![]() Quite frankly, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro has reached a point where Apple could take a break from updating it for three years and it would still run circles around any other tablet.Engrave your iPad with your name or a personal note - free. There really isn’t anything in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro’s class, including its 11-inch sibling. If you don’t mind spending $1,099 and up on a tablet, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is the absolute cream of the tablet crop with more power, pixels, and performance than you’ll ever need. Yes, you’re getting more speed and pixels for your money, but whether that’s evident in your day-to-day use is another question. There’s a lot to like about it-the display is gorgeous, the processor is desktop caliber and the front camera is quite good-but it also more expensive than ever. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is undoubtedly the best tablet Apple has ever made. Some may argue that Face ID, the rear camera system and larger screen justify the cost, but the fact remains that the tangible benefit that you get when using a Mac Pro instead of a Mac mini just isn’t there when switching between an iPad Air and iPad Pro. We’re still waiting for professional apps like Final Cut Pro and Xcode, and Apple doesn’t give power users any compelling reason to jump to the Pro. The M1 iPad Pro (top) is very similar to the 2020 model, but the USB-C port is now Thunderbolt and the antenna lines support 5G networks.Īnd other than raising RAM limits, the iPadOS 15 update fails to take advantage of the tremendous speed in the iPad Pro. That’s a lot of RAM for an iPad-previously iPad Pro models topped out at 6GB and the iPad Air only has 4GB-and like the screen and the chip, I’m not quite sure all that memory is needed. Held back by the same constraintsįor the first time Apple is listing RAM specs for the iPad Pro and it starts at the same 8GB as the base M1 Macs with 16GB available at the 1GB and 2GB storage tiers. It’s nice to have and offers a bit of future-proofing, but much like the screen, it’s not essential-or worth the $200 upgrade fee Apple is charging (versus $130 previously). But I got the results using my iPhone 12’s hotspot, so I’m not sure the extra expense and monthly fee is worth it now. I tested Verizon’s 5G network and with top speeds around 80Mbps, it was faster than last year’s LTE model. That’s nice to have but not all that necessary, especially if you have an iPhone 12 nearby. This year’s cellular model uses a 5G modem instead of an LTE one, so speeds will be quicker in areas where 5G networks are available. The only option is to mirror the iPad Pro’s display to a second monitor, which is a less-than-ideal experience that falls woefully short of a dual-screen workstation. The only problem is Apple still hasn’t upgraded iPadOS to match, particularly when it comes to external displays. Speaking of plugging it in, you’ll get the same 18W fast charging as you did on the 2020 model-sadly there’s no wireless charging or MagSafe yet-but the port now supports Thunderbolt devices for faster data transfers and higher-resolution monitors. It’s so similar to the 2020 model, in fact, that the old keyboard case folds just fine, even with 0.5mm of extra girth. It’s a touch heavier and thicker than last year’s model but not something people are likely to notice, especially when the ergonomics are so good. The design of the iPad Pro hasn’t changed much at all since the 2018 Liquid Retina redesign, and there’s a reason for that-it’s basically perfect. Move the camera and rotate the Apple logo, and the iPad Pro’s design is fantastic, if not a little stale. It’s a fantastic feature that works smoothly and without distraction, and coupled with Attention Correction, it does nicely to hide the fact that most people will be looking the wrong way.īut if that’s the only complaint I have about the iPad Pro’s design, then Apple has gotten a lot right. When you shift out of the center of the frame, the camera will pan and zoom to keep you in the center of the frame as if someone was filming you. Since the camera is likely to be unnaturally located to the left of your gaze while making a FaceTime call, Apple has launched a new feature called Center Stage that somewhat solves that issue. ![]() ![]() It finally brings the iPad Pro’s selfie camera up to the level of the iPhone, which has had a higher-quality camera since the iPhone 11. ![]() The difference is huge and if you take a lot of FaceTime calls both you and the person on the other end of the call will instantly notice the difference. The camera on the new iPad Pro (top) is far superior to the 2020 version (below).Īs far as the front camera itself, Apple has upgraded it from a plain ƒ/2.2 7MP camera to an ƒ/2.4 12MP ultra wide camera with 2x optical zoom out.
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