iPad is the king of global tablet sales, relying on several series of iPads to occupy about one-third of the global tablet market, there has been a saying in the tablet industry: "There are two kinds of tablets: iPad and others." Judging from the results of the media evaluation, what is said is true.
 
In the evaluation results of well-known institutions such as "Consumer Reports" in the United States, Cnet, and Techradar, Apple's iPad is unbeatable, far ahead of other manufacturers, especially in the "Consumer Reports" in the United States, the number of products on the iPad list has reached an astonishing more than 90%, almost monopoly.
 
The most striking feature of the iPad is that it runs the unique iOS system, which has always been known for its simple and smooth operation, high security and perfect software ecosystem, so it has won the favor of many users. The iPad product line is not complicated, the largest screen is the 10-12.9-inch iPad Pro series, which is under the 9.7-inch "iPad digital" series and the 7.9-inch iPad Mini series, each series has a 4G/WIFI version, the price of the 4G version is generally 700-800 yuan higher than the same WIFI version.
 
Among them, iPad Pro is a new series launched by Apple in recent years, and it is only two generations of products now, iPad pro generation has 10.5/12.9 inches, and now the main ones on sale are the second generation, divided into 11/12.9-inch versions, except for the screen size, there is no difference in other configurations.
 
iPad Pro 12.9 and iPad 11 are the highest-positioned products in the iPad product line, equipped with a retina screen, storage space starts at 64GB, and the price is in the range of 6499-13699 yuan. iPad Pro focuses on "productivity", supports stylus and keyboard accessories, with ProMotion adaptive refresh rate and True Tone display technology, and with Apple's current strongest A12X processing chip, the graphics processing power is very strong, mainly for professional users, especially professional drawing users. However, judging from the evaluation of domestic and foreign media, the so-called "productivity" of iPad Pro is actually not so easy to use, and its application scope is more limited to painting or light document processing, and it lacks necessary support for professional applications such as Xcode/Visual Studio development tools and Adobe Premiere Pro.
 
Of course, iPad Pro is more used as an entertainment tablet in China, just to watch videos, play games, of course, these needs are not a problem at all for iPad Pro's powerful performance, but it should be noted that whether it is iPad Pro 12.9 or iPad Pro 11 The size is large, some games are not very good in control, and the price of more than 6500 yuan is also higher, if it is only used for entertainment, the cost performance is really not high.
 
For this part of non-professional users,iPad 2018may be a more suitable choice,It belongs to the same series as the previous iPad Air,There has been only a 9.7-inch version,Positioning a large-screen entertainment tablet,Although the latest iPad 2018 model supports stylus,There are some office attributes,But its positioning has not changed fundamentally。
 
The configuration of the iPad 2018 model is much lower than that of the iPad Pro, the body storage starts at 32GB, and the processor is only the A10 of two years ago, and the performance of the A10 processor is about 30% lower than the performance of the A10X of the iPad Pro generation, not to mention the A12X of the second generation of the iPad Pro. In addition, the iPad 2018 does not have the iPad Pro's fully laminated display, anti-reflective coating, P3 wide color gamut, True Tone, ProMotion adaptive refresh rate technology, etc.
 
But because of this, iPad 2018 is the lowest price among the new iPads in the past, and it is also the most cost-effective in the current iPad, starting at 2500 yuan, and the highest version does not exceed 4000 yuan. A10Although the chip is not as good as the A10X and A12X of the same door, it is still a high-performance processor, and the comprehensive experience is not inferior to the Snapdragon 845.
 
If you don't have a need for games, just watch videos, you can also buy the previous generation iPad 2017, although this model is officially no longer available, but there is still some stock in e-commerce. iPad 2017In addition to the processor downgraded to A9, including appearance, screen and other aspects are almost the same as iPad 2018, the price is lower, currently only more than 2000 yuan, what needs to be noted is to pay attention to the inspection of the machine when buying, to avoid buying a refurbished machine.