In line with our expectations over the past few months, Apple has taken the wraps off its much-awaited and massive iPad Pro refresh with narrower bezels, no home button, USB Type-C, Face ID authentication, and a new Apple Pencil at their hardware event today in Brooklyn, New York.
The new iPad Pro lineup is a substantial upgrade over the previous one and so is the new pricing. The base variant (64GB) of the 11-inch iPad Pro is priced starting at $799 whereas the base variant of the larger 12.9-inch variant will be available starting at $999.
Design and Display
In line with all the leaks and rumors, Apple has unveiled the iPad Pro in two sizes – a new 11-inch variant (an upgrade over the previous 10.5-inch one) and the existing 12.9-inch variant.
Just like the iPhone X (or the latest XS or XR), Apple has tried pushing the screen on the iPad Pro to the edges and narrowed the bezels to give users an enhanced and immersive viewing experience. The new iPad Pro variants still feature a Retina display, with the ProMotion technology which adds support for up to 120HZ refresh rate. You will get True Tone support on here as well.
Following the lead of the recently launched trio of iPhones, the new iPad Pro models are also powered by the latest A12X Bionic processor. It’s built on TSMC’s 7nm architecture, packing four performance and four efficiency cores, along with Apple’s next-gen Neural Engine and 7-core GPU for enhanced gaming performance.
In line with the iPhones, the new iPad Pro does not have a headphone jack.
In the optics department, the iPad Pro features a single 12MP camera on the back and a 7MP selfie shooter to make it possible for you to capture your favorite picture-perfect moments even while keeping your productivity in check. You also get to view AR experiences on the huge, gorgeous screen on the iPad Pro via the rear camera.
On the connectivity front, you also get Gigabit-class LTE, eSIM technology, and Bluetooth 5.0, which means you will get the latest of everything. You can also get up to 10-hours of battery life from the new iPad Pro and that’s just awesome!
Apple Pencil 2
Cupertino has also upgraded the Apple Pencil and it now sports a cleaner, all-white design that looks so clean. It has been priced at $129 and will have to be bought separately, as usual.
