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I’m not surprised that the iPad has a decline. My son has a few year old 9.7” iPad and it works great still. Consume media very easily and even have games. I

I’m not surprised that the iPad has a decline. My son has a few year old 9.7” iPad and it works great still. Consume media very easily and even have games. I can notice the difference between it and my 2018 iPad Pro but I could see people are just not going buy new ones every year or two. I’d like the M1 iPad Pro but it’s not worth the jump in price.

hollandheese 4y ago
Yeah. Until Apple presents a good software reason to upgrade an iPad, most people are just going to stick with the iPad they have until it breaks.
- _ph_ 4y ago
  Indeed, I think the artificial restrictions on iPadOS are the #1 reason the iPad isn't eating up a larger part of the laptop space. Until software on the iPad becomes more useful, there is less reason to upgrade.
sillysaurusx 4y ago
Apple Pencil! iPad with procreate is bread and butter. It was what got me to go for the pro.
- noahtallen 4y ago
  The 2018 iPad 6th gen is also compatible with the Apple Pencil :)
  - zuhsetaqi 4y ago
    While true it's a huge difference to draw with 60 Hz refresh rate and a big gap between the glass and the screen panel versus 120 Hz and a very tiny gap
tmp_anon_22 4y ago
Outside niche games that require performance, there is just no reason to upgrade a dumb media device.
- AlchemistCamp 4y ago
  I use mine mostly for drawing.
webmobdev 4y ago
Yeah, an iPad is mostly a "consumption" device and better screens or faster processors or more speakers aren't much of an incentive to upgrade the device when you also consider the higher cost. I guess that is why Apple has been trying to turn it into a laptop like device with the iPad Pro + keyboard. But then, when you consider the limitations of iPadOS, it's becomes very hard to justify the higher cost for the Pro when a laptop is cheaper and more productive for the same use case.
shaman1 4y ago
My ipad mini 2nd edition works well but a number of apps are no longer available due the fact that they require a minimum os version. They will force upgrade by not providing software updates.

hollandheese 4y ago

Yeah. Until Apple presents a good software reason to upgrade an iPad, most people are just going to stick with the iPad they have until it breaks.

_ph_ 4y ago
Indeed, I think the artificial restrictions on iPadOS are the #1 reason the iPad isn't eating up a larger part of the laptop space. Until software on the iPad becomes more useful, there is less reason to upgrade.

sillysaurusx 4y ago

Apple Pencil! iPad with procreate is bread and butter. It was what got me to go for the pro.

noahtallen 4y ago
The 2018 iPad 6th gen is also compatible with the Apple Pencil :)
- zuhsetaqi 4y ago
  While true it's a huge difference to draw with 60 Hz refresh rate and a big gap between the glass and the screen panel versus 120 Hz and a very tiny gap

tmp_anon_22 4y ago

Outside niche games that require performance, there is just no reason to upgrade a dumb media device.

AlchemistCamp 4y ago
I use mine mostly for drawing.

webmobdev 4y ago

Yeah, an iPad is mostly a "consumption" device and better screens or faster processors or more speakers aren't much of an incentive to upgrade the device when you also consider the higher cost. I guess that is why Apple has been trying to turn it into a laptop like device with the iPad Pro + keyboard. But then, when you consider the limitations of iPadOS, it's becomes very hard to justify the higher cost for the Pro when a laptop is cheaper and more productive for the same use case.

shaman1 4y ago

My ipad mini 2nd edition works well but a number of apps are no longer available due the fact that they require a minimum os version. They will force upgrade by not providing software updates.