unannounced M5 iPad Pro. Following a report that Apple was preparing for a forthcoming release of its next flagship iPad Pro, a Russian YouTuber has unboxed and provided us with an early glimpse of Apple’s latest tablet.
What’s intriguing about this hands-on video is that it seemingly shows Apple is reusing the M4 iPad Pro packaging, and the speculations that the company would introduce a second camera to enhance FaceTime and unlock the iPad with Face ID are inaccurate. Instead, the successor to the M4 iPad Pro seems to focus solely on enhancements to RAM, CPU, and GPU, while the design stays identical. In fact, everything else remains unchanged as well, and it should be compatible with all accessories launched last year. With that in mind, let’s explore further what the video revealed about the M5 iPad Pro.
In comparison to the M4 iPad Pro, the M5 version includes 12GB of RAM instead of 8GB. It remains uncertain if the 1TB variant still features 16GB of RAM or if Apple plans to boost the memory to 24GB.
The new M5 chip on the iPad Pro achieves 10% higher single-core and 15% higher multi-core performance than the earlier generation. The advancements are primarily on the GPU, which Geekbench 6 results indicate is 34% quicker than the M4 model.
While the appearance of the new iPad appears to be consistent with that of M4, it’s notable that Apple is now providing a braided black USB-C to USB-C cable for the
