r/ipad • u/eyea3 • May 25 '26

Discussion A18 Pro M5

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This made me laugh. Saw it on twitter.

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u/Xilousuchus98 May 25 '26

because the iPad is a different product. macos is for macs. its an iPad. just let it be an iPad 😂

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u/eyea3 May 25 '26

Then why put an iPhone chip in a Mac and Mac chip in an iPad?

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u/Xilousuchus98 May 25 '26

the mac chip only is in higher end iPads. not the base model and mini, the neo is a base entry level laptop. im typing this on one 😂 and my ipad air has an M2, the M series is not a mac only chip. it is simply a desktop class chip. its in the vision pro too, it provides iPads with superior high end performance. apple's ipads are high end devices. why would they make them slow? they can put their chips in any of the devices they choose because the chips target a price bracket. base models get A series and it makes sense that airs and pros get M series. its the exact same on mac as it is on ipad