Advertisement
Help Keep Boards Alive. Support us by going ad free today. See here: https://subscriptions.boards.ie/.
https://www.boards.ie/group/1878-subscribers-forum

Private Group for paid up members of Boards.ie. Join the club.
Hi all, please see this major site announcement: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058427594/boards-ie-2026

Should I get the red magic 5G or an iPad for pubgm?

  • 26-04-2020 02:58PM
    #1
    aboarads231
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 100 ✭✭


    Should I get the red magic 5G or an iPad for pubgm? And if get an iPad, what kind?


Comments

  • #2
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,516 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    aboarads231 wrote: »
    Should I get the red magic 5G or an iPad for pubgm? And if get an iPad, what kind?

    iPad Air at least for the power or the mini 5.
    Android tablets are pitiful compared to iPads really,
    I am an apple fan but I’ve had several android tablets and I’ve always hoped they’d step up their game but honestly they’re woeful.
    Barely any updates for them long term and poorly optimised.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,205 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Blazer wrote: »
    iPad Air at least for the power or the mini 5.
    Android tablets are pitiful compared to iPads really,
    I am an apple fan but I’ve had several android tablets and I’ve always hoped they’d step up their game but honestly they’re woeful.
    Barely any updates for them long term and poorly optimised.

    Android does not get updates for anywhere near as long as Apple that's true.

    What is also true is that except for the premium end of Android tablets like the Samsung S series, Android tablets get very poor cpus (and in the past low amounts of ram) which mean that they are soon out-dated. Most people are not willing to spend what it takes to buy a good one so end up with a poor experience - they expect to get a cpu that is in their phone for half the money on a tablet....

    With the new chromebook tablets (which will also run android apps) like the Lenovo duet the update issue will not be a problem as they will get updates for 6.5 years.

    But it's still a little under-powered cpu wise.

    Apple make their own cpus so they can afford to put decent ones in their ipads as they don't have to buy them in at a higher cost.

    Finally iOS gets a fair bit of tablet-specific designed software whereas android gets pretty much none meaning that it can be a poor experience.


  • #4
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Blazer wrote: »
    iPad Air at least for the power or the mini 5.
    Android tablets are pitiful compared to iPads really,
    I am an apple fan but I’ve had several android tablets and I’ve always hoped they’d step up their game but honestly they’re woeful.
    Barely any updates for them long term and poorly optimised.

    I agree espeically Leonovo in my experience


  • #5
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,880 ✭✭✭corks finest


    glasso wrote: »
    Android does not get updates for anywhere near as long as Apple that's true.

    What is also true is that except for the premium end of Android tablets like the Samsung S series, Android tablets get very poor cpus (and in the past low amounts of ram) which mean that they are soon out-dated. Most people are not willing to spend what it takes to buy a good one so end up with a poor experience - they expect to get a cpu that is in their phone for half the money on a tablet....

    With the new chromebook tablets (which will also run android apps) like the Lenovo duet the update issue will not be a problem as they will get updates for 6.5 years.

    But it's still a little under-powered cpu wise.

    Apple make their own cpus so they can afford to put decent ones in their ipads as they don't have to buy them in at a higher cost.

    Finally iOS gets a fair bit of tablet-specific designed software whereas android gets pretty much none meaning that it can be a poor experience.

    My leonovo tablet stopped getting updates after 2/3 years, still going strong as I only use it to view something I'm buying etc,PC is gone and though I've a large mi note 10 ,still need a big screen


  • #6
    GustavoFring
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,105 ✭✭✭GustavoFring


    Basic iPad 2017 runs pubg just fine.


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 19,205 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    aboarads231 wrote: »
    Should I get the red magic 5G or an iPad for pubgm? And if get an iPad, what kind?

    the base ipad 10.2 inch 2019 is the best value ipad and will run PUBG fine

    although some say that an ~8 inch tablet like the mini is the best size for tablet gaming

    the mini has a more powerful cpu (A12 vs A10) but is more expensive.

    https://www.notebookcheck.net/A12-Bionic-vs-A10-Fusion_10166_8178.247596.0.html


Advertisement