iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
Transplants Mac-class Apple silicon M1 into an 11-inch iPad, bringing Thunderbolt/USB 4, 5G, and Center Stage to the compact pro canvas.
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Apple silicon M1
First Apple-designed chip family for Mac, introduced in 2020.
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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
Debuts the Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED display with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, powered by the desktop-class Apple silicon M1 chip and Thunderbolt.
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Brings Apple M1 desktop-class silicon with 8GB unified memory, 5G cellular, and Center Stage video calling to the mid-tier iPad Air enclosure.
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Mac begins the transition to Apple silicon
Apple announced a two-year transition away from Intel processors toward its own Mac silicon, creating a common architecture across product families and pairing the change with macOS Big Sur, Universal 2, and Rosetta 2.
M1 crosses from Mac into iPad Pro
The 2021 iPad Pro adopted the same M1 family introduced for Mac, making Apple silicon an explicit hardware bridge between Apple's computer and tablet platforms.