According to Apple, the display has over 10,000 Mini LEDs directly behind the LCD that create 2,596 local dimming zones. The most significant innovation in the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is its Liquid Retina XDR Display. You can also combine the tablet with optional keyboards from Apple and third-party manufacturers. The iPad Pro 12.9 is, like its predecessor, compatible with the Apple Pencil (2nd generation). The 3D face recognition is also more secure than 2D variants that only use front-facing cameras to capture face data. With the larger display, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro also has a larger on-screen keyboard with a dedicated number row, allowing you to type a little faster than on the 11-inch model.įace ID, which recognises registered faces reliably and quickly, provides biometric security. Additionally, the system feels fast and fluid, not least because of the device's 120 Hz panel. The device interprets our inputs precisely and promptly, though. Apple states that it applies an oleophobic coating atop the glass too, but our review unit's display quickly looks greasy, nonetheless. Apple closes security holes relatively quickly, too.Īpple protects the iPad Pro's capacitive touchscreen with an unspecified glass that is smooth, and it provides no resistance when we slide our fingers across it. In saying that, the security of Apple's fenced-in garden is advantageous, with viruses, malware and ransomware still relative unknowns. Hence, you should clarify in advance if you can get the right apps for your workflow in the App Store before purchasing an iPad Pro. Taking this route restricts flexibility though, and it feels like Apple has added multitasking and window operation unintuitively, in our opinion. In particular, power users will quickly reach their limits with Apple's tablet OS, to the extent that Apple has designed iPadOS for easy use, like for children, as we mentioned at the beginning. File handling, app freedoms, multitasking and external monitors are all limitations of iPadOS, for example. In general, however, the simple iPadOS slows down the strong iPad Pro 12.9. By contrast, the state of updates for Android tablets usually looks bleak after a few years. Thanks to the fast M1 SoC, the iPad Pro 12.9 should receive updates for a long time only Windows-based tablets can keep up with Apple's tablets in this regard. iPadOS 15 is due to arrive in the autumn. The iPad Pro 12.9 is currently shipping with iPadOS 14.6, but Apple has already announced iPadOS 15, an update with an improved home screen and file management system. You could only replace the battery once you are in there, anyway.

In short, you still need heat and plastic picks to even get inside the tablet because Apple glues the display to the chassis. However, it looks much worse in terms of repairability and upgradeability, as iFixit's teardown video shows. Moreover, our review unit is stiff its torsional stiffness is flawless.Īs with the smaller iPad Pro 11, Apple is committed to sustainability in materials and uses, for example, recycled aluminium, tin and valuable metals obtained from rare earths.

You can hold the tablet comfortably without accidentally triggering the display, too. The display bezels are also unchanged and provide enough space for the tablet's improved front-facing camera. Gaps, haptics and optics are, as is the case with Apple, flawless. The Mini LED backlight has made the tablet imperceptibly thicker and heavier, but the stable and perfectly processed aluminium housing is still excellent. The case design of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro remains unchanged from its predecessor.

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