Ipad Pro Vs Macbook Pro For Graphic Design. The primary factor is the operating system. The high-res Retina screens on both devices will.
With the new iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil I am wondering if it is worth the investment to use for sketching and creating logos. Im about to upgrade again and cant decide if Im better off getting a new retina display 13 MacBook Pro and a 27 Thunderbolt Display as I travel around a lot and work in cafes or keep my current MBP just for travelling and meetings in cafes etc and buy a big old iMac 27 for. The iPad Pro has all kinds of hardware optimisations that make things like 4K video editing on it smoother than youd likely manage on the MacBook Air even ignoring its extra power but then you cant run After Effects CC on it at all so even if the MacBook Air is slow it does things that the iPad Pro simply cannot.
Macs run Mac OS which allows you to run applications like InDesign Adobe Illustrator Photoshop etc.
In fact each device presents its own distinct advantages. The MacBook Pro 13-inch M1 2020 may not have gotten a massive design overhaul but what it lacks in that department it makes up for big time in performance and battery life. Designers who want a Mac and need portability have two excellent choices between the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops. I currently operate on a 2013 Macbook Pro 157 in and do my sketches on paper and then pull them into illustrator to trace.