At this time Apple launched its new M5 iPad Professional, which is on the market for pre-order now and ships subsequent Wednesday, October 22. And identical to final yr’s M4 mannequin, sure fashions have various {hardware} specs you’ll need to concentrate on.

M5 iPad Professional fashions fluctuate in additional than simply storage

Final yr when Apple debuted the M4 iPad Professional, it quietly differentiated SKUs in additional methods than consumers initially realized.

For instance, if you happen to purchased a mannequin with 1TB or 2TB of storage, you additionally acquired extra RAM. However Apple didn’t publicize that originally.

This yr, it’s an identical story when it comes to differentiated fashions, however Apple is definitely disclosing all the small print of the M5 iPad Professional SKUs up entrance.

Per the corporate’s web sitelisted here are the specs tied to every completely different M5 iPad Professional mannequin:

• 256GB storage: 12GB reminiscence, M5 with 9-core CPU, 10-core GPU
• 512GB storage: 12GB reminiscence, M5 with 9-core CPU, 10-core GPU
• 1TB storage: 16GB reminiscence, M5 with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU
• 2TB storage: 16GB reminiscence, M5 with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU

As you’ll be able to see, the 2 lower-tier storage choices embody solely 12GB of reminiscence and 9-core CPUs.

However if you happen to go along with a 1TB mannequin or greater, you get a full 16GB of reminiscence and 10-core CPU.

One different element price noting: identical to on the M4, you’ll be able to solely order a nano-texture M5 iPad Professional if you happen to go for a 1TB model or greater.

It’s nice to see Apple being absolutely up entrance in regards to the specs you’re getting in your iPad Professional this time round. The issue with the M4 wasn’t a lot having differentiated fashions, however somewhat not disclosing that up entrance.

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