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Apple Vision Pro (M5), iPad Pro (M5) and MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5)

Apple announced three products on 22 October 2025: Apple Vision Pro (M5), iPad Pro (M5) and MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5). The day spanned iPad, Mac and Vision.

It was the 5th of 5 dated moments the archive holds for 2025, 33 days after the previous one, 19 September 2025.

Apple Vision Pro (M5) product photograph

BobSmith810 · CC BY 4.0

What Apple announced

Apple Vision Pro (M5)

Vision · Apple Vision Pro · in production

The Apple Vision Pro is a head-worn computer developed by Apple. It was announced on June 5, 2023, at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and was released first in the US, then in global territories throughout 2024. Apple Vision Pro uses 3D tracking and camera passthrough to give an augmented reality (also known as mixed reality) experience of the user's environment. Apple Vision Pro is Apple's first new major product category since the release of the Apple Watch in 2015.

Apple markets Apple Vision Pro as a spatial computer where digital media is integrated with the real world. Physical inputs—such as motion gestures, eye tracking, and speech recognition—can be used to interact with the system. Apple has avoided marketing the device as a virtual reality headset when discussing the product in presentations and marketing.

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iPad Pro (M5)

iPad · iPad Pro · in production

The eighth-generation iPad Pro, marketed as the iPad Pro (M5), is a line of tablet computers developed and marketed by Apple as part of their iPad brand. They were announced on October 15, 2025, and released on October 22. This generation maintains the same screen sizes and design from the previous generation, with Space Black and Silver color options carried over from the prior lineup.

Key improvements include an update to the processor from Apple M4 to M5, increased default RAM to 12 GB for base models (with 1 TB and 2 TB models retaining 16 GB), and 45% improved graphics performance. The M5 variant also features enhanced memory bandwidth of 153 GB/s compared to 120 GB/s on the M4 and up to two times faster storage read and write speed, along with upgraded wireless connectivity including Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and support for Thread networking technology. The display now dims to 1 nit minimum brightness.

Apple Vision Pro (M5) product photograph
Apple Vision Pro (M5)

BobSmith810 · CC BY 4.0

iPad Pro (M5) product photograph
iPad Pro (M5)

茅野ふたば · CC BY-SA 4.0

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) product photograph
MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5)

Premeditated · CC BY-SA 4.0

Also in 2025

Sources

  1. Apple Vision Pro (M5) · Wikipedia
  2. iPad Pro (M5) · Wikipedia
  3. MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5) · Wikipedia

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