still rocking the 2018 pro 11 inch and I have to say, I was a bit worried when I hold on to the 2018 model to miss out on things and as the years progressed I only grew more and more with my 2018 one. New iPads are great but if we realize how good the 2018 was going to hold up in an age were we in now, this is probably one of my best purchases. Keep it up Aqua, great videos!!
I also still would have kept my iPad Pro 2018 for a few more years, but the only problem was it only has 64 gb, and that was enough for me at the time I bought the iPad. But the times changed, and I needed more space now. So I got the 2022 model with 256gb now and since this finally is more than enough space I definitely am gonna keep this for more than a decade. Hopefully there won’t be a time again, where I need more than 256 gb lol.
This is why I like Apple devices, their processors are so powerful and combined with the software they last really long. Would be nice to compare this ipad pro 2018 with an android tablet from 2018. Nice vid!
I still have my 2018 IPad Pro 12.9 in and truly Apple has impressed me. I also have the IPad Pro 12.9 M1 with 16gb and honestly minus the incredible display when consuming media I still can’t find a reason to pass up my iPad. Reminds me of the iPhone 6s or the 2015 mbp.
I just bought a used 2018 11" for €350 as a massive upgrade for my 9th gen, which I can now sell for €300 (bought new for €330 1,5 years ago). There is absolutely noone I'd suggest to buy anything but either a used 2018 Pro or one with on of the M chips.
@@Troyix26 The link to what? Used iPads on ebay? You'll have to find them yourself unfortunately. BTW I did successfully sell my 9th gen for €300 on ebay.
Big problem video, that we don't have any information about size of ssd on this ipad - because in different size we have different write/read speed in m2.
Gotta say now in 2024 my iPad Pro 2018 is reaching it‘s limit when I do heavy multi tasking with office apps with stage manager. Since M4 had way too many downgrades because of the thinness, I upgraded to the M2 iPad. I should be good for a couple of years with that until the bring a proper iPad Pro with OLED.
procreate and other art programs is where u will see it. 2018 starts to really slow down when u get high in thr numbers of layers or thr sixe of thr canvas. if u just use TH-cam and simple stuff 2018 is good till yhr 4nd of time. but if u do use creative programs m2 is worth the upgrade but ios 16 right now sucks beyond belief
I know this video is a year old or older but man, loading Apps isn't really testing the processor. I'm pretty sure all tech at this point across many platforms has loading apps down pretty good. Performance could have been tested by rendering some graphic or exporting a video in different formats or testing the FPS in games that stress the processor. Loading apps isn't the way to test this.
There is no reason this ipad should've came with 4gb of ram. Even then i knew that was gonna be the bottleneck for the following software update. Otherwise i got no issues with this ipad. I read all my comics, ebooks, and pdf texts on it. Soooooo good. I'm just waiting for that 3nm chip on the next ipad where its just a HUGE LEAP. Might be another 2 years tho.
The biggest reason to upgrade would be 8 or 16GB RAM on the higher end iPad Pro 2022. Plus, they also now have page/swap files. This is with the 12.9”. I forgot what differences are in the 11 inch. It is nice not having iOS close apps in the background. You also aren’t testing high ram use apps on either model.
@@bennyblunto973 not really. And I'm not talking about background app refresh. I turned it on, and I've turned it off, and it makes no real diff on my battery life. However, when I turn on the new fully multitasking mode, then yes, that would drain the battery faster, but my iPad Pro is on wall outlet power 98% of the time. So battery drain is a complete non-issue for me. My point was that this test is a very poor comparison of what the new iPad pros can do Even if you are fully multitasking with tons of apps open, the battery will still last for like 6 to 7 hours which is fantastic
To be fair think your doing the testing wrong usually with apps that’s expected far as speeds to be the same or close to it but you do have lumafusiin so try rendering 4k videos side by side or use light room editing use what will give you more of a ball park of the speeds but rendering videos should tell you everything you need to know. If there seconds behind then yes. It’s all gimmick if it’s a big jump in speed difference then that will tell you
The big issue w these newer chips is most apps lack M1/M2 optimization. I tried LumaFusion on both of these and they felt about the same to me in-app, M2 maybe slightly faster. But then I exported the same project and they exported at basically the same exact speed, which tells me the app isn’t taking advantage of M2 🥲
Exactly what I'm wondering, if the 18' pro still viable in 2022. I think it should be able to last for 1-2 years. 4gb RAM is its biggest limit imo. Thx🙏
Thanks! I recommend the 2018 for most people, but if you’re using a lot of music creation apps/DAWs etc, I’d recommend getting the M2 if you have the budget. The M1 is also incredibly powerful!
