> The only meaning of "oomph" which I could imagine that would put the Pi ahead of the iPad would be in flexibility in terms of what can be done with the device

> The only meaning of "oomph" which I could imagine that would put the Pi ahead of the iPad would be in flexibility in terms of what can be done with the device. That's exactly the point. A RPi is currently much more flexible than an iPad for some workflows that need a terminal or desktop software. For this use case, the iPad acts as a self-contained power supply, internet connection and thin client. However the iPad's own capabilities are recently improving with the new features of iPadOS.