There’s more to be done, of course. The iPad Pro M5 supports high refresh rate monitors, but there’s still no option to have it run in clamshell mode. If Apple can make that happen, we could live in a world where your tablet becomes a desktop with a single cable and some Bluetooth accessories.

Apple’s M5 iPad Pro launched last month, and I upgraded from an M4 model. Here’s how my new 13-inch iPad Pro has held up after a full month.

One of the most noticeable changes to the iPad Pro, starting with the M4 model, is the front-facing camera’s move to the landscape edge for easier video call capture. When the iPad is in landscape orientation, the camera now centers on you rather than capturing you from the left.

SAVE UP TO $100: Both the M5 iPad Pro 13-inch and the M5 iPad Pro 11-inch are on sale at Amazon for about $100 off for Black Friday. The 13-inch M5 iPad Pro is on sale for $1,399.99, down from the normal price of $1,499, and the 11-inch is on sale for $899, down from the list price of $999. Both match the previous record-low prices at Amazon.

Pads are pretty commonly gifted during the holidays, with 9% of iPad owners reporting that they received their iPad

Amazon Resale (formerly Amazon Warehouse) is Amazon's official account for used goods. The products are sorted by condition, with "Like New" being the best. There's a good chance these items haven't been used at all and are returns from customers who have changed their minds or simply products with blemished packaging.

With iPadOS 26, Apple redesigned the built-in cursor, putting it on par with that of desktop operating systems. Thanks to its new arrow shape, you can now click smaller buttons more comfortably, even if the touch targets aren’t too wide. To unlock the iPad’s cursor, you’ll first need to pair a compatible mouse or trackpad.

In this video, we compare the durability of the new M4 iPad Pro, Apple's thinnest tablet, with the Microsoft Surface Pro 11, which offers a full PC experience in tablet form. This is done through a JerryRigEverything Durability test.