iPad 11th Gen Review: Wonderful if you keep the basic

What is iPad? This is not a trick question. For some, it is just a good screen for creative or entertainment, larger iphone Or useful and multi-use for games-tablet and circumambulation. IPad can be more than that, but it is not necessary. And if you do not need bells and lane, the primary iPad of Apple – which is still called “iPad” – is your choice. For most people, I think this is exactly what IPad should be.

For years, beginners IPad as my option was the highestAnd that is not because the iPads was not better. She is the best, fastest and most beautiful and has great offers. But at $ 349 (329 pounds, $ 599) for the IPAD, which has now 128 GB storage and A16 processorThis looks only true.

Now, are you thinking about converting the iPad into a laptop? Add a keyboard, or pick a pencil to art or graphics? If so, choose the upper level. You add accessories quickly, and you are better off with the new M3 equipped with iPad air.

What can I use iPad for? Mostly he plays PatroCatan and Retro Bowl plus until my eyes fall. Watch random shows and films when taking TV. Consider documents. Reading on things. Sometimes writing if I have a keyboard condition. Look at the pictures. Doomscrolling. Video chats with friends and family. Multi -tasking creative things are not actually in my daily personal life. For me, really, the primary iPad is more than enough.

More storage for this entry price, in the end

Apple gives you a little storage that is ridiculed on the basic models of its tools. For example, the iPad of the tenth generation came with only 64 GB of Storage Storage of $ 349, which is still available online. This is not enough; It is likely to run out of the room after downloading a handful of movies. I always recommend jumping to more storage.

It is a small thing, but from 128 GB this time for $ 349 is exactly where this thing should have been in the first place. It is still not enough for energy users, but if you are considering adding more storage, ask yourself: Is this because I am working with graphics applications, or art creation? Then go with the iPad Air, which has better accessories and the most powerful M3 processor. But you will pay more (at least $ 599, most likely more).

A16 chip is faster, but not so quickly

The new iPad has a simple stumbling block in the A16 chip, which is also used in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15. It is better than the A14 on the tenth iPad, but it is barely a fast demon. The result of the Geekbench 6’s Multicore 6,186 test, approximately half of the standard of the M3 iPad Air, which is 11,643. But a single -core speed is 2589, which revolves around the result of the IPAD Pro at the M2 level. This iPad will be one tasks most of the time, I think.

Have you noticed the difference in speed when I use daily applications as I do most of the time, broadcast videos, play ridiculous basic games and read things? Certainly no.

Do you like the high -end iPad devices? definitely. I love a faster processor, and the better the processor, the more isolated your iPad, so it can last for years and years. But the gains made by M-Series do not translate into a ton of daily uses. Mipad Mipad is located in the MBAD MIPAD in the M-Series series, but it is limited to four open applications at one time and still is not something I use daily. Apple intelligence? It is a chaos now, and it is not useful in my life. But Apple will tangle this Apple Intelligence AI in future versions of iPados, most likely. This eleventh generation, with the A16 chip, is excluded from these updates.

There is no objection that Apple Intelligence is not on the primary iPad now. I am fine with her. But ask me again in a year, and I may change my opinion. I don’t know.

I still love the camera

The camera has not changed, but this is good: Apple repaired (and the rest of the iPad design) the last time with the tenth generation upgrade. This is the tenth model of the generation, mainly, with more storage sheet faster. But the front camera is placed towards the landscape support to support the iPad on a table with the Kickstand box and make video calls as everyone in the family will look perfect, clear and fragile.

Why did this basic iPad get what IPAD Mini got?

What bother me, though, is that Apple has made all the correct promotions with The latest iPad mini. The 8 -inch IPad, which was released last autumn, has A17 processor He can Run Apple Intelligence. It works with the PRO pen, which settles magnetic on the side.

Meanwhile, the basic iPad misses Apple Intelligence. It still only works with a simple USB-C pen or pencil from the first generation (with a USB-C adapter to Lightning). These are the pencils that do not leak on the iPad; You will have to carry it around in another way or get a box with a pencil ring. A USB-C pen can work with many technical applications, but it lacks pressure sensitivity, that is, one of the new Hover features or pressure-made shortcuts in the same pen. Some of these features are a way to circumvent, some are useful. It is best for the iPad to work with Pencil PRO like each other iPad – let people choose the level of pencil features they want – but whether it is. Hey, I hardly use the pencil in my life. If you are a serious artist, again, I will get iPad Air or a professional.

The iPad also has a different keyboard, like the last time. The magic keyboard that Apple sells is selling it for $ 249, and it is huge, and it needs a lot of flat table space compared to the magic keyboard on the air and professionals. There are other options for cheaper keyboard condition.

But this is the life in the iPad-Land in 2025. At least, Apple maintained a great option in this mixture for children and people who just want something clear, and by skipping some of these additions, it is possible that the price will prevent crawling. I appreciate it. Next time, though, Apple sticks to a better slide on board, and provides this supportive support.