M1 iPad Pro VS iPad Air 

Also keep in mind the base iPad Air only has 64 gigs of storage while the Pro has 128. There's no 128 gig Air and the 256 gig + pencil goes for 880$ for but for 930$ you can get the 11' iPad pro and the Apple pencil. I feel the better specs are worth the extra 50$

Love your content. Videos like this really helped me think about what I needed and wanted in an iPad as a new digital artist. I am pleased to say that I’m 100% happy with my new iPad Air and I especially love the green colour! Thank you for helping me start my digital art journey.

I was literally waiting for this video!!! Thank you Brad!!

Hearing 3D rendering and video editing in the same sentence as iPad is crazy

Such a cool video! Loved the pragmatic approach here to the upgrades. Cheers Brad!

I recently got myself the ipad air 4 gen, upgraded from the ipad air 3. The main reasons was for the usb c port and the apple pencil changes. Software wise nothing has changed from one to the other. I did consider getting myself an ipad pro 11 gen but after some thought what was being offered Face ID 120hz screen lidar and is nice no doubt but to me they're more like sprinkles. They're not really needed for the drawing experience unless you're using your ipad for more like gaming. Also the air has sweet colours. The blue was nice in store.

As much as i love my mini, there are plenty of times where i say “Damn if only i had a bit more space” granted i can crop it down to fit, and zoom back in when need be, but to have the extra screen real estate is a big help. On the flip side, the mini has helped train me to better utilize my space on a smaller screen, something ive struggled with for a long time. And the portability is unreal. I can literally put it in my pocket and go.

Finally! Review I've been waiting for

Don't forget storage size! The $599 iPad Air is 64GB and it skips to 256GB which is $750. I would rather pay another $50 for the 11inch iPad Pro 128GB instead as it has enough space and better features than that of the iPad Air 256GB. Update: Keep on the lookout for sales or holidays. I just saw the Air 256GB go for $549 where I live. They were out of stock when I found out sadly.

Thanks, Brad. Great comparisons for artists and designers!

Hey Brad Three words for you. “You make sense”. I’ve been trying to look out for a normal use case scenario for my basic needs and wanted a comparison between the iPad Air and the 2021 11” iPad Pro, even though from a non-artistic perspective. You are the one who has talked the sense I needed to hear and not tried to fulfil my need for validation to spend more. Thank you man! Take care.

Hands down, best reviewer for iPads and helping people getting the right one! 😀

i was waiting for your comparison video. Thanks Brad.

Good stuff thanks! Having specific model numbers in the description would be super handy

We have 3 of these iPads for our family members ru-vid.comUgkxUGaHtKW8MwCql2fPyIm9-ftTqSMzKFFA . Great apple product and provides the necessary performance needed for a basic tablet. No one in our family requires an iPad Pro, so this iPad fits our needs well. I’ve never had complaints on my Apple purchases and this iPad follows suit. Def worth the money.

I love everything about ur content

Your art is Soo Good Yet So Simple, I have Subscribe Since The Deco Pro And Innovator 16 review. Good Stuff. Keep up The Good Work Brad!

The review we’ve all been waiting for.

Fantastic review. Thank you sir, finally a video that gave me confidence about choice for my first apple pencil compatible ipad. My main concern was that Air has a gap between pencil and screen below vs the Pro models. I tried the 8-gen at BestBuy and was really surprised how that doesnt really bother me. Going with iPad Air 10.2 (8-gen) 128gb tomorrow. Thank you sir.

Great video, it still amazes me how much value for money the cheapest ipad is, honestly. Your b-roll is fantastic, by the way!

Finally Brad is here

Great comparison! I feel an uncovered area on these though are screen max brightness for outdoor use. Always been curious about how much water the specs sheet hold with their extra typical sustained brightness in real world use, since I'm especially interested in using the ipad for plein air painting. Love to see what your stance is on that

Some people can tell 60 and 120 HZ apart easily, some can't. Go to a store and experience a high refresh rate display (iPad pro or the many Android devices) for yourself if/when it's safe.

I’d love to download the outline you used here so I can practice colour work. Only just picked up an iPad Pro and dying to get into drawing on it.

