iPad Pro gets OLED
Apple’s new iPad Pro M5 jumps to a tandem OLED display for deeper blacks and higher contrast, keeping ProMotion 120Hz and Face ID as Pro‑only perks — the iPad Air M4 remains a solid, cheaper alternative. Reviewers note the Pro’s display advantage is the clearest hardware gap between the two. (en.smartphones24.org) (creativebloq.com)
Apple shipped the iPad Pro (M5) on October 22, 2025, with U.S. starting prices of $999 for the 11‑inch Wi‑Fi model and $1,299 for the 13‑inch Wi‑Fi model. (apple.com) (cnn.com) The 13‑inch Pro’s Tandem OLED panel runs at 2752×2064 pixels (264 ppi) and Apple rates the display at 1,000 nits SDR, 1,600 nits peak HDR and a 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio. (support.apple.com) Apple documents the M5 configurations as 12GB RAM on 256GB/512GB models and 16GB RAM on 1TB/2TB models, with a 10‑core GPU, a 16‑core Neural Engine and 153 GB/s memory bandwidth on higher‑end SKUs. (support.apple.com) Reviewers ran photoproduction and HDR tests and highlighted the Pro’s OLED peak brightness and inky black levels as stand‑out attributes for color‑critical workflows. (fstoppers.com) Apple announced the iPad Air M4 in early March 2026 with preorders starting March 4 and wider availability the week after, priced from $599 for the 11‑inch model and $799 for the 13‑inch model. (apple.com) (tomsguide.com) The Air M4 keeps a Liquid Retina LCD at roughly 600 nits and a 60Hz panel while moving to the M4 chip and higher memory configurations (Apple and reviewers list 12GB RAM on many Air M4 SKUs), leaving the Pro’s OLED, higher peak HDR numbers and top‑end RAM as the measurable hardware separations. (apple.com) (tabletsage.com)