Try out loading TH-cam videos on your channel as opening apps is 1 thing but loading up videos may take bit longer . I do notice the m2 quicker in most of the comparison
iPad OS 16 dropped support for iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2 which were released 2014-2015. So if we go by that, we should see at least 3 more years of updates. Right? 😁
I still have a 12.9 inch 2018 ,I don't see any reason to upgrade yet,m2 is let down by iPados ,it doesn't use anywhere near its capabilities,Macos does more out of the m2 ,so the reality is because of iPados you won't see much difference unless apple make some redical changes adding far more features
still rocking the 2018 pro 11 inch and I have to say, I was a bit worried when I hold on to the 2018 model to miss out on things and as the years progressed I only grew more and more with my 2018 one. New iPads are great but if we realize how good the 2018 was going to hold up in an age were we in now, this is probably one of my best purchases. Keep it up Aqua, great videos!!
Hell yeah! The 2018 is still so good!
I also still would have kept my iPad Pro 2018 for a few more years, but the only problem was it only has 64 gb, and that was enough for me at the time I bought the iPad. But the times changed, and I needed more space now.
So I got the 2022 model with 256gb now and since this finally is more than enough space I definitely am gonna keep this for more than a decade.
Hopefully there won’t be a time again, where I need more than 256 gb lol.
Is the 2018 iPad Pro still worth it?
This is why I like Apple devices, their processors are so powerful and combined with the software they last really long. Would be nice to compare this ipad pro 2018 with an android tablet from 2018. Nice vid!
Agreed! Thx for the suggestion!
I still have my 2018 IPad Pro 12.9 in and truly Apple has impressed me. I also have the IPad Pro 12.9 M1 with 16gb and honestly minus the incredible display when consuming media I still can’t find a reason to pass up my iPad. Reminds me of the iPhone 6s or the 2015 mbp.
It’s an awesome device for sure!
I just bought a used 2018 11" for €350 as a massive upgrade for my 9th gen, which I can now sell for €300 (bought new for €330 1,5 years ago).
There is absolutely noone I'd suggest to buy anything but either a used 2018 Pro or one with on of the M chips.
can u send the link please
@@Troyix26 The link to what?
Used iPads on ebay?
You'll have to find them yourself unfortunately.
BTW I did successfully sell my 9th gen for €300 on ebay.
@@Troyix26 you ll need to browse the web for good used deals, I got mine from Backmarket for around 450€ for the 256GB WiFi + Cellular Model
Big problem video, that we don't have any information about size of ssd on this ipad - because in different size we have different write/read speed in m2.
still using pro 2018. I see no point to upgrade yet. I game on iphone or with my tab s8 ultra anyway. Thanks for doing this bro
hell yeah thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for these comparisons! I am debating on the 2018 12.9 ipad pro vs an m2...2018 it is! Still holding up!
Yeah go for the 2018 unless you need the extra power/battery life!
Gotta say now in 2024 my iPad Pro 2018 is reaching it‘s limit when I do heavy multi tasking with office apps with stage manager. Since M4 had way too many downgrades because of the thinness, I upgraded to the M2 iPad. I should be good for a couple of years with that until the bring a proper iPad Pro with OLED.
Good choice!
love my 2018 Pro! only issue is the battery life..... will apple help this far out?
You could get the battery replaced 👌🏼
Exactly the video I was waiting for. Thanks!
