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Apple recently released new iPad models in its September event: iPad 8th gen, iPad Air, and iPad Mini. Samsung released its Galaxy tab S7, which changed the entire landscape of android tablets.
The question remains, which one is best for your buck.
From the title, you can already tell where I am going with this. But Why?
iPad Air is cheaper and has a more powerful 5nm A-14 processor, whereas iPad Pro has a 7nm 12Z bionic. Galaxy tab S7 comes with the S-pen in the box and it is cheaper than the pro, whereas, for all the iPads, you need to buy Apple Pencil separately.
iPad Pro has a LiDAR sensor which -as of now- is not available in any device. This may not be a big deal for you if you only want an iPad for browsing the internet. But if you are a mobile app developer, you have a chance to bag a fortune.
AR is coming, and there is no going back once it becomes mainstream. It will be a transition similar to the keypad to touch screens on phones. If you are a mobile app developer, you can gain a serious advantage by preparing for the future.
Here’s a story by me on AR and a great read by Vedaant Varshney on LiDAR-
I am a developer and I have a few ideas in my notepad waiting to come alive, so iPad Pro is my only choice. If you are not a developer, iPad Pro can still allow you to glimpse at the future of the user interface. You can use some marvelous and beautiful apps and games created by others which cannot be experienced in the same way on other devices.
AR apps can run on most of the IOS devices with the help of the AR kit, but they cannot defeat the precision and accuracy of LiDAR.
iPad Air and iPad Pro both run IOS, so there is not much difference in terms of availability of apps. But on Android, there was not much you could do with the tablet until Samsung released its new S7 tab.
Tab S7 changed the entire landscape of the android tablet experience. Earlier, a tablet was just an extension of your phone; A bigger screen where you can watch movies better. But now it is getting closer to an iPad, just note there yet.
Galaxy tab S7 allows you to use design apps such as Krita for drawing and Autodesk sketch for rough sketches and design. It comes with the S pencil in the box, which you can charge using the tablet itself.
iPad OS has a wider collection of apps ranging from photoshop to affinity designer, affinity photos, procreate, and a plethora of other design and editing apps. It can also do 3D modeling, run more graphic intensive games than most of the tablets. iPad can easily replace laptop or drawing tablet for most people.