It is not quite difficult to understand that Apple has been
working to make the iPad a replacement of laptop. For this purpose, Apple is
all set to release the iPadOS which is a dedicated operating system to be run
on the iPads. And it surely promises to rectify a number of limitations which
seem to be the features of iPads.
This operating system update will be available in the fall
this year. It is going to be a free upgrade for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini
(released earlier this year), all the iPad Pros, the 2017 iPad, the 2018 iPad
and the iPad Mini 4. Nevertheless, you can get the public beta now if you want
to test the operating system to see how it will look like. You can install this
operating system on 1-inch 2018 iPad Pro.
One of the features that have attracting attention from the
customers is the operating system’s support to Bluetooth mouse. This very
feature seems quite capable of converting an iPad into a fully functional
laptop but, in reality, it is not there yet, according to many of the experts.
This feature is hidden deep in the accessibility menu. This accessibility of
the feature shows that it is available only for the customers who do not like
to use the touchscreens.
It means that you might not want to compare it with the Microsoft's
Surface Pro 6 which is definitely a better laptop replacement. There may be
some feature overlaps but the overall comparison between the both may help you
decide about picking the one based on your specific interests.
Operating system
While iPad pro may get a step closer to the MacBook with the
help of the due OS upgrade, it is not going to provide the flexibility at the
level of a full Windows 10 Pro, which the Surface Pro runs. It is worth
mentioning here that Windows 10 enjoys the capability to install and run a wide
range of applications. On the other hand, iPadOS will have to be dependent on
what is going to be available in the Apple’s App Store.
Multitasking
If you look closely, it will not be too difficult to figure
out that iOS is not capable of handling multiple applications in the same way
as Windows 10 can on Surface Pro 6. Although the newer versions of iOS have
gotten quite better in terms of enabling the users to switch between the tasks
and iPadOS looks even more promising, they still have a long way to go in order
to catch up with what a full Windows platform has to offer.