After much anticipation and many rumors, Apple has finally unveiled its redesigned iPad Pro tablets, complete with the largest OLED display Apple has ever used, the company’s latest silicon chips, and a sleek new form factor. For photographers and videographers on the go, there’s a lot to like here.
“We’re not going to just push the limits of what you can do on iPad, we’re going to crush them,” Apple promises.
The iPad Pro sports a new design, display, improved performance, and revised accessories. The new iPad Pro still comes in 11- and 13-inch models, although the new 11-inch version is Apple’s thinnest product ever. Yes, ever — even thinner than the old iPod Nano.
Beautiful OLED Display With Perfect Black Levels and Better Colors
For iPad Pro, Apple has finally embraced OLED technology to deliver inky black levels — perfect black, in fact. However, OLED can be a bit limited in terms of peak brightness, at least in a small form factor. So Apple has combined two OLED panels, dubbed Tandem OLED.
The “Ultra Retina XDR” is coming to both iPad Pro models and offers peak brightness of 1,600 nits while maintaining truly perfect black levels. That is some serious contrast, which Apple says will be incredible for HDR photos and videos.
For pros requiring matte displays, Apple is bringing its Nano Texture glass to iPad Pro for the first time, ensuring minimal reflections when working in bright environments. This should be a welcome addition to photo and video editors and artists.
Apple Debuts M4 Silicon for the iPad Pro
The new iPad Pro also gets a brand-new Apple chip — the M4. This is the first time Apple has ever debuted new silicon in a tablet, so the iPad Pro has jumped from M2 all the way to M4.
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