Apple iPad Pro (2025) Series
Processor: Apple M5 M5 (9 Cores)Graphics Adapter: Apple M5 GPU
Display: 13.00 inch
Weight: 0.579kg
Average of 3 scores (from 4 reviews)
Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)
Specifications
Notebook: Apple iPad Pro 13 (2025)Processor: Apple M5 M5 (9 Cores)
Graphics Adapter: Apple M5 GPU
Display: 13.00 inch, 4:3, 2752 x 2064 pixels
Weight: 0.579kg
Links: Apple homepage
Price comparison
Average Score:
Reviews
Source: Cult of Mac
The M5 iPad Pro is hands-down the best tablet to ever come out of Cupertino. I highly recommend it if you’re getting work done on an aging M1 model or something even more antique. Apple’s newest runs blazing fast, and the OLED screen looks fantastic in every lighting condition. And don’t forget about quicker file transfers over USB-C and speedier Wi-Fi. I’ll use mine for years to do my job, while continuing to roll my eyes when people try to tell me that a Mac is absolutely required to be productive.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/25/2025
Rating: Total score: 100%
Source: Ars Technica
The M5 iPad Pro is nice in the sense that “getting a little more for your money today than you could get for the same money two weeks ago” is nice. But it changes essentially nothing for potential iPad buyers. I’m hard-pressed to think of anyone who would be well-served by the M5 iPad Pro who wouldn’t have been equally well-served by the M4 version. And if the M4 iPad Pro was already overkill for you, the M5 is just a little more so, particularly if you have an M1 or M2. People with an A12X or A12Z version of the iPad Pro from 2018 or 2020 will benefit more, particularly if you’re multitasking a lot or running into limitations or RAM complaints from the apps you’re using. But even with the iPadOS 26 update, it still seems like the capabilities of the iPad’s software lags behind the capabilities of the hardware by a few years.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/22/2025
Source: CNet
iPads are the best tablets, and most people will be best served by a cheaper iPad. Lots of what I like about the iPad Pro can be done at lower price levels too. Add a keyboard case to the iPad Air or even the entry level iPad, and you can do multitasking windows and work with Pencils too. The fast speed, extra-vivid display, and thinner size of the Pro makes the experience feel more premium. But are they worth the high price at the Pro end, and can they truly flex to become computers for everything else? The answer to that is increasingly yes, but not quite. The iPad is full of excellent creative apps, but still feels like it's missing some of the pro Mac tools for video editing and graphics that could easily be there now. Or, make Mac and iPadOS apps for pros be truly interchangeable now.
Single Review, online available, Very Short, Date: 10/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 88%
Source: Hardware Zone
In the past, this was the part of the review where I praised the iPad Pro’s hardware and then pointed out that iPadOS holds it back in some ways. Happily, iPadOS 26 changes that. There’s certainly room for improvement, but it unquestionably enhances the iPad Pro’s utility and user experience, and makes it a more useful device. For longtime iPad users who can use all of the firepower that the M5 chip can deliver, the choice is clear. The iPad Pro is the one to have. Its excellent performance, display, and slender form factor will surely delight its owners.The only caveat is that all of this tablet excellence comes at a high price. Prices start at S$1,499 for the 11-inch model and S$1,999 for the 13-inch model. Once you start adding storage and accessories, the price starts to balloon quick.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 10/21/2025
Rating: Total score: 85% price: 70% performance: 100% workmanship: 90%
Comment
Apple: Apple is a US company founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Headquartered in Cupertino, California, the company is known for its innovative products such as the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, and manufactures computers and consumer electronics as well as operating systems and application software. Apple is also a leading provider of software and services such as the App Store, iTunes and iCloud.
Apple has earned a reputation as a company that focuses on design and ease of use. As for their notebooks, they are mostly in the high-priced segment, have their own operating system, but also run Windows on the newer Macbooks.
Apple is one of the most valuable companies in the world and has a loyal following of customers and fans. The company also has a strong presence in the entertainment industry, with services like Apple Music and Apple TV+. In 2023, Apple had an approximate 8% market share of global PC sales, ranking it 4th after Lenovo, HP, and Dell.
With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.
Apple M5 GPU: An integrated graphics card developed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M5 SoC. Offers 10 cores and according to Apple an up to 30% higher performance compared to the M4 GPU.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
Apple M5:
M5 (9 Cores): An ARM architecture processor (SoC) with 9 of the 10 CPU cores, a neural engine with 16 cores.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
13.00:
There are hardly any tablets in this display size range anymore. For subnotebooks, on the other hand, it is the standard format.
The advantage of subnotebooks is that the entire laptop can be small and therefore easily portable. The smaller display also has the advantage of requiring less power, which further improves battery life and thus mobility. The disadvantage is that reading texts is more strenuous on the eyes. High resolutions are more likely to be found in standard laptops.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
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91%: There are not very many models that are rated better. Most of the assessments are in percentage ranges below that. The tested product is not considered perfect, but the sources give a clear purchase recommendation.
» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.
