A Russian YouTuber may have a M5 iPad Pro in hand, with a new video exposing almost all of the new tablet's details.
Apple is expected to be introducing an updated iPad Pro with an M5 chip before the end of 2025, potentially as part of a second fall event. However, the inbound tablet may have already appeared in the wild.
YouTube channel Wylsacom posted a video on Tuesday that claims to show off the M5 iPad Pro. The model, a 13-inch iPad Pro with 256GB of storage, is initially revealed in a box that is almost identical to the M4 version, also present in the video.
The only initial difference between the boxes is the mention of different chips on each. The front images are the same, though it's plausible that this is a pre-release unit that isn't in finalized packaging.
Opening it up, the new iPad Pro is shown to be, again, almost identical to the M4 model. The back doesn't have the usual regulatory and product information as the M4 edition, though this could also be an artifact of a pre-release unit.
Inside the box is a charger, which is claimed to be a 45W version instead of a 20W variant. A colored cable matching the iPad Pro's casing color is also included.
Firing up the new model, the YouTuber sees that the two are listed differently in the Settings app, with each labeled with different chips.
Launching Geekbench 6, the M5 model is listed as having an "ARM" chip clocked at 4.41GHz, versus an "Apple M4 @ 4.41GHz" in the current-gen model. The YouTuber also spots that the memory amounts are different, with the M4 having 8GB and the M5 model getting 12GB.
In terms of results, the single-core test improves from 3,748 in the M4 to 4,133 in the M5. Multi-core results are also improved from 13,324 to 15,437.
For Metal, the M4 is shown as scoring 55,702, with the M5 getting to 74,568.
Other than the internals, the rest of the examination reveals no other major design changes. The cameras on the back are the same, while the rumored dual camera setup isn't present in the new model at all.
While pre-event rumors and claims need to be taken with a pinch of salt, this leak is unusual as it's happened before. In October 2024, the same account released a video trying out the M4 MacBook Pro.
There were, again, discrepancies in the packaging of the model, as well as concerns that screens could've been faked with "corrected" details. But following the release, the unboxing seemed to be genuine.
It is possible that the hardware was sourced in a similar way in both 2024 and 2025. Apple doesn't actively sell products in Russia, but that hasn't stopped the development of "parallel" imports"parallel" imports from other countries.
As the YouTube account has a substantial 11.5 million subscribers, it wouldn't be unexpected for the people behind it to manage to secure some unreleased models. Especially in a country where Apple currently doesn't do business.
