The 6th Generation iPad Pro and 10th generation iPad were announced by Apple on the 18th of October 2022, but unlike other announcements that were previously made, they were announced via a video that was uploaded to Apple’s YouTube Channel.
In this blog, I’ll summarise everything that these new models come with, explain whether or not they are both accessible models, and then finally tell you whether or not you should buy them, as well as getting into who would be better buying them.
The 6th generation iPad Pro has been updated to work with Apple’s M2 Chip, and is available in 11.9 inches and 12.9 inches, with it’s colours including Space Grey and Silver.
Since it is powered with the M2 Chip, the new iPad Pro has an 8-core CPU, which makes it 15% faster at running apps compared to the M1 version, and it is also 35% faster at graphic performance.
The 16 Neural Engine can process 15.8 trillion operations per second — 40% more compared to M1 — and it comes with 16GB of Fast Unified Memory, which makes multitasking more fluid, even when working with larger projects.
It also comes with features that come with iPadOS 16, and those features include:
Wifi and Cellular models support 5G networks, meaning users can access files, communicate with colleagues and backup their data in a snap, and third party apps can also take advantage of the features available.
However, there are also other accessories which have been released as well, and I’ll give coverage to those now.
The new Apple Pencil comes with a hover experience, which allows the 2nd generation Apple Pencil to be detected 12mm above the display, and allows for much easier note taking and sketching, without having to touch the screen.
But it also has super fast wireless connectivity, with support for Wifi 6E, meaning that users who need fast connections can take their workflows with them to work on wherever they go, and you can also get downloads up to 24GB per second, which makes it 2x faster than the last model.
The 10th Generation iPad comes with a 10.9 Liquid Retina display, and is powered by an A14 Bionic Chip. It has 500 nits of brightness, as well as True Tone Tech, and is available in Silver, Blue, Pink and Yellow.
Touch ID has also moved to the top button at the side of the iPad, instead of being included as part of the bottom button at the bottom of the iPad, as seen on other models.
There’s also two new cameras included on this iPad — an Ultra Wide 12MP front camera, which is located along the landscape edge of the iPad and helps give better quality to video calls — and a 12MP back camera, which helps to capture sharp, vivid photos and 4K videos.
The iPad 10’s other features include:
20% faster at loading content and capable of running graphics 10% faster than the previous A13 chip, users will see 3x improvement in overall performance if they compare the 10th generation iPad to the 7th generation iPad.
Advanced Machine Learning functions are powered by a 16-core Neural Engine, and this will boost machine learning capabilities by 80%.
You’ll also reportedly see an improvement when working on school projects, editing high resolution videos or when playing graphics intensive games.
So while both these new iPads come with new features, and both offer advanced wifi settings, plus access to new apps coming to the iPad, there’s a couple things we need to consider when asking how accessible it is.
The 6th generation iPad Pro is the most accessible if you are physically disabled, as it comes with Face ID, but if you are not physically disabled and find reaching round to the side buttons easy, then the 10th generation iPad is at least something you should consider, especially if you are someone who isn’t working in graphic design, filmmaking, or music and other pro workforces, although it would be worth considering how far into your job you are currently, and deciding whether or not you need everything the M2 iPad Pro is offering, or whether or not the 10th gen iPad, or an earlier iPad Pro, would be better.
Keeping to everything else the 6th generation iPad Pro and 10th Generation iPad come with, however, this is one of the only times I will ask if buying the new iPads are actually worth it.
Yes; a 12MP front and back camera is cool, but the new 6th gen and 10th Gen iPads are not the only iPads that support 4K recording, because the 3rd generation iPad Pro, which first came out in 2018 (and which I still have) still supports 4K, and still works extremely well.
I still use my 2018 iPad Pro for the majority of work I do, including as a camera to film the majority of my videos, as a recording studio to record and edit podcasts when I can’t be bothered to do it all on my Mac, to write my book on when I’m writing away from the home, and to do a lot of other things, such as running smart home apps, designing thumbnails, working on documents etc, all of which it does easily.
Therefore, while it would be nice to be able to use apps such as Davinci Resolve or Infinity Publisher on my iPad, there’s other apps out there that do film editing, content creation and design etc out there, that do the job just as well on a cheaper model.
So should you buy the 6th generation iPad Pro? Well, it depends what you need it for. If you are really, really far along into your career and you are creating heavy creative content, then by all means, you should buy it. But if you are working on stuff that doesn’t require extremely heavy workflows, then I would suggest keeping or buying an older model of the iPad Pro, as long as it has a USB-c port that means you can export stuff.
But if you are happy using Touch ID, can reach round to some side buttons, and the person your buying it for is in school and not fully committing yourself to serious creative content work, then the 10th generation is a better choice.
The 11″ M2 iPad Pro costs £899, $799 and €1,079, while the 12″ costs £1,249, $1099 or €1,479, and the 10th generation iPad costs $499, £449 and €599. But if you want more storage, a wifi and cellular model, an Apple Pencil, a Magic Keyboard Folio case or Apple Magic Keyboard and AppleCare+ added, then you’ll have to pay more.
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