Hello! I'm refeia, an illustrator.
In June, I wrote an article "Everyone should buy the 256GB version of the 11-inch iPad Pro", but three months later, the 4th generation iPad Air, which is almost the same as the 11-inch iPad Pro but a little cheaper has been released. Are you kidding me?
So, in the previous article, I wrote to encourage people who want an iPad Pro but are having trouble making the decision, but this time, if you want to buy an iPad for drawing, you can choose from the lineup. which one is the best among them? "I would like to talk about this."
It's already Christmas, and for students, it's New Year's gift season. I would be happy if I could use this opportunity to help people who want an iPad for drawing. thank you!
*It's a spoiler, but the conclusion is that you can't buy any of themThe new iPad family. The design of the Pro (bottom) is cool, even for functions that aren't used at workApple has long been a manufacturer that promotes simplicity. was. The product itself is true, but the product lineup is also true, and the beauty is that you can buy it without hesitation. However, the iPad is the exact opposite, with the four series Pro, Air, MUJI, and mini crowded together while encroaching on each other's territory.
Aren't they all the same!?
If you need a 12.9 inch or 8 inch class, I think there is no room for hesitation, so this time we have 3 models of around 10 inch and 11 inch. Pro (2nd generation), Air (4th generation), and Mujirushi (8th generation), I would like to explore how people who want to draw should choose.
Now, it's not the time to lick the detailed specs, so let's take a quick look at each of the three models, and then write side-by-side comparisons and impressions. . First of all, from the iPad Air, which seems to be a tentative favorite.
The aesthetic balance of the Pro is slightly but surely broken, such as a thicker bezel and a larger power button than before, and Apple's impression of users who are reluctant to pay is considered.The iPad Air is the 2018 model iPad Pro itself. At the same time, it's also the driving force behind the chaos in the iPad lineup.
It is a low-priced version of the 2018 iPad Pro model that has been finely differentiated by removing Pro Motion and Face ID, setting the speaker stereo only to the horizontal position, and reducing the screen size by 0.1 inch, but the CPU is the latest generation A14 Bionic And depending on the processing, there are parts that exceed the iPad Pro 2020 model. The main memory, which is important for illustration purposes, is 4GB.
Next, let's take a look at the 11-inch iPad Pro. This is yet another iPad lineup chaos assist award.
This is the 2nd generation 11-inch iPad ProWhile the model will be changed in 2020, the CPU will remain unchanged (A12Z Bionic) from two years ago, and depending on the processing, the new iPad I'm going to allow the air to go down. However, there are almost no scenes where I feel that the CPU power is insufficient, and there is no doubt that it is still the most almighty model. By the way, the main memory is 6GB.
Next is about the MUJI iPad. Well, this is an easy-to-understand position that firmly protects the position of the low-priced version.
Equipped with a 10.2-inch display in the same size body as the 10.5-inch iPad Pro two generations ago. Since there is no low-reflection coating or optical bonding, the screen clarity is inferior to the above two models when shooting under the same conditions.However, the latest generation in 2020 has a CPU updated to the 2018 one (A12 Bionic), making it the same age as the iPad Pro. The number of cores and GPU are different, so the overall performance is different, but it can be expected that the response of applications such as CLIP STUDIO PAINT, which can be said to be small core-oriented, is equivalent to the iPad Pro. We'll test this later. The main memory is 3GB.
Side-by-side comparison in CLIP STUDIO PAINT