Hey Brad. Take a look at the new Lenovo Thinkbook Plus Gen 2. The option of using the 2nd e-ink display as a pen tablet when connected to external monitor seems kinda cool. I would love to see this tested!

thank you for the video

Great overview. Been thinking about upgrading my old 10.5” pro, but am on the fence between the Pro 11” and the Air. More than likely, I’ll wait till they add the mini LED to the 11” pro, then pull the trigger.

Great contents!! Can you also make a vid on performance test for M1 iPad Pro VS iPad Air

I love this comparison! Great job as always!

Your hand is soooo steady while inking meanwhile mine is literally shaking 😂

Watching from my IPad Air 4! Loving it!

Very enjoyable and entertaining video to watch!

Omg. Brad u are my favourite RU-vidr!

I could only wish to have one😆😆😆 for now, I'm enjoying the review. It's very informative, useful for artists.

Hey! Thanks to your videos, I have now bought an XP Pen, I love your videos.

Can finally say I’m watching this on my iPad 4! No regrets at all.

Hi may i request if you can create a video, to which between the ipad air 4 and 11” M1 ipad pro will last the best, considering the upcoming updates, for the next few years

I've had the cheapo ipad basic for two years and it has been really nice to start to draw on. The only issue I was running into is limited number of layers (30 at the res I'm using but then I'm also very confused where everything is) and I wish I was able to work with a bit higher resolution. I've been thinking to upgrade to iPad Pro 13" but Brad managed to talk some sense into me here lol. I'll just buy another display for the difference or something.

Having both in hand you can tell the difference in refresh rate however as you mentioned I feel most people will not be able to tell.

Would love to see a video on the "Sidecar" feature working alongside the M1 Macbook Pro! Interested to see if the M1 chips working alongside each other have many/any benefits. I use the Affinity Suite heavily for work. Cheers from the UK! ✌️🇬🇧

Rocking the Air 4. Fast, affordable but a little small on the memory. 4 gb isn't much lol.

How does the paperlike influence tip wear though? And does it trap dust in it's coarse surface? Also they should really make a Surface Pro version next to their iPad versions 🙏

Could you talk about compatible hard drives with the new iPad Pro? I'm looking to get the 11 inch, and thought, with the new USB C connection, I could just get a USB C had drive, but a trip to a big box store informed me otherwise. I'd love some clear info on this and any recommendations you have.

Great video! I'm definitely not the artist in the family, but my son loves drawing in Procreate, and he's getting pretty good! He's had the iPad Air 3 with first-gen Apple Pencil for the past couple of years, and I was wondering if the iPad Air 4 would be a worthy upgrade for his birthday next week. But he actually balked at the lack of a home button, since he's so used to having one! And since the iPad Air 3 has very similar specs to the iPad 8th Gen, sounds like he can get quite a bit more use out of it. I did want to give a quick shout-out to the iPad Mini, though. It's been a while since it was refreshed, but it's still rocking the same A12 Bionic and 3 GB of RAM as the iPad Air 3 and iPad 8th Gen, plus it has a fully laminated display with P3 wide color and a whopping 326 ppi resolution, and comes with 64 GB in the base model for $399. Here's hoping Apple gives it a design makeover and a spec bump to the A14 in the coming months to keep it aligned with the iPad Air (as has been their custom in the past), but for those wanting a super portable tablet for quick sketches, it's still worth considering.

Great comparison of the these iPads. It really is hard to choose, but I will probably go with the new 11 inch Pro model.

Clip Studio Paint has a 3D modeler. Does iPad Pro help to load those 3d models faster and smoother on display?

Wish there was an app to ink images like you do in these videos.

Thank You!

Is it correct to say that a lot of the worries about RAM and layer limits go away if you're just using the iPad as a display to drawn on with sidecar? I am looking for an ipad that i can do frame-by-frame animation with inside of photoshop or animate.

