Boost Mobile to Offer the Powerful New iPad Pro with the M5 Chip

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Boost Mobile (SATS) will offer the new iPad Pro with Apple M5 chip, available to pre-order Friday, October 17, 2025, with availability beginning Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

Qualified new and current Boost Mobile customers with an active phone plan can add the Tablet Plan for $20/mo and receive $100 off the new iPad Pro; the promotion is exclusive to BoostMobile.com. The cellular iPad Pro features C1X modem (up to 50% faster cellular data vs M4), M5 performance gains (up to 3.5x AI vs M4 and 5.6x vs M1), Wi‑Fi 7 via N1, 11" and 13" sizes, and 12GB unified memory on 256GB/512GB models.

Positive

• $100 customer discount on new iPad Pro
• Tablet Plan priced at $20/mo for eligible customers
• Pre-order begins Oct 17, 2025; availability Oct 22, 2025
• M5 chip: up to 3.5x AI vs M4 and 5.6x vs M1
• Cellular C1X modem: up to 50% faster data vs M4

Negative

• Promotion limited to purchases at BoostMobile.com
• No disclosed sales, margin, or uptake forecasts

Insights

Consumer wireless product strategist

Boost Mobile begins pre-orders for iPad Pro with M5 on Oct. 17, 2025, offering a $100 discount and a $20/mo tablet plan add‑on.

Boost Mobile adds the new iPad Pro with M5 to its online lineup and markets a price incentive. New and existing customers with an active phone plan can add a Tablet Plan for $20/mo and receive $100 off. Pre-orders start on Oct. 17, 2025 with availability from Oct. 22, 2025.

The business mechanism is straightforward: Boost uses device discounting and a low‑cost monthly add‑on to drive subscriptions and online sales. The announcement highlights hardware and connectivity features such as the M5 chip, C1X modem with up to 50% faster cellular data, and the N1 chip supporting Wi‑Fi 7; these features serve as product differentiation in marketing messaging.

Dependencies and risks are clear and limited to what's disclosed: uptake depends on customer interest in the M5 model and on Boost's ability to convert interest into paid Tablet Plan attachments. The offer is online‑only and requires an active phone plan, which constrains reach but targets higher‑value customers.

Concrete items to watch over the short term: conversion rate of pre‑orders after Oct. 17, 2025, availability and shipping execution from Oct. 22, 2025, and the rate of new Tablet Plan activations at the advertised $20/mo price. These metrics over the next 30–90 days will show whether the promotion drives meaningful customer additions or device attach growth.

The latest iPad Pro is available to pre-order starting Friday, October 17 at BoostMobile.com.

Boost Mobile offering $100 off the new iPad Pro with no trade-in required.

LITTLETON, Colo., Oct. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Boost Mobile will offer the new iPad Pro featuring the incredibly powerful M5 chip. New and current Boost Mobile customers with an active phone plan can add the Tablet Plan for just $20/mo. and receive $100 off the new iPad Pro.ⁱ This offer is exclusively available at BoostMobile.com. Customers can pre-order the new iPad Pro starting Friday, October 17, with availability beginning Wednesday, October 22.

The new M5 chip unlocks the most advanced iPad experience ever, packing an incredible amount of power and AI performance into the ultraportable design of iPad Pro. Featuring a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, M5 delivers a big boost in performance for iPad Pro users, whether they're working on cutting-edge projects or tapping into AI for productivity. The new iPad Pro delivers up to 3.5x the AI performance than iPad Pro with M4ⁱⁱ and up to 5.6x faster than iPad Pro with M1.ⁱⁱⁱ Available in space black and silver, iPad Pro comes in 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, and features the Ultra Retina XDR display, brought to life with iPadOS 26. With staggering performance gains and game-changing improvements over M1 models, there has never been a better time to upgrade.

Cellular models of iPad Pro feature C1X, a cellular modem system designed by Apple that brings users up to 50 percent faster cellular data performance than iPad Pro with M4. iPad Pro allows users to enjoy GPS and location capabilities, so they can navigate with even more confidence. Users can also enjoy 5G cellular support, so they can stay connected for work or leisure all around the world. And with eSIM, users can quickly and securely add a new plan, connect and transfer existing cellular plans digitally, and stay in touch with family and friends regardless of Wi-Fi availability — perfect for users working on the go, like frequent business travelers or architects out in the field. The new iPad Pro also features N1, a new Apple-designed wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and Thread. N1 brings better performance when connected to 5GHz networks and improves the overall performance and reliability of features like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop.

