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What does an M1 iPad Pro actually mean?
There’s no doubt that the M1 showed us the power that won Craig Federighi over at WWDC 2020. It’s also won me over in the last month-ish of use. Here is what I use an M1 Mac Mini for:
- iOS App Development
- Live Streams
- Photo Editing
- Video Editing
It’s been great and has held up like a beast so far.
Now, Apple announced last week that the new iPad Pros were going to be built using the M1, which means the same brain from my M1 Mac mini will be in the iPad Pro. Like me, you’re probably wondering, does this finally mean that my iPad can replace my laptop because I can FINALLY run Xcode on it? Unfortunately, that answer is still up in the air since Apple said NOTHING about macOS apps coming to the iPad Pros.
But the good news is that Apple did say that some solid creative pro apps like Procreate and Lumafusion will get a giant boost in performance. There are also some rumors that Apple is making a Final Cut for iPad. The issue is that not many people want an app for the iPad; they want the app from macOS on the iPad, which I think we are getting closer to, but it’s going to take some time.
Even though the software, meaning lack of “pro” apps is what’s hindering power users, developers, and other “pros”…