How can you draw so straight a line on a screen! Amazing

Heyy Great Vid!!! I recently bought the iPad pro 11" and when I'm hand writing I saw that de screen moves a little with the hand preasure, is that normal or should I go to the store to check it? I though that it happens because the liquid retina display, but im not sure :((

5:18 I went to BestBuy to test the sky blue iPad Air 4 in person. For additional reference, here's the layer limits I found for other canvas sizes in Procreate... 3500 x 2625 (over 3K): max of 54 layers 4096 x 2160 (standard for 4K movies): max of 56 layers 4500 x 3375 (higher than standard 4K): max of 31 layers 4900 x 6000: max of 14 layers I set the DPI to 300 also which is really good for printing your work, and it had no affect on the layer limit. Hope this helps even more 😄

On Nomad sculpt amount of polygons you can push is directly tied to RAM. On ipad pro (2018) you could go high as 12 million or so.

Hey! I love the video but when I heard you talk about the CPU you made the difference sound insignificant, but it's massive dude. Maybe it was the tone but you really undersold the pro.

Thanks for the informative video, you just helped me to choose the iPAir4 over the 11”M1 iPPro - I have purchased them both and I guess it’s like you say, because I’m just a regular user (reading, research, RU-vid, email, and occasionally streaming movies or tv programs) the technical differences are indistinguishable. I can’t even figure out what “promotion” is and why I personally should care lol. Coming from a 2017 iPadPro 9.7” (never used more than 38 gb of 128 gb storage) they are both equally awesome ~ so I’m going to save my money by sending the Pro back and enjoy my new iPAir4 (64gb). Please tell me what app you were drawing in - it looked like a you were out lining a digital coloring book (I’m not an artist but it looked like something I would enjoy using my new Apple Pencil for)

I want to know if the M1 iPad Pro makes a difference when using apps like photoshop on sidecar. Opposed to an iPad Air.

Hi Brad, i have a question. Im used to draw in photoshop in a3 and also used to no layer restrictions. But now I need to buy a machine and Im really hyped about an ipad cause its all in one tablet. In one of your videos, you said somwthing like, if you are entering I to digital art go with procreate but if you are more serios about it go photoshop. That comment made me hesitate. I havent used an ipad and I really wanted one instead of a full laptop/desktop due to cables and such. I just want to draw. Im no professional illustrator but now I dont know What to buy. Please help me here. Also wanted to go 12.9 for screen size. Please help me man. Thanks in advance

I was wondering if you could review the Ipad Pro 11 inch 2021 vs 2020 when procreate comes out with its newest update. That's my biggest question right now. (I'm an illustrator, animator, and 3d artist)

M1XDR iPad, Blooming effects especially noticeable at night might just be the mini led, vibrant moving grains when using the center stage front-facing camera, XDR screen but no HDR content or at least supported yet for the new iPad screen ( is all this normal?). Also, any free Adblock that actually works on iPadOS safari?

Hey Brad! I don't know if you do this kind of thing, but I would love it if you talked about previous models in a video. Like, would you rather buy Ipad pro 2019 or the newest Ipad air, things like that. Maybe not going into the used market, but on new products from previous generations vs current. Thanks!

You talked about the display and how HDR is not relevant without video editing and such. ON PAPER the iPad Pro has a brighter Screen with a higher Nit count. Is it noticable in comparison to the Air? My Wife got the Air and I'm disappointed with the brightness in a lit room. Outside use is not doable in sunlight.

Slightly off-topic; but as a digital artist does anyone know why or even if the size (specifically the dimensions from corner to corner) of the 12.9 has an advantage over the 11? What reasons would you think give it an advantage due chiefly to it's size?

which do you recommend for professional use? i'm also a 2d asset artist and this will be my first time owning an ipad..

Should I get a screen protector? Any advise please? Recommendations?

with the new M1 iPad pro's and their thunderbolt ports, does this mean they can read more portable HDD's? I have the 1st gen Pro and with a usb dongle it can only some usb drives and i haven't encountered a portable HDD that it can read. And without a thunderbolt port, does this mean the new Air can't read external drives at all or would they just be more selective?

Brad some suggestions your A roll shot has a shallow field of few as a result when you lean front or back you become out of focus

So for someone who’s main use of an ipad is to make designs for a clothing brand and tattoos what would you recommend?

I want to be a graphic designer and this really helped me figure out what I should get. Just bought the iPad Air, thanks 🙏🏼

Your camera quality war Amazingggggg......!!!!

