Key Takeaways
1. Apple has launched the new iPad Pro (2025) featuring the advanced M5 chip, enhancing AI performance and speed compared to the M4 model.
2. Two Russian YouTubers leaked unboxing videos of the iPad Pro M5 before the official announcement, showcasing a similar design to the previous model but with notable internal upgrades.
3. The M5 chip includes significant improvements, such as a third-generation ray-tracing engine, faster Neural Accelerators, and enhanced memory bandwidth, resulting in better graphics and AI capabilities.
4. The design of the iPad Pro remains largely unchanged, featuring a slim profile and a single rear camera, with most upgrades focused on internal performance and connectivity enhancements.
5. Pre-orders for the iPad Pro with the M5 chip began today, with shipping set for October 22, and available in silver and space black with multiple storage options.
I recently shared details about the M5 leak timeline, highlighting the anticipated launch of the M5 MacBook in October alongside the M5 chip. Now, it’s confirmed that Apple has unveiled the new iPad Pro (2025), which is powered by the cutting-edge M5 chip, representing the company’s most robust and AI-driven iPad to date.
Exciting Unboxing Videos
This announcement came after a surge of online excitement when two Russian YouTubers, Wylsacom and Romancev768, uploaded unboxing clips of the iPad Pro M5 just days before the official release. These videos showcased what seemed to be an unreleased model equipped with the M5 chip.
The leaked footage displayed a design that closely resembles the existing version, featuring a single rear camera and a sleek, minimalistic body. However, the “iPad Pro” branding was conspicuously absent from the back. One device also seemed to have an additional front-facing sensor intended for portrait mode, although its specific function is still uncertain. Meanwhile, Geekbench scores from the leaked model aligned closely with Apple’s assertions of significant CPU and GPU improvements over the M4 model.
Impressive Specifications
The newly launched iPad Pro is equipped with the M5 chip. Each GPU core now comes with its own Neural Accelerator, which Apple claims enables AI operations to be up to 3.5 times swifter than the previous M4 model and about 5.6 times quicker than the M1 version.
The models featuring 256 GB and 512 GB of storage maintain a 9-core CPU (three performance cores and six efficiency cores), a 10-core GPU, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a 16-core Neural Engine, and an upgraded memory bandwidth of 153 GB/s, compared to 120 GB/s on the M4 variant.
For the 1 TB and 2 TB models, these come with a 10-core CPU (four performance and six efficiency cores) along with a 10-core GPU.
Enhanced Performance Features
The M5 chip also introduces a third-generation ray-tracing engine, which claims to enhance 3D rendering speeds by as much as 6.7 times against the M1 and 1.5 times over the M4.
Apple has incorporated two additional chips. The N1 wireless chip provides support for Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread, while the C1X modem in the cellular variant is said to offer mobile data speeds that are 50% faster and consume 30% less power.
The M5 iPad Pro ships with iPadOS 26, which brings along a new Liquid Glass interface, smarter multitasking capabilities, and better file management. Apple’s innovative Apple Intelligence system adds features like text summarization, live translation, and smart suggestions within apps.
A Subtle Upgrade
The M5 version is more of an enhancement compared to last year’s M4 model. The design remains largely the same, maintaining a slim profile — 5.3 mm for the 11-inch and 5.1 mm for the 13-inch version — alongside an Ultra Retina XDR OLED display and two color choices: silver and space black. It still uses a single rear camera, and despite rumors about a second front sensor, Apple has not provided any confirmations.
The bulk of the improvements lie internally. Apple claims that the M5 offers a noticeable enhancement in AI and graphics performance while introducing the new N1 and C1X chips for better wireless and cellular connectivity. The updated iPad Pro boasts storage read and write speeds that are up to 2× faster, with the 256 GB and 512 GB models starting with 12 GB of unified memory, while the larger 1 TB and 2 TB versions retain 16 GB of memory.
The new iPad Pro can reach a 50 percent charge in roughly 30 minutes with a high-wattage USB-C power adapter, like Apple’s 70 W model. For those who already have the M4 iPad Pro, this year’s update is more of a minor update rather than a complete overhaul.
Pre-Order Information
The iPad Pro with the M5 chip is available for pre-order starting today on Apple’s website and through the Apple Store app in 31 countries, including the U.S. It is set to start shipping and arriving in stores on Wednesday, October 22. The tablet is offered in two colors — silver and space black.
Both models come in four storage options — 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB.
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