Apple’s 2025 iPad Pro comes with an M5 chip inside

Apple just announced a new model of its best and highest-end tablet, the iPad Pro. The new device comes with a couple of internal upgrades, most notably a brand-new chip, the M5.

The last time Apple upgraded the iPad Pro was in May of 2024, and that device was a huge change from what had come before. That Pro came with a new, thinner design, an OLED screen upgrade, new accessories, and a much-improved camera setup. It was also the first device to run the M4 processor; Apple is apparently making a habit out of debuting new chips and new tablets together. The M4 Pro has been the best tablet on the market ever since. It’s a seriously expensive device — you can spend $2,000 on the thing without trying very hard — but it’s a fabulous one.

Adding even more power to the iPad Pro makes sense, as Apple continues to turn the device into something a lot more like a laptop. With iPadOS 26, you can now do almost free-form multitasking on the iPad, and paired with the (also very good) Magic Keyboard accessory it can do a lot of MacBook things. We’ve said for years that the iPad’s bleeding-edge hardware has been held back by its hand-holding software, but the platform seems to be opening up more and more. You might actually be able to push the M5 to its limits.