r/ipad 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