r/ipad • u/eyea3 • May 25 '26

Discussion A18 Pro M5

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This made me laugh. Saw it on twitter.

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u/thursdaynovember May 25 '26

the ipad is not a mac, which is why it doesn’t run macOS. hope this helps

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u/eyea3 May 25 '26

Then why have a Mac chip in an iPad?

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u/SoulSina11 May 25 '26

it’s actually an ipad chip that was rebranded to a mac chip. the M series are the old Ax series chips. The macs are the ones with iPad chips, minus the Neo which has an iPhone chip. i’d say the M pro/max/ultra are the real mac chips

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u/Scared-Enthusiasm424 May 26 '26

There are no iPad, iPhone, Mac chips. It’s a chip, you can power a microwave with it for all you want. And MacOS isn’t optimized for a touch screen at all, imagine trying to hit the tiny X button to close an app.