The recently announced iPad Pro hides a sneaky upgrade option that Apple didn't mention during its event today. When you spend the $600 it costs to upgrade from the base 256GB iPad Pro model to the 1TB version, Apple not only doubles the RAM with that, but It also puts a faster chip inside.going from a nine-core M4 chip to a 10-core version.
This is the first time Apple has offered a processor upgrade on a specific tablet model; In the past, no matter what other options you chose on a given tablet, you knew you'd get the same chip as any other configuration. In the past, Apple only tied RAM upgrades to storage increases; That's still true here, with the amount doubling from 8GB to 16GB. You also have the privilege of purchasing Apple's anti-reflective nano-textured glass for $100 (lucky you!), which is not available on the lower-end models. So if you really want the best performing iPad Pro, you should increase its storage to the 1TB or 2TB configuration.
Realistically, you probably won't lose much processing power if you stick with the 256GB and 512GB storage tiers. Both versions of the chip feature a 10-core GPU, the same 120GB/s memory bandwidth, and each supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing. With six efficiency cores each, which are designed to handle more mundane and less demanding daily tasks, you'd be hard-pressed to notice much of a difference in normal use.
So far, Apple has not In fact It even justified the power of the M1 chip in my iPad Pro, but the company is trying. The new aluminum Magic Keyboard really makes the tablet feel more like a laptop, especially with that row of features at the top. And some of the features Apple introduced for Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPads really seem like they need some real power to work well.
However, as with Apple's “Pro” MacBooks and its high-end desktop machines, most people will be hard-pressed to need the power of these new tablets. I'm still not sold on upgrading to the new iPad Pro, even with its OLED display, but at least this time there's more than a bump in specs and Apple Pencil exclusivity.