The M5 iPad Pro

Coming October 2025(?)

The M5 iPad Pro seems like another minor update.

I’m still on the 2020 iPad Pro with no real need to upgrade. That’s both cool and disappointing.

That said, here’s what I expect.

A very cool futuristic 2040s version of an iPad Pro (edit: the AI-generated image was not worth it)

Power 💪

M4 → M5.

Expect this to be a typical chip update. Nothing crazy.

Money💰

It will be expensive.

iPad Pros currently go for (US prices btw):

• $999 for 256 GB 11” iPad Pro

• $1299 for 256 GB 12.9” iPad Pro

At least in the US, tariffs will make this worse. Maybe a $100 price bump?

Design 🎨

The design will be more or less the same.

There are some rumors that there will be a rotated Apple logo (landscape vs portrait). That’s really it.

Connectivity ⛓️‍💥

I expect the iPad Pro to have improved accessory support. Not really sure in what way though.

I say this because of iPadOS 26’s emphasis on laptop-ification of iPads.

Maybe better monitor support? Another USB-C port would be very cool (0 expectations for this).

Stretches 🔨

I’m stretching on these.

Stuff that may happen but haven’t been discussed by other rumors:

1. WiFi 7

2. Potentially more RAM

3. Xcode for iPads

Final Thoughts

Thanks for reading. Sorry for short post + break. Lots of moving changes with school + work + life.

Adi

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