish) faster at single thread performance and has 2gb more ram.
 
The A12Z in 2020 iPad Pro is effectively from 2018 (when A12 and A12X came out). This is a 4-year-old chip and the difference in single-threaded performance is quite significant. ST determines how snappy your device is and matters a lot for OS navigation in future releases. A12 generation is still snappy, but won't be for long. GPU performance has also massively increased since then. This is a bad device to buy right now unless you're getting a killer deal for it, and £549 is not that.
 
HACO said:
The A12Z in 2020 iPad Pro is effectively from 2018 (when A12 and A12X came out). This is a 4-year-old chip and the difference in single-threaded performance is quite significant. ST determines how snappy your device is and matters a lot for OS navigation in future releases. A12 generation is still snappy, but won't be for long. GPU performance has also massively increased since then. This is a bad device to buy right now unless you're getting a killer deal for it, and £549 is not that.
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Why is it a bad device to buy?
 
HACO said:
For the reasons you quoted. M1 iPad Air is the same price, M1 iPad Pro is often just £100 or less more expensive. Getting a device with all those compromises for a tiny price difference is not a good idea.
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I misunderstood, sorry. I thought you was saying the M1 upair was a bad choice. I se you meant the 2020 iPad Pro
 
That's a good deal, about 2 weeks to late after i paid only £30 less for an iPad Air, which btw, John Lewis is selling the blue one for £499.

Which leads me to a few thoughts now that I've had it for a bit.

1 - Face ID make more sense on the iPad. To unlock, just tap the screen to wake would be nicer than having to find the sensor at the top every time.
2 - Trying to write a post on the forum or an email on the screen keyboard is more awkward than using my phone. I think i will need to get either a Smart or Magic Keyboard

Other things on my mind, I don't find the refresh rate a problem being a 60hz screen, but I do have concern whether 64G is big enough long term. Back of my mind do think whether it was worth the extra £180 to get the Pro just for this and Face ID.

Or £180 saved towards the next one in 4 years or something, which will be what i do. In that respect, that's already 25% paid for!
 
Raymond Lin said:
That's a good deal, about 2 weeks to late after i paid only £30 less for an iPad Air, which btw, John Lewis is selling the blue one for £499.

Which leads me to a few thoughts now that I've had it for a bit.

1 - Face ID make more sense on the iPad. To unlock, just tap the screen to wake would be nicer than having to find the sensor at the top every time.
2 - Trying to write a post on the forum or an email on the screen keyboard is more awkward than using my phone. I think i will need to get either a Smart or Magic Keyboard

Other things on my mind, I don't find the refresh rate a problem being a 60hz screen, but I do have concern whether 64G is big enough long term. Back of my mind do think whether it was worth the extra £180 to get the Pro just for this and Face ID.

Or £180 saved towards the next one in 4 years or something, which will be what i do. In that respect, that's already 25% paid for!
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I am back and forth regarding touch/FaceID when it comes to the iPad. For reference, I have a 2018 Pro (as mentioned above) and a 2020 Air - the Pro I bought as a refurb for £480 a couple of years ago and the Air I was given as a remote working tool. Truth be told, the Pro never got much use since the Air arrived but I occasionally flitted between the two just for the sake of it more than anything. Anyhow, it looks as though the Air will be recalled soon which leaves me with my Pro. But back to your point (apologies for the tangent), at the time I preferred TouchID as you generally always knew where the button was and you could unlock at any angle - you can also unlock straight to Home Screen if you keep your finger on for a second. Whereas with the FaceID you have to be looking at the iPad at the right angle and swipe up regardless, which is an extra motion. The other thing that really annoyed me was when you hold the Pro in landscape orientation your palm (or mine anyway) ALWAYS blocks the camera.
With all that said, since I acquired the Magic Keyboard I am now convinced FaceID is the way to go. When I open the case up the camera does it’s thing then one swipe of the trackpad and I’m ready to go - it has been a game changer for me anyway.
That leads on to your second point which I totally agree with. Posting on forums is indeed much easier on a phone than with the on screen keyboard. Before I got the MK I was using a spare Mac magic keyboard that I had lying around if I ever wanted to do some proper typing.
 
GMac11 said:
I am back and forth regarding touch/FaceID when it comes to the iPad. For reference, I have a 2018 Pro (as mentioned above) and a 2020 Air - the Pro I bought as a refurb for £480 a couple of years ago and the Air I was given as a remote working tool. Truth be told, the Pro never got much use since the Air arrived but I occasionally flitted between the two just for the sake of it more than anything. Anyhow, it looks as though the Air will be recalled soon which leaves me with my Pro. But back to your point (apologies for the tangent), at the time I preferred TouchID as you generally always knew where the button was and you could unlock at any angle - you can also unlock straight to Home Screen if you keep your finger on for a second. Whereas with the FaceID you have to be looking at the iPad at the right angle and swipe up regardless, which is an extra motion. The other thing that really annoyed me was when you hold the Pro in landscape orientation your palm (or mine anyway) ALWAYS blocks the camera.
With all that said, since I acquired the Magic Keyboard I am now convinced FaceID is the way to go. When I open the case up the camera does it’s thing then one swipe of the trackpad and I’m ready to go - it has been a game changer for me anyway.
That leads on to your second point which I totally agree with. Posting on forums is indeed much easier on a phone than with the on screen keyboard. Before I got the MK I was using a spare Mac magic keyboard that I had lying around if I ever wanted to do some proper typing.
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Yeah, TouchID/FaceID is not a problem, just quality of life thing. I am sure it will be a routine when i get used to it.

I think I will get a Magic Keyboard now due to the typing issue, one went on eBay over the weekend for £135 but I wasn't 100% sure if it's a genuine Apple one as the seller was using a stock photo so didn't bid on it. Am I right thinking the 3rd gen is the latest one?
 
Raymond Lin said:
Yeah, TouchID/FaceID is not a problem, just quality of life thing. I am sure it will be a routine when i get used to it.

I think I will get a Magic Keyboard now due to the typing issue, one went on eBay over the weekend for £135 but I wasn't 100% sure if it's a genuine Apple one as the seller was using a stock photo so didn't bid on it. Am I right thinking the 3rd gen is the latest one?
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I’m not overly familiar with the nomenclature however AFAIK there is only one ‘Magic Keyboard for iPad’ which is the latest one I’m aware of and has the trackpad.
 
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