iPad Pro – Powerfully charged – thanks to M2
The iPad Pro lineup was refreshed and unveil in October 2022 with an introduction of a range of small improvements which includes:
- M2 Chip
- Apple Pencil Hover
- ProRes video recording
- Bluetooth 5.3
- Wi-Fi 6E
Video
- Ultimate Performance
- Magical
- Awesome advanced Display
- Extremely fast Wireless Connectivity
Apple boasted about M2 Chip offering the next generation the best performance and some of the features are:
- Available in 11 and 12.9 inches
- All screen design with an edge-to-edge display
- True Depth, camera system with Face ID
- 12-megapixel front facing camera
- Both iPad Pro features an aluminium chassis in silver or space grey
- They have rounded edges that wrap around the liquid retina display
- The 12.9 model comes with a liquid retina XDR mini-LED display
- The two models come with extreme dynamic range
- The liquid retina XDR uses more than 10,000 LEDs across the entire back of the display
- It will deliver up to 1,000 nits full of screen brightness
- 1,600 nits of peak brightness
- 1-million-to-1 contrast ratio
- True-to-life HDR to enhance creative workflow
- Enjoy a stunning visual experience
iPad Pro 11-Inch
- The liquid retina display remains the same as the 2021 model
- This model supports wide colour
- It has a true tone for adjusting the ambient light
- It has an anti-reflecting coating
- Pro Motion 129Hz refresh capabilities
Design
There are no major changes to the iPad Pro models, they look like the 2018, 2020 and 2021 Pro models.
The 11-Inch
- It measures at 9.74 inches (247.6mm) long
- 02 inches (178.5mm) wide
- Its 5.9mm (0.23 inches) thick
- It weighs at 1.03 pounds (466 grams)
The 12.9-inch
- It measures at 11.04 inches (280.6mm) long
- 46 inches (214.9 mm) wide
- Its 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) thick
- It weighs at 1.5 pounds (682 grams)
There are few grams added to the weight of the Cellular version, they come in a silver or space grey finish.
The 2022 iPad Pro model has:
- An edge-to-edge display
- 6mm bezels at the top, bottom, and sides
- They have smooth tapered edges
- Both models have industrial flat sides like the iPhone 12 and later models
- True Depth Camera system
- Face ID Biometric authentication
- Two speakers at the top
- Sleep/wake button at the top
- Up and down volume on the right side
- Magnetic connector
- Nano-SIM tray on cellular iPad
- Bluetooth headphones
- Headphones that work with USB-C
- Thunderbolt/USB-C port for charging at the bottom
- Smart connector is located at the back for connecting accessories
Display
Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR Display
- The 12.9 inch has a mini-LED display, Apple calls it the “Liquid Retina Display”
- The resolution is 2732 x 2048 at 264 pixels per inch.
- The Liquid Retain XDR display offers an extreme dynamic range.
- It offers a stunning visual experience with Truer to life details.
LED Liquid Retina Display
- The 11-inch iPad Pro has the same LED “Liquid Retina Display” as the 2021 model.
- The resolution is 2388 x 1668 at 264 pixels per inch
- The Display will deliver up to 600 nits brightness with just 1.8 percent reflectivity
- It has an anti-reflective and fingerprint-resistant coating.
- Water colour ensures rich, vivid colour and accuracy
- True Tone makes adjustment to the display to match white balance
Installed in these models is the ProMotion display technology with a 120Hz refresh rate, this makes the content in motion on the screen:
- Smoother
- Crisper
- Gaming
- Watching movies
- More responsive for scrolling
- And more
The refresh rate for both iPad is amazing, and changes based on what’s on the screen which is also a battery saving measure.
What the M2 Chip?
It’s regarded as the current and next generation of Apple silicon, with an 8-core CPU, which could deliver up to 15 percent faster performance and a 10-core GPU which provides up to 35 percent faster graphics performance.
The neural engine has a faster 40 percent acceleration machine learning tasks and 50 percent more memory bandwidth. M2 has some major things to offer:
- A new capability to iPad Pro
- An amazing performance
- Create a photorealistic 3D design
- Build intricate AR models
- Enjoy games with console quality graphics
- High frame rates are faster than ever
- Enjoy all day long battery life
Imagine having a complete studio in your palm?
The M2 comes with a high-performance media engine which accelerates ProRes encode and decode, convert your video projects to ProRes which is up to 3x faster than before.2
ProRes Video Capture
This is the first time you’re able to capture ProRes video by using the high-performance media engine and image signal processor on M2 and advanced cameras on iPad Pro. You can’t go wrong with the five studio-quality microphones and four-speaker audio with support for Dolby Atmos which permits you to record and deliver a cinema like sound quality.
12.9 Liquid Retina XDR Display. Brightest and the Best
Extreme Dynamic Range on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The iPad delivers a true-to-life with a 1,000,000:1 contrast, all thanks to the liquid retina XDR display, which is excellent for viewing and editing HDR photos and videos or enjoying your favourite TV shows and movies. It also delivers a breath taking 1,000 nits of full screen brightness and 1,600 nits of peak brightness along with advanced display technologies limeP3 wide colour, True tone, and Pro-Motion. You can use a reference mode for a more colour – accurate workflow.
