iPad Pro: Display 12.9 “, pencil and physical keyboard
” The biggest news in the iPad since the iPad “, so Tim Cook on stage at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium introduced the new iPad Pro.
Phrase similar to that used for the launch of the iPhone 5 in 2012 (at that time was: ” The biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone ” ). Even in that case to emphasize the novelty was the increase in the size of the display. The iPad Pro has a screen with a diagonal of 12.9″ well with 2,732 x 2,048 pixels. A huge extent compared to 9.7″ that was the maximum size for an iPad to date.
To move the 5.6 million pixels in the display, Apple has provided a management system already used for the iMac 5K: the oxide-TFT. To improve efficiency in consumption has been developed a mechanism to change the refresh rate from 60 to 30 frames per second as needed.
Moreover, thanks to the technology of photo alignment which directs the UV rays in a precise manner on the coating of the TFT, according to Apple you fail to align the liquid-crystal molecules to obtain a better contrast.
The design has as its basis that of iPad Air 2. The dimensions are 304.7 x 220.6 mm and 6.9 mm thick, weight is of 713 grams (723 for the version with LTE). On the short sides of the device are four speakers who have a housing formed in the same unibody of the device that should be able to offer a more powerful output. In addition, the device detects the direction of use and automatically adjusts the speakers for better performance.
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Among the changes that accompany this iPad are definitely accessories. These aim to bring coherence to the name given to the device. Apple Pencil is designed to offer an experience devoted to creativity. According to Apple, the ” pencil ” is able to obtain effects of writing Weighted to a single pixel with a latency of use practically imperceptible.
The display of iPad Pro is designed perfectly for using the Pencil, it scans the stretch 240 times per second, twice as much as they normally would with the use of the fingers. Naturally, the pen is able to recognize the different degrees of pressure and can draw the nuances with the inclination on the glass. Apple Pencil recharges directly from the iPad thanks to the Lightning connector that appears beneath the cap. A fully charged Apple claims 12 hours of battery life. The price for the US market is $ 99.
The other accessory that Apple introduced iPad Pro is the Smart Keyboard. The solution style Surface of Cupertino matches the device with a magnetic connector called Smart Connector. Of course, also it acts as a housing when closed and, as the Smart Cover traditional, can be folded so as to assume different positions. Made of polyurethane is only 4 mm thick. The price reported to the US market is $ 169.
The processor that moves iPad Pro is the A9X, who represents the third generation of 64-bit processors. Apple provides CPU performance 1.8 faster than the iPad Air 2, which is terrific when you consider the power of computational performance given by the latter. The house of Cupertino says that thanks to the processor and optimized software iPad Pro is faster than 90% of laptops.
Top performance but also good fuel economy, the fact A9X is so efficient that maintains a declared autonomy of 10 hours. During the keynote, Adobe showed two app for creativity: Photoshop Fix Sketch and optimized for iPad Pro that will be available from October. On stage, it was also up to a Microsoft representative who explained the use of the Office suite coupled with the iPad and Apple Pro Pencil.
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Side connections have Wi-Fi 802.11ac MIMO technology for speeds up to 866 Mbps, Bluetooth 4.2 and LTE to 150 Mbps. The photo department completely reflects that of Air 2, then the posterior chamber 8MP opening ƒ/2.4 and front 1.2 ƒ/2.2.
iPad Pro will be available along with Apple and Pencil to Smart Keyboard from November in three colors (silver, gold and gray sidereal). The US prices are $ 799 for the 32 GB version, $ 949 for 128 GB Wi-Fi only and $ 1,079 with LTE connectivity. Taking a simple sum for an iPad Pro ” full options ” need to spend $ 1,347.
