Apple iPad Pro

[HighestOfHigh]

The iPad Pro has a giant 12.9-inch display with 2,732 x 2,048 pixels. To put that size into perspective, that means the screen is almost exactly the same width as the regular iPad's is tall. It's also, in case you didn't run the math, got the same familiar 4:3 iPad aspect ratio and a functionally identical pixel density to the iPad Air. Apple says it's so big the on-screen keyboard is "full-sized," like on its laptops.

The larger panel, Apple hopes, will be ideal for the new multitasking additions to iOS 9, which let you run apps side-by-side, or in a split view and "pop-over" video. Of course, you can do that on an iPad Air 2, but thanks to the larger screen the apps will look more like they do on a regular iPad. It also frees up some extra space around the display, which Apple has decided use to include four speakers up front. Hopefully they sound good, and this'll be a great high-def movie machine.

Powering the iPad Pro is Apple's latest SoC (system on a chip), the A9X. As you'd expect, it's an upgrade over the iPad Air 2's A8X in every way, with double the memory bandwidth and graphics performance. Apple says it's faster than 80 percent of "portable PCs" sold in the past year. One thing Apple isn't saying how much RAM the Pro has, but chances are its silence on the matter means that it's the same 2GB as the Air 2.

Elsewhere, this is very much an iPad. It's super thin (6.9mm) and super light (1.57 pounds). You'll find a FaceTime camera up front and an 8-megapixel iSight camera at the back. It has Touch ID built into the home button, 10 hours of battery life, and multiple color options (silver, gold and space grey). Essentially everything else you'd expect of an Apple tablet.

So. What's the price for all of these additions? Brace your wallet: the iPad Pro will start at $799. That's for a 32GB WiFi model. The 128GB WiFi model will cost $949, while the LTE 128GB model costs $1079.

- http://www.engadget.com/2015/09/09/apple-ipad-pro-announcement/

 

[Deleted member 25]

Ipad mini 4 ? Where's the 3 ?

 

[Sunny]

Funny cartoon, even more funny cause it actually came out 3 years ago

 

[Yaz]

Not to mention the stylus. Jobs must be turning in his grave.

 

[ThroughandThrough]

It has been quite some time since Apple has introduced an innovative product.

 

[Wolfgang]

Maybe Apple can help to make smartphones easier to use, though? Warren Buffett blamed the traffic death increase in the USA on texting in the WSJ, today. Couldn't a new iPhone generation with anticipatory control etc etc reduce the fatalities somewhat, like e.g. ESP? Please.

Car Crashes Are on the Rise, and Warren Buffett Blames Texting
A sudden rise in traffic deaths in 2015 has surprised car insurers and prompted questions
http://www.wsj.com/articles/car-crashes-are-on-the-rise-and-warren-buffett-blames-texting-1441800119

 

[SKY]

It has been quite some time since Apple has introduced an innovative product.

Exactly. Apple Watch was late to the market, since Sony had its first smartwatch in 2012. Same for this iPad Pro, which offers ess than the Surface Pro 3 years later. With a Surface Pro you have the same specs as in a PC, with an iPad Pro you get the same A9X chip the iPad Air 3 was going to get before being delayed.

Same for the iPhone 6s which, apart form the 3D touch stuff, it is still behind the competition in some key areas. If the leaked benchmarks are to be believed, not even the CPU is the fastest anymore.

I will be considering moving to Samsung or Sony when my iPhone 6 gets old.