"We're proud to bring the new iPad Pro to Boost Mobile customers at a great value. Both new and current Boost Mobile customers can get $100 off the latest iPad models – no trade-in required," said Sean Lee, SVP of Consumer Product and Marketing, Boost Mobile. "We know our customers will love the latest iPad Pro upgrades like the new M5 chip, which allows for greater performance of AI features."

The C1X cellular modem comes to cellular models of iPad Pro, delivering up to 50 percent faster cellular data performance than its predecessor in iPad Pro with M4 with even greater efficiency, allowing users to do more on the go. N1, the new Apple-designed wireless networking chip, enables the latest generation of wireless technologies with support for Wi-Fi 7 on iPad Pro.

Even More Advanced iPad Pro Experience

• Apple silicon continues to set iPad apart with industry-leading performance, advanced technologies, power efficiency, and AI capabilities. The new iPad Pro is designed for AI and accelerates a wide variety of workloads, such as on-device diffusion-based image generation in apps like Draw Things, and AI video masking in apps like DaVinci Resolve. And the faster 16-core Neural Engine delivers the most energy-efficient performance for on-device AI, perfect for apps that use the Foundation Models framework and for Apple Intelligence^iv features like creating in Image Playground.^v
• iPad Pro also brings new enhancements to accelerate overall speed and responsiveness, including an increase in unified memory bandwidth, faster storage read and write speeds, more starting unified memory, and fast charge support. And the 256GB and 512GB models start with 12GB of unified memory — 50 percent more than before, bringing even more value.
• The new iPad Pro with M5 is a big upgrade for M1 users. With staggering performance gains, a stunningly thin and light design, the world's most advanced display, and support for advanced accessories like Apple Pencil Pro and the thin and light Magic Keyboard, there's never been a better time to upgrade.

For more details on pricing and data plans, please visit BoostMobile.com.

For more details on Apple products, please visit www.apple.com.

About Boost Mobile
Boost Mobile offers the best value in wireless with simple, flexible and transparent plans starting at $25/mo. Customers enjoy no annual service contracts and the freedom to upgrade their devices anytime without a trade-in. Experience Boost Mobile's risk-free 30-day money-back guarantee and learn more about our services on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Boost Mobile is a brand under EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS).

ⁱ  Monthly $20 fees for iPad include unlimited data and a credit for the iPad model (credit value of $100.00) and does not include taxes, regulatory fees or surcharges. Available only for qualified customers who finance the iPad that is linked to any Boost Mobile wireless plan. Deleting your linked wireless plan may cause an increase in the fees.
ⁱⁱ Results are compared to iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) units with 10-core CPU and 16GB of unified memory. 
ⁱⁱⁱ Results are compared to iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) units with 8-core CPU and 16GB of unified memory.
^iv Apple Intelligence is available in beta with support for these languages: English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Chinese (simplified), Japanese, and Korean. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/en-us/121115.
^v Genmoji and Image Playground are available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, and Japanese.

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FAQ

When can customers pre-order the iPad Pro from Boost Mobile (SATS)?

Pre-orders start October 17, 2025, with availability from October 22, 2025 on BoostMobile.com.

What is the Boost Mobile (SATS) iPad Pro discount and eligibility?

Both new and current Boost Mobile customers with an active phone plan can get $100 off the new iPad Pro; no trade‑in required.

How much does the Boost Mobile Tablet Plan cost for SATS customers adding iPad Pro?

The Tablet Plan is offered at $20 per month for eligible new and current customers.

What M5 performance and connectivity improvements are highlighted for iPad Pro sold by Boost Mobile?

Apple M5 delivers up to 3.5x AI vs M4 and 5.6x vs M1; cellular models use C1X modem with up to 50% faster data vs M4 and support Wi‑Fi 7 via N1.

Which iPad Pro sizes and memory configs are part of the Boost Mobile offer?

iPad Pro is available in 11‑inch and 13‑inch sizes; 256GB and 512GB models start with 12GB unified memory.

Will Boost Mobile disclose the sales or financial impact of the iPad Pro promotion on SATS?

The announcement lists pricing and specs but does not disclose any sales, margin, or revenue impact figures.