Mini LEDs – An array of LEDs was used across the entire back of the display to achieve extremely high brightness. A custom-designed mini-LEDs were used to fit perfectly inside the thin iPad Pro, the custom-designed LEDs are 120 times smaller compared to the previous generations. Custom-size optical film and diffuses mix the light 6.4 millimetres thin.
Local Dimming Zone – There are over 10,000 mini-LEDs which are grouped into more than 2,500 local dimming zones. The brightness in each zone can be precisely adjusted to achieve an astonishing 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio because over 10,000 mini-LEDs are grouped into more than 2,500 dimming zones.
The most detailed HDR content with the finest secular highlights such as galaxies and action movie explosions, are truer to life than ever.
Easy to carry and easy on the eyes – The liquid retina display features incredibly advanced technologies which makes it gorgeous and portable. Everything ranges from:
- Pro-Motion
- True Tone
- P3 Wide colour
- And ultra-low reflectivity
All makes everything feel responsive and look stunning.
iPad OS – Expand what’s possible
Enhanced your work life and lifestyle
Get a new powerful way to do more than ever with the iPad OS. There are new desktops-class apps that makes your work life and lifestyle more productive. Multitask by resizing and overlapping apps to multitask like a Pro with the Stage Manager. And hook up an external display, with resolution up to 6K, for even more room for all your apps.
Cameras – Capture and connect on a Deeper level.
Front Facing Camera
The cameras are perfect for captioning photos and videos most especially for:
- Social posts
- Face time calls to centre stage
- Epic Portrait mode selfies
This is all possible because the camera comes with an ultra-wide lens with a 12MP sensor and a 122 – degree field of view. It works with the True Depth, camera to securely unlock the iPad Pro with a Face ID.
Centre Stage
The combination of the machine learning and ultra-wide camera allows the centre stage to change the way you participate in video calls. It adjusts automatically to keep you in the centre of the frame as you move around.
The view expands or zoom in as other join or leave the call, Centre stage works with face time and other video conferencing apps for an even more engaging experience.
Video
Pro Cameras
There are two great qualities about this camera – advanced wide and ultra-wide, capture the perfect photo and video with the ultra-wide camera. iPad Pro is labelled as a complete mobile video studio because it supports Pro-Res video capture, more features below about the Cameras:
- 12-megapixel wide angle camera
- 10-megapixel ultra wide angle camera
- Cameras will zoom out as twice as much for a wider field of view
- LiDAR scanner for AR experiences
- The rear camera will record Pro-Res video for the first time in up to 4K at 30fps
The more powerful ISP in the M2 clip also supports Smart HDR 4, therefore photos shoot on iPad look even more true to life.
LiDAR
The LiDAR scanner measures how long it takes light to reflect from the objects so that it can create a depth map of any space you’re in and unlock immersive AR experiences. It works with the powerful ISP to focus images and videos more accurately in low-light conditions and reduce capture time.
LiDAR works with the powerful ISP to focus images and videos more accurately in low-light conditions and reduce capture time.
Wi-Fi 6E and 5G, Fast Friends
Blazing Fast Connections
IPad has mostly been the perfect match uniquely portable with super fast Wi-Fi and cellular options. You get the fastest wireless connection available with the Wi-Fi 6E, transferring photos, documents and large video files are much quicker.
5G- The 5G capabilities allow you to connect to the fastest wireless networks in case you need to download files, stream movies, collaborates with colleagues and upload content on the go. The iPad Pro comes with the most 5G bands of any device of its kind – so it can get 5G in more places.
Magic Keyboard- Apple Pencil – Endless Possibilities
Pro accessories – Apple pencil, magic keyboard and the smart keyboard folio open even more ways to use the iPad Pro. You could produce a:
- Masterpiece
- Take notes
- Draw up a business plan
Enjoy taking your work to the next level with the amount of creativity offer by these versatile accessories.
Apple Pencil
The powerful Apple second generation transforms the drawings on the iPad Pro into an immersive drawing canvas and the world’s best note taking device. It sets the standard for how, drawings, marking up documents and even filling the text fields should feel – intuitive, precise, and magical.
A new dimension about the Apple Pencil
Hover the Apple Pencil and it will show you where your pencil will touch down on your display. Therefore, you can write, sketch, and illustrate with even greater precision. Apps and widget can be expanded on the home screen as you move over them and preview your mark before you make them.
Mark can be previewed before you make it, see how your water colours mix before you paint, Apple pencil hovers and makes everything you do effortlessly and seamlessly.
If Apple Pencil hovers over a display, it emits an electromagnetic signal from the tip that are detected by the screen up to 12mm away. M2 instantly interprets those signals and determines the position of Apple pencil in three dimensions.
Magical Keyboard
It features a responsive typing experience and a built-in trackpad that offers more ways to work with iPad OS. Write a novel, draft an essay or sort things out in your inbox. Get things done in whatever light conditions with the backlit keys.
Incredible Apps to support your Workflow
Built – in Apps and Store apps
Get a wow factor with the incredible apps which were designed specifically for the iPad, it comes with essential Apple designed apps like Safari, Messages and keynote.
