Just a while ago, Tony wrote an article, sharing with everyone my experience of "buying a second-hand iPad" on a certain platform, and then digging a hole at the end, saying that if you are interested, I can complete the horizontal review of the 2018, 2020, and 2021 iPad Pro, and show you how different they are when using it.
After all, after the new iPad comes out, the price of the old model has dropped a lot. If the old model is not much different from the new model, wouldn’t it be more cost-effective to buy the old model?
As a result, Tony didn't expect that there were quite a few people interested in the horizontal comments. He received urges from friends in the background almost every day. . . So today Tony is here to fill in the pit, and the three 11-inch iPad Pros are here!
Before the official start, Tony wants to answer some of the doubts of some bad friends here, that is, why is the 2019 iPad Pro missing in the horizontal review.
This is because Apple did not update the iPad Pro for the first time in 2019, so there are only three models since the 11-inch version, and those iPads launched earlier than the 2018 iPad Pro are all non-full screens.
If bad friends want to buy iPad Pro recently, Tony strongly recommends that you consider in 2018 and later models. The full-screen version of iPad Pro not only supports second-generation pens, but also adapts to the magic control keyboard, which will be more extensible.
As for which model should be chosen for these full-screen iPad Pros, please continue to read it~
In terms of appearance, the front of these three 11-inch iPad Pros cannot be said to look similar, but can only be said to be completely consistent. The same height, width and thickness are not much different, and it is not even a big difference in weight. It cannot be distinguished at all.
At the same time, they are also surprisingly consistent in terms of screen quality.
The first, second and third generation 11-inch iPad Pro are equipped with Liquid retina displays, with a resolution of 264 PPI, a maximum brightness of 600 nits, and they also support ProMotion adaptive refresh rate technology.
So if you want to distinguish which iPad Pro is updated by observing the delicateness of the screen or the refresh rate, you can't tell which of these three iPad Pros is updated.
The biggest difference in appearance between these three iPad Pros is their rear camera module.
silver is the 2021 iPad Pro ▼
, and the other two iPad Pros are based on wide-angle lenses. has an extra 10-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a lidar scanner than it, and their original color flash will also be brighter.
Tony has a lot of sense. The camera utilization rate on iPad is really not high. As an ordinary user, except for the front camera commonly used in video chat, iPad's rear camera Tony hasn't used it almost once.
The reason is very simple. Nowadays, many mobile phones are much better than iPads in taking pictures. Why do I use a big and heavy tablet if I can take pictures with my mobile phone?
Comparisons Tony uses these three iPads and iPhone 12 Pro rear cameras to know that there is still a big gap between the photos taken by iPad Pro and iPhone.
shot by 2020 iPad Pro ▼
shot by 2021 iPad Pro ▼
However, the gap between these three iPads is very small, and Apple has not specifically added super night view functions to the 2020 and 2021 models.
In addition, if you are just planning to use the rear camera of iPad Pro to take pictures of blackboard or textbooks in class, then using its wide-angle lens is enough. Ultra-wide lenses can be said to be dispensable in this kind of application scenario.
As for the lidar scanner on the 2020 and 2021 iPad Pro, Tony not only played it a few times when he first got it, but it is usually a decoration and can be used less than a camera.
uses lidar to make 3D renderings ▼
So in Tony's opinion, there is no need for those who are tempted by to choose the 2020 or 2021 iPad Pro because of their greed for ultra-wide-angle lenses and lidar scanners. What we really should care about is how big the performance gap is. In terms of
processor, the 2018 iPad Pro is equipped with the A12X bionic chip, and the 2020 model is the A12Z bionic chip. On the 2021 iPad Pro, Apple generously used the M1 chip for it.
Tony first spent 6 yuan to download Geekbench5 from the app store and tried to use it to score points for these three iPads. I never thought that their running scores were a bit unexpected. . . The running score results of
Geekbench5 show that although the release time of the 2018 model and the 2020 model iPad Pro are about two years apart, , their scores in single-core and multi-core performance are basically the same? !