Yesss thx for watching! 👏🏼
You should have mentioned that it’s for general use, fcp on 2018 model isn’t available and for professionals the upgrade is worth it😊 great vid btw
Agreed 👌🏼
I got the M1 11 a month ago. Refurbished. Have the 2017 10.5”. It’s such a nice upgrade. 😎
Nice upgrade right there!
what are physical differences. Weight and size ? Is 2022 lighter/thinner?
They're the same size and weight
What do you recommend for gaming pro 2018 or M2?
M2
This good to see my 2018 will be in tomorrow , I am upgrading from standard 2018 9.7 ipad
Oh? How has it been holding up. Im also considering upgrading from my 2018 ipad to a 12.9 ipad pro 2018 for $300.
Love my 2018 unfortunately it’s 64 I need at least 256.
Can you do 10 gen vs iPad Pro 2018 pls
procreate and other art programs is where u will see it. 2018 starts to really slow down when u get high in thr numbers of layers or thr sixe of thr canvas.
if u just use TH-cam and simple stuff 2018 is good till yhr 4nd of time. but if u do use creative programs m2 is worth the upgrade but ios 16 right now sucks beyond belief
Good point!
You have helped me tremendously!
But what generation should one look for on the 2018??😊
The 2018 11 inch is 1st gen 👌🏼
Thank you very much for your reply and particularly your videos!!
@@b3naqua I thought 2018 model iPad Pro is the 3rd Gen?!
@@macroid7206 the 12.9 inch ipad pro is 3rd generation, the 11 inch is technically 1st gen because they never released an 11 inch ipad prior to 2018
@@macroid7206 it's the first gen 11 inch pro.
I know this video is a year old or older but man, loading Apps isn't really testing the processor. I'm pretty sure all tech at this point across many platforms has loading apps down pretty good. Performance could have been tested by rendering some graphic or exporting a video in different formats or testing the FPS in games that stress the processor. Loading apps isn't the way to test this.
I suck
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thanks for this!
Thanks for watching George!
Do you think that for Roblox and other games the 2018 will be good? Because I have about 500 dollars and I wanna buy an iPad.
it would prob be fine, but if you're a hardcore gamer, I'd suggest getting an M1 or M2 iPad
There is no reason this ipad should've came with 4gb of ram. Even then i knew that was gonna be the bottleneck for the following software update. Otherwise i got no issues with this ipad. I read all my comics, ebooks, and pdf texts on it. Soooooo good. I'm just waiting for that 3nm chip on the next ipad where its just a HUGE LEAP. Might be another 2 years tho.
The biggest reason to upgrade would be 8 or 16GB RAM on the higher end iPad Pro 2022. Plus, they also now have page/swap files. This is with the 12.9”. I forgot what differences are in the 11 inch. It is nice not having iOS close apps in the background.
You also aren’t testing high ram use apps on either model.
I don’t keep 40 apps open at once so what’s the point? Background app refresh kills battery anyways
@@bennyblunto973 not really. And I'm not talking about background app refresh. I turned it on, and I've turned it off, and it makes no real diff on my battery life. However, when I turn on the new fully multitasking mode, then yes, that would drain the battery faster, but my iPad Pro is on wall outlet power 98% of the time. So battery drain is a complete non-issue for me.
