Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
Blackview Link 8 12.7" link8 Gray 2025
What Buyers Say
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
The iPad Pro 11" with the M5 chip is highly praised for its speed, responsiveness, and portability. Users highlight its excellent performance for note-taking, creative work like drawing in Procreate, and business tasks. The 1TB model with 16GB RAM is especially valued for graphics-intensive work. The only minor complaint is about shipping delays from one retailer.
Pros
- Fast M5 chip performance
- Excellent for note-taking and drawing
- Portable 11-inch size
- Ample 1TB storage with 16GB RAM
- Great for business and creative tasks
Cons
- Shipping delays from some retailers
Blackview Link 8 12.7" link8 Gray 2025
Users are overwhelmingly satisfied with this Blackview tablet, praising its excellent value for money, bright display, and stable performance even with heavy use like gaming. The included case and screen protector are appreciated extras. A few minor issues were noted, such as a boot-up quirk and average sound quality, but responsive customer support quickly resolved any problems.
Pros
- Excellent value for money
- Bright and crisp display
- Stable performance even with heavy use
- Includes case and screen protector
- Responsive customer support
Cons
- Minor boot-up quirk in vertical position
- Average sound quality
- Parental control app issue (being fixed)
Scores
Specifications
| Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 | Blackview Link 8 12.7" link8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M5 ★ | AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 10★ | 8 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core)★ | — |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 36 GB★ |
| Storage | 1 TB★ | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD★ | — |
| Expandable | ✗ | — |
| Display | ||
| Size | 11" | 12.7" |
| Resolution | 2420 px★ | — |
| Panel | OLED★ | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | 90 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7★ | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | — |
| USB-C | 1★ | — |
| Cellular | ✓★ | — |
| Features | ||
| Stylus Support | ✓★ | — |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro | — |
| Fingerprint Reader | ✓★ | — |
| Face Unlock | ✓★ | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 0.45 kg★ | 1.95 kg |
| Battery | 31 Wh★ | — |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 15 |
Pros & Cons
Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Space Black 2025
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong connectivity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong gpu (97th percentile)97th %ile
Blackview Link 8 12.7" link8 Gray 2025
- Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Strong battery (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong storage (74th percentile)
- Below average connectivity (25th percentile)
- Below average feature (27th percentile)
Verdict
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 19 of 25 specs.