M1 iPad Pro 12 9 Inch Review Future Proofed

With the exception of foldable phones—whose sheer concept of a screen that bends in half is still impossibly futuristic—Apple’s 2021 model of its 12.9-inch iPad Pro is almost certainly going to be the most impressive piece of mobile hardware this year. This shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who follows the industry, since the last two iPad Pros, released in 2018 and 2020, were already ultra-sleek yet powerful machines that represented, in my opinion, Apple’s best hardware. But this year’s update takes that iPad Pro formula and adds the M1 chip, that much-hyped and critically acclaimed Apple silicon, plus a new display technology that’s so far only been seen in high-end televisions. The result is a device so powerful, it borders on overkill, as the iPad Pro’s software right now can’t really take full advantage of the M1 chip. But that’s okay, because Apple isn’t charging an extra premium for this new iPad—it’s priced similar to the last two models at time of launch—so consumers who buy this are essentially buying a product that’s future-proofed for next several years. The 2021 iPad Pro looks just like the 2018 and 2020 iPad Pros, so expect a thin, aluminum-backed device with a large vibrant screen surrounded by thin uniform bezels. There’s Face ID scanning system on the front side, hidden in the bezels. Around the back is a triple camera system consisting of a 12MP main camera, 10MP ultra-wide lens and a LIDAR (light detection and ranging) scanner that works sort of like a 3D depth sensor. There are three pogo pins on the back of the device for connection to accessories like Apple’s excellent but overpriced first-party “Magic” keyboard. There are four speakers on the sides of the device that pump out loud, full, even sound. As mentioned, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro uses a relatively new display technology known as Mini LED, which up until now has only be seen in TCL, LG and Samsung televisions. Mini LED is a new version of LCD display technology, in which the light-emitting diodes (LED) underneath the display panel have been shrunken drastically, which allows more of them to be crammed under the display. Apple says last year’s iPad Pro screen used 72 LEDs; this year’s Mini LED screen uses over 10,000. Having more LEDs allows Apple greater control over what to show on the screen, and this Mini LED screen gets noticeably brighter, with greater range of contrast. The color black, for example, has historically been problematic for LCD screens, because the fact the display uses backlights means it can’t quite produce pitch black tones the way an OLED display can. But with Mini LED tech, the screen can produce convincing black colors. It’s still not as deep as an OLED display’s black, but the gap has narrowed.


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