My point was that this test is a very poor comparison of what the new iPad pros can do
Even if you are fully multitasking with tons of apps open, the battery will still last for like 6 to 7 hours which is fantastic
Where is the calculator test
iPads still don't have a built in calculator app lol
To be fair think your doing the testing wrong usually with apps that’s expected far as speeds to be the same or close to it but you do have lumafusiin so try rendering 4k videos side by side or use light room editing use what will give you more of a ball park of the speeds but rendering videos should tell you everything you need to know. If there seconds behind then yes. It’s all gimmick if it’s a big jump in speed difference then that will tell you
The big issue w these newer chips is most apps lack M1/M2 optimization. I tried LumaFusion on both of these and they felt about the same to me in-app, M2 maybe slightly faster. But then I exported the same project and they exported at basically the same exact speed, which tells me the app isn’t taking advantage of M2 🥲
@@b3naqua that’s what I figured was looking at the m2 but think the m1 would suffice being the only upgrade is 4k ProRes camera on the m2
@@WargodFilms yeah the M1 is totally sufficient and not too far behind the M2 imo
@Ben Aqua the art programs. there's a massive difference. just keep making layers and make massive sizes there's a dofference
It lags a lot on my m1 iPad Pro when running BIM360
4 years apart and still 2018 ipad holds up well
Yas! Agreed
I upgraded my ipad pro a12x to m2…and its hella fast! In games in exporting video…but if you just use ipad for media consumption….no need to upgrade
Agreed!
Exactly what I'm wondering, if the 18' pro still viable in 2022. I think it should be able to last for 1-2 years. 4gb RAM is its biggest limit imo. Thx🙏
The 2018 should last at least another 1-2 years imo, as long as the battery doesn’t crap out lol
@@b3naqua mine is still great, no issues with the battery
@@b3naqua the 2018 should last another 3 maybe 4
first time buying ipad. whats the best choice for future proofing? 258gb m1 or 128gb m2?
Hmmm I’d get the M2 future proofing
256gb M1 they aren't much different
@@OrangeRock tru
Gotta actually test the apps speed too. Not just opening stuff. You’ll probably see more of a difference especially on apps like luma fusion
LF feels about the same on both machines, including similar export speeds 🥲 it doesn’t seem optimized for M1/M2 yet imo
I was leaning toward my MacBook Pro 14 foot to watch a video, but sadly it’s not in HDR sad 😢
🥲 just didn’t feel like fkn w HDR in this one lol, the export/YT processing part is kinda annoying tbh. Worth it tho on some videos
Wondering if I should go for the iPad 10th Gen, or the iPad Pro 2018, what do you recommend?
I would go for a 2020 iPad Pro if possible, the 6GB of ram do make a difference and it’s not that much more expensive than the 2018
Get the Pro! The ProMotion display makes a big difference imo
Great video. Which one do you recommend for someone who works on music industry? the Pro 2018 or the M2?
Thanks! I recommend the 2018 for most people, but if you’re using a lot of music creation apps/DAWs etc, I’d recommend getting the M2 if you have the budget. The M1 is also incredibly powerful!
@@b3naqua Thank you ! :)
What about iMessage, the one we use so often
It’s fast af
@@b3naqua thanks ✌️
Try out loading TH-cam videos on your channel as opening apps is 1 thing but loading up videos may take bit longer . I do notice the m2 quicker in most of the comparison
M2 is faster in almost every way, even loading videos. But it’s not thaaaat much faster imo
your music taste is something else. cassiopea, radiohead. damn
love it
thanksssss yeah my tastes are all over the damn place lol
I’m worried about the iPad pro 2018 thou,because it’s pretty old and it might stop getting updates pretty soon ,what are your thoughts ?
It’s hard to predict how long it will get updates, but i hope it will get them for at least another couple years. We shall see!
iPad OS 16 dropped support for iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2 which were released 2014-2015. So if we go by that, we should see at least 3 more years of updates. Right? 😁
@@J-Baez I hope so ,or else I’ll be crying at my bank pretty soon
@@J-Baez we shall see 🙏🏼
As a gamer, the A12z was much better than the A12x, and the M2 is soo much better than both of them. Dimming, heat, lower graphics settings.
What game do you play?
But both hsve M2?
2018 has A12X
I still have a 12.9 inch 2018 ,I don't see any reason to upgrade yet,m2 is let down by iPados ,it doesn't use anywhere near its capabilities,Macos does more out of the m2 ,so the reality is because of iPados you won't see much difference unless apple make some redical changes adding far more features
Facts
You have good taste in music! 🎶
Thank youuuu 🥲
answer is no. owning both u will feel a massive difference especially after buggy ios 16.. m2 is way better.