Apple today announced the most powerful, most advanced iPad Pro ever. The M1 chip offers a massive leap in performance and makes the iPad Pro the fastest device available out there.
The new iPad Pro 12.9-inch offers the new Liquid Retina XDR display, which gives the device a superior dynamic range.
Besides, the all-new ultra-wide front camera enables Center Stage, a new feature that automatically keeps users framed for video calling.
The advanced M1 chip increases hardware performance, providing up to 50 percent faster CPU performance than A12Z Bionic.
Its eight-core GPU is 40% faster than its previous model.
With a next-generation 16-core Apple Neural Engine, an advanced ISP, unified high-band memory architecture, and up to 16GB of memory, twice as fast storage, and 2TB storage capacity, it makes the iPad Pro more capable than ever.
Display
The new Liquid Retina XDR display is equipped with an enhanced mini LED technology which consists of more than 10,000 LEDs all over the back of its screen and has an almost brightness level of 1,000 nits of and 1,600 nits at its peak brightness performance.
This Liquid Retina XDR display also includes some other features found on the 11-inch iPad Pro, like broad color support for ProMotion, True Tone, and P3, providing a cinematic viewing experience for HDR and Dolby Vision content.
Connectivity
- The US iPad Pro model supports mmWave 5G, empowers the device to achieve speeds up to 4 gigabits per second, furthermore also offers eSIM support.
- To facilitate users with a professional level of performance for high-speed accessories, iPad Pro now includes support for Thunderbolt.
- Cellular models equipped with 5G technology provide faster wireless connectivity on the go.
Thunderbolt and USB 4
USB-C Port on iPad Pro having Thunderbolt and USB 4 support make it the fastest and most versatile port ever offered on iPads, with a bandwidth that is four times faster for wired connection than the previous iPad Pro model.
Having 10Gps Ethernet supported by Thunderbolt, powered with high-performance accessories, like quicker external storage and external display with higher resolution including 6K Pro Display XDR.
Camera
iPad Pro features an all-new 12MP true depth camera system with an ultra-wide front camera specially designed for this device, empowering the center stage experience.
Through the M1’s new front camera, the center stage uses a much greater field of view. Furthermore, to recognize and keep users balanced in the frame, it has machine learning capabilities.
It has an excellent feature for the users on the move, and the center stage automatically adjusted itself to keep them in the shot. Also, if any other joins, its camera detects them too. It functions smoothly and merges everyone in the view and making them part of the conversation.
For the first time, iPad Pro comes with smart HDR support while ISP and Neural engine accompany more potential to the camera system.
And in low-light conditions, the ISP and LiDAR Scanner both focus photos and videos on capturing details.
Battery Life
Its battery life for the wireless network is up to 10 hours and 9 hours for cellular network models.
The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro comes in silver and gray colors, with a space range of 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB.
The new iPad Pro is available to order starting Friday in 31 countries and regions, including the United States, and will be available in the second half of May.
Price:
The 11-inch:
$799 for the wireless
$999 for the wireless and cellular network
The 12.9-inch:
$1099 for the wireless
$1299 for cellular and wireless
Apple Pencil
The second-generation Apple Pencil: $129
Smart Keyboard Folio:
$ 179 for the 11-inch
$ 199 for the 12.9-inch
Smart Folio case:
Available Colors: five
$ 79 for the 11-inch
$ 99 for the 12.9-inch
The Magic Keyboard for the new iPad Pro is available in black and white for $ 299 for the 11-inch device and $ 349 for the 12.9-inch device, with layouts for more than 30 languages.
