The best iPad models of 2023: Expert reviewed and tested

ipad pro (sixth generation, Specs: Display: 11-inch Liquid Retina Display or 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display with Promotion and True Tone | processor: Apple Silicon M2 | storage: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB | biometrics: Face ID | colour’s: Silver, Space Gray | camera: 12MP Wide, 10MP Ultrawide Rear and 12MP TrueDepth FaceTime Front | weight: 11-inch: 1.03 pounds, 12.9-inch: 1.5 pounds | DIMENSIONS: 11-inch: 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inch, 12.9-inch: 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.25-inch| relationship: USB-C Thunderbolt/USB-4 | battery life: 10 hours

Apple’s 2022 iPad Pro lineup is the most capable and impressive iPad lineup ever, making it my best overall pick. It is also the most expensive by a long shot. The design hasn’t changed much on the outside, but inside, you’ll find Apple’s M2 processor, which contains 20 billion transistors – 25% more than the M1. This is the same processor that Apple is using in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air.

ZDNET writer Jason Cipriani spent some time with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and found it to be faster and more capable than any other iPad model he’s tested so far. You can expect download speeds of up to 2.4Gbps, which is up to twice as fast as the previous model, up to 15 percent faster performance, and 35 percent faster graphics performance.

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Cipriani was particularly impressed with the Pro’s power when handling large workloads.

“The combination of Stage Manager and external monitor support means you can have up to eight apps open and in use at the same time on the iPad Pro. This will certainly tax the tablet’s performance, but Apple’s The M2 processor is the best. The most capable at powering through whatever you throw at it,” he said.

The Pro also supports the second-generation Apple Pencil, and there’s a new hover feature thanks to the M2 chip. The feature works like this: When the tip of the Apple Pencil comes within 12 millimeters of the display, parts of the interface come to life in apps that support the new feature.

Although the differences between the 5th generation and this 6th generation model are more subtle, the M2 chip is really what makes it a powerhouse tablet. The iPad Pro, with iPadOS and the M2 chip, is as close to a laptop as you can get without actually buying a laptop.

Also read: M1 iPad Pro (2021) vs M2 iPad Pro (2022): Is it worth the upgrade?