What brush in procreate do you use for your line work?

I bought a used ipad pro 2018 11 inches, $200 cheaper than the ipad air, 2 years of warranty, great condition, and I love it, the 120 refresh rate is amazing

hey brad our is 64gb good for video editing drawing and note taking for school?

What drawing app was used in the video?

Should I buy iPad Pro 2021 M1 128gb or iPad Air 4 256gb for drawing and editing?

I have an iPad Pro this video was very helpful

What app were you using in this video to draw over?

What was the screen protectors thatre like paper that you recommended?

Hey! @Brad colbow can you suggest me a laptop which can do it all, I am a graphic designer student currently in my final year and also do video editing and 3d modelling and animation. My budget is 2 lakhs 50 thousands indian rupees. Thanks

Hello brad .what we are going to learn in the next episodes of learning to draw

I enjoy watching these videos even though I already have my M1 iPad Pro next to me 😆✨

Getting my ipad pro 12.9 soon ...excited I'll be keeping it for years to come that's why chose the most spec one 1tb 16gb

I need to know how many layers the new iPad Pro can do cuz the new Procreate update for the new iPad Pro has released

have you noticed blooming in procreate on the m1 12.9 inch?

I just upgraded to the 12.9" iPad. I'm trying to decide if I should give my mom my 11" iPad pro 2020 or just get her and Air? I have to say I much prefer the fingerprint sensor to faceID. I wish the Pro had that option. BTW, 2nd gen Apple Pencils are now $199!

60hz refresh rate is really hard to go back to once you are used to higher refresh rates. For example i have 120hz screen on my phone and 165 on the computer and i had no reason to pay extra for the pro but i just decided to go for it just because of the screen

Hey Brad, have you done a video on creator peripherals for the ipad? I use CSP on both Mac and the ipad pro, and while I vastly prefer the drawing experience on the ipad, my dependency on those keyboard-style shortcuts has me doing the serious illustration work on my cintiq/mac setup. Are there any macropads or programmable controllers compatible with the iPad that you'd recommend?

i have a ipad pro and a ipad air (2nd generation), i really like both ipads, thought i cant use the apple pencil on my air as its a older generation, and the ipad air really lasts long my ipad air is older than 5 years and started only this year to lag a bit (unexspected re-starts/crashes) but else i really like the ipad air for gaming and drawing even if i draw mostly on my ipad pro!

uhmmm I think that miniled panel doesnt work with procreate. The app should support that feature like Netflix with HDR or similar, otherwise, the panel works like the old ipad pro, "full white backlight". Anyone know if i'm wrong??

I have a question: Does the new screen matters if all you're going to do is draw in procreate? I.e. does procreate uses HDR?

Hello Sir, which is the app that you are drawing with Apple Pencil in first part of the video?

Video on the 2020 iPad Pro vs 2021 in depth?

9:22 if i were to use a glass screen protector, would it create a gap too? And is it noticable?

Hey brad how are you? Stay safe.

5-2021 I have the iPad 6th gen. with Apple Pencil. And my 6th gen meets all my digital hobby needs. The 8th gen. iPad would be a major upgrade for me. But I don't plan on upgrading from my 6th gen. until it is no longer supported. :)

The fact that you like to draw Jak and Link makes me think we have more or less the same taste in games! I think I've also seen you drawing Pokémon and Animal Crossing (but I'm not sure). If so then maybe the only one missing for me is a Spyro drawing

Ram has always been one area I have hammered apple for. Both on the desktop, and in their mobile devices. It's nice to see them up their game and offer 16GB. Not enough to convert me from Android, but at the very least it might push the android makers to up their game in response. Would love to see the Tab S8+ have a 16GB option.

Is it true that paper feel protector will eat your pencil nib?

Im worried air 4 cant satisfy my need for layers.. since i use lots of layers it sometimes even lags on laptop. But many reviews said air 4 is fine and i dont need to waste extra money for pro which can only use like 5gb ram at max. Im so confused 😔

Is 64GBs of storage enough for drawing and stuff?

which one is better? Ipad Air 4 64GB or Ipad Pro 2018 256GB??