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This isnt exactly a surprise, and something Apple is quite upfront about.

As the2024 iPad Proruns M4, it was always going to be faster.

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Nonetheless, we now have a good idea of how much faster.

The lowest scores are 2,988 and 11,342 respectively, so not a great deal of variance there.

By contrast, the M4-powered iPad Pro registersaverage scoresof 3,634 and 14,407 so around 20% faster again.

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Worth an extra $400?

While its undoubtedly faster, Im dubious most people would notice the difference in everyday tablet tasks.

Its all down to the screen technology.

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By contrast, the iPad Air still uses an LCD Liquid Retina display, capped at 60Hz.

Thats a big drawback.

Whether thats worth an extra $400 is a subjective choice thatll vary from person to person.

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