First time I have ordered an apple product from Amazon Japan, so was a bit worried, but the packaging was genuine, without any tempering, and in best possible condition, even though there was no shock absorbing material inside the packaging, respect to Amazon and Yamato for handling the package with care.
Now about the product, the iPad is equipped with the M1 chip and the 512GB Model has 8GB RAM in case you are wondering, only 1TB and 2TB models have 16GB RAM, even though, unless you are a creator and you use a lot of apps, 8GB will be enough for average customers.
Pros :
1. Fast, very smooth and the 120hz display makes it feel very snappy and feast to the eyes !!
2. Battery life is very good, there’s no significant decrease in battery when in standby, in a day may be 2-3 %
3. Touch response is awesome, best so far among all the tablets I have used
4. Sound is superb, not that loud but loud enough, bass is good, overall you get good quality.
5. Mic is very responsive, I could do video calls from another room (approx 4 meters away) and the mic still could get my voice right
6. Form factor and body finish is great, this tab just feels the right size to hold, and the back finish feels exquisite to touch !! No fingerprints on the back !!
7. Even though it’s 11 inch tab, it’s very light and easy to hold.
8. USB TYPE-C !!!! With thunderbolt support I don’t think I have to explain more.
Cons:
1. The camera quality is not bad but not what I expected, Samsung tablets have better camera, but either ways no one uses tab cameras for photography, but only for scanning stuffs and video calling.
2. Sound quality is good, but there’s something missing in the quality, like the richness you get in Dolby enabled devices. Just does not feel wholesome. For reference you can listen to Sony Xperia, Samsung galaxy tablets or Asus Rog Flow x13 you will know what I mean.
3. Battery is good, but if you play games, it drains very very fast.
4. Graphics for games are good, but it heats up the device very much so in the end you have to lower the graphics to compensate for that, which actually does not serve the purpose of having this much power in a tablet, in short the M1 chip could not be used in it’s full power.
iPadシリーズの比較
| 価格 | - から | - から | - から |
| 評価 | (1,552) | (899) | (5,405) |
| ディスプレイ | 11インチ Liquid Retinaディスプレイ | 12.9インチ 12.9インチ Liquid Retina XDR ディスプレイ | 10.9インチ Liquid Retinaディスプレイ True Tone |
| セキュア認証 | Face ID | Face ID | Touch ID |
| チップ | Apple M1チップ、4つの高性能コアと4つの高効率コアを搭載した8コアCPU、8コアGPU、 16コアNeural Engine | Apple M1チップ、4つの高性能コアと4つの高効率コアを搭載した8コアCPU、8コアGPU、 16コアNeural Engine | Neural Engineを搭載した A14 Bionicチップ |
| カメラ | 12MP広角カメラと10MP超広角カメラ、写真のスマートHDR | 12MP広角カメラと10MP超広角カメラ、写真のスマートHDR | 12メガピクセルの写真 |
| ビデオ撮影 | 4K HDビデオ撮影 | 4K HDビデオ撮影 | 4K HDビデオ撮影 |
| 対応するApple Pencil | Apple Pencil（第2世代） | Apple Pencil（第2世代） | Apple Pencil（第2世代） |
| 対応するキーボード | Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio とBluetoothキーボード | Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio とBluetoothキーボード | Magic Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio とBluetoothキーボード |
| コネクタ | Thunderbolt / USB 4対応のUSB-Cコネクタ | Thunderbolt / USB 4対応のUSB-Cコネクタ | USB-Cコネクタ |
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約4年間使用していたiPad Air3に限界（画面の反応が悪い、電源ボタン押しても画面がつかない等）を感じたので思い切って購入。主にFPSゲームやYoutube視聴を目的として買いました。性能、使い勝手共に文句なし。フレームレートが120fps出ます。マジでヌルヌルです。ストレスなくプレイできます。充電の持ちも申し分ないです。音質関係ですが、悪くないです。上下にスピーカーが付いているので立体感があります。Face IDも認識が早くて助かります。Air3と比べると枠の幅も小さくなってるので画面が大きく感じます。カメラは普段使わないですが悪くは無いと思います。レビューにiPad proで撮った写真貼っつけておきます。他にも色々な機能がありますので、仕事でもこれあれば困らないと思います。