In theory, isn't the new iPad Pro usually higher than the old one because it uses more advanced chips? ? ?
Only after checking the information is found out.
It turns out that A12X and A12Z are essentially the same chip. They are both equipped with 8 GPU cores, but the former is blocked from the factory and becomes a 7-core GPU, so the multi-core performance will be a little weaker. . .
What a guy, it turns out that Apple secretly squeezed toothpaste on the 2020 iPad Pro. The running score of the iPad Pro is quite normal.
As a desktop-level processor, the single-core score of M1 is 1714 points, while the multi-core score is 7271 points. Whether it is single-core or multi-core, it beats A12X and A12Z, and it is really invincible.
So what will this performance gap feedback in actual use?
First of all, in terms of face unlocking speed, Tony was honest, he couldn't tell which iPad Pro was faster. Almost all three iPads were unlocked while I lit the screen, and I could directly enter the desktop by swiping my fingers.
Before the horizontal review, Tony also upgraded their systems to iPadOS 15 Beta. You can see that whether it is calling desktop widgets or switching to the resource library, the animations of the three iPads are as smooth as silky.
Moreover, Apple has added new functions such as split screen and sliding the lower right corner to the middle to bring up quick Note. It has not been castrated on the 2018 iPad Pro, and it has everything you should have.In terms of the speed of opening the application of
, iPad Pro equipped with M1 chip will indeed be a little faster than the 2020 iPad Pro. When the 2021 iPad Pro has loaded the content, the other two will have to load for a while:
The loading speed of the 2018 model and 2020 model are basically the same (the screen color temperature is different because the original color display is turned on on the left. ):
followed by the game performance.
There is nothing to say about this game. After turning on ultra-high-definition picture quality, ultra-high frame rate and anti-aliasing, the frame rate of the three iPad Pro games can be stable at 40 frames, while the 2021 model will occasionally jump to 80 frames:
You ask me why Peace Elite can only be stable at 40 frames? Then we have to blame , Tencent for not adapting it. . .
then Genshin Impact.
Because Genshin Impact runs on the M1 chip iPad Pro, the resolution will be higher than that on the A12X or A12Z chip (it is said to be 40%, which directly smooths out the performance of M1 improvement).
so we can see that even if the 2021 model uses the M1 chip, it cannot stabilize at 85 frames with full image quality and special effects. The 2020 model often fluctuates between 60 and 70 frames. The 2018 model is very stable, and it directly locks 60 frames.
Genshin Impact, you are worthy of being!
In fact, if you just use the iPad as a learning and painting tool, and occasionally use it to play games, then Tony thinks that the performance of the iPad Pro equipped with the A12X chip is enough to satisfy you.
What's more, Apple's official website promotes the use of iPad Pro for three-dimensional design, 3D modeling or animation scenes, which has become more professional, and not everyone uses iPad to do these things.
And the reason why iPad Pro brings a Pro in the name is actually a bit "fighting the future" in it:
No matter whether you will use it or not, in short, I have used the most advanced technology at this stage on this, which will not be outdated within a few years , LiDAR scanner is one of them, M1 chip is also considered, and the Thunder 4 interface is also. The USB-C charging port on the
Tony originally wanted to demonstrate to you how fast the transmission speed of the 2021 iPad Pro is, but I found that I did not support the Thunderlift 4 transmission line and such a high read and write speed hard drive, so I had to give up.
has said so much before, and finally let Tony summarize it.
Considering that the performance of the 2018 iPad Pro is similar to that of the 2020 model,
So Tony thinks If you want to buy the 2020 iPad Pro, it might as well add some money to directly go to the 2021 iPad Pro.
Although the 2021 iPad Pro is limited by iPadOS, it is currently not much different from the 2018 and 2020 models in terms of user experience.
But if Apple can integrate macOS with iPadOS in the future, then the 2021 iPad Pro will definitely do more things. After all, we have already seen the strength of the M1 chip on MacBook.
Thank you for watching!
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