Apple has officially announced the latest iPad Pro tablet along with the 10th generation iPad and the new Apple TV 4K. The new tablet comes with an upgraded processor and better connectivity features.
It keeps the same two different screen sizes as previous models — 11-inch and 12.9-inch, both featuring ProMotion support and an adaptive refresh rate of 120Hz. The 11-inch model has 600 nits brightest, while the 12.9-inch model offers 1,000 nits brightness.
The newly announced iPad Pro comes powered by Apple Silicon’s M2 processor, which the company claims offers 15 percent faster CPU performance through the 8-core CPU and up to 35 percent faster graphics performance with the 10-core GPU. The company also adds that the chipset can carry out 40 percent more operations per second than the M1 SoC.
It also comes with a new media engine and an image signal processor, allowing support for the ProRes video capture feature that too for the first time on an iPad. The company adds that the tablet will be able to transcode ProRes footage up to three times faster than in the past. It also packs five studio-quality mics for sharp audio recording.
In the camera department, there’s a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor on the front with support for Center Stage. On the back side, the device features a 12-megapixel wide camera sensor and a 10-megapixel ultra-wide sensor.
Apple has also added support for Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, making it the first device from the brand to support Wi-Fi 6E. The company claims that it can reach a download speed of up to 2.4Gbps, twice the previous generation model. There’s also support for 5G cellular connectivity which will work around the globe, but the mmWave support is limited to the United States.
Coming to the battery life, the company claims that the tablet offers 10 hours of web browsing and video usage over Wi-Fi connectivity for both models, but the usage time drops to nine hours when using cellular connectivity. In the software department, it will have all the features of the iPadOS 16.
The newly announced Apple iPad Pro has a starting price of $799 for the Wi-Fi-only 11-inch model, while the Wi-Fi version of the 12.9-inch model starts at $1,299. The tablet comes in five storage options — 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB and is offered in two colors — Silver and Space Gray. Both models are now up for pre-order and will be available for purchase from 26th October.
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