my 24" cintiq pro has a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 which is better than the ipad pro [and incidently as close to 100% abobe RGB gamut as you are likely to get anywhere] - I paid about £1,600 for it in a black friday style sale, they are about £2,000 on amazon

we are looking at different criteria

of course if I needed on-the-hoof I would need a tablet as well; fortunately for my 'healthy' [] wallet I don't

as in all things you need to research before you buy and think about the future

A lot of people that may have previously bought painter and a wacom pad are now buying iPads...... People are using iPads (and no doubt other tablets) to produce cool artwork
I am sure, know that, you are right, what I was debating was this:

I'd say many if not most people serious about digital painting
which really should have a qualification about the market[s] referred to

Anyway no battles to be fought
indeed