Apple today announced the most powerful and advanced iPad Pro ever, pushing the limits of what's possible on the iPad.
The addition of the Apple-designed M1 chip offers a huge leap in performance, making the iPad Pro the fastest device of its kind. The 12,9-inch iPad Pro features a new Liquid Retina XDR display that brings extreme dynamic range to the iPad Pro, delivering a stunning visual experience with more realistic detail for the most demanding HDR workflows.
5G cellular models provide even faster wireless connectivity when on the go, and to give users professional-grade performance for high-speed accessories, iPad Pro now includes support for Thunderbolt.
Additionally, a new Ultra Wide Front Camera enables Center Stage, a new feature that automatically keeps users perfectly framed for even more engaging video calls. The new iPad Pro is available for order starting Friday, April 30 at apple.com and will be available in the second half of May.
M1 comes to iPad Pro
The innovative M1 chip takes the industry-leading performance of the iPad Pro to a whole new level. The 8-core CPU design features the world's fastest low-power silicon CPU cores, delivering CPU performance up to 50% faster than the A12Z Bionic.
The 8-core GPU is one of a kind, delivering up to 40% faster GPU performance. This combination of CPU and graphics performance in iPad Pro extends its leadership as the fastest device of its kind.
Powerful custom technologies including a next-generation 16-core Apple Neural Engine, an advanced Image Signal Processor (ISP), a high-bandwidth unified memory architecture with up to 16GB of memory, 2x faster storage, and up to 2TB of capacity. make iPad Pro more capable than ever.
The M1's industry-leading energy efficiency enables all that incredible performance along with all-day battery life in the thin and light design of the iPad Pro.1 Because the M1 shares the same fundamental chip architecture as the iPad Pro As standard, iPadOS is already optimized to take full advantage of the M1's powerful technologies to easily manage everything from simple navigation to the most demanding workflows.
The 12,9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display brings extreme dynamic range to the iPad Pro
The new Liquid Retina XDR display brings the impressive front-end performance of the Pro Display XDR to the 12,9-inch iPad Pro.
Engineered with a new state-of-the-art mini-LED design that utilizes over 10.000 LEDs across the entire rear of the screen, the Liquid Retina XDR display delivers up to 1000 nits of full screen brightness, 1600 nits of peak brightness, and a phenomenal ratio . million-to-1 contrast ratio to enhance creative workflows. The result is a stunning visual experience that reflects what can be seen in the real world by capturing the brightest lights and the finest details in even the darkest images.
Now creative professionals, including photographers, videographers and directors, can view and edit true HDR content on a big screen that they can take anywhere. The new Liquid Retina XDR display includes other advanced technologies that can also be found on the 11-inch iPad Pro, including ProMotion, True Tone and P3 wide color support, providing an unrivaled mobile cinema viewing experience for HDR content and Dolby.
Faster speeds with 5G
With 5G available on iPad Pro, customers on the go can do even more with improved performance and access to next-generation download and upload speeds, ideal for higher quality video streaming, real-time collaboration or FaceTime HD.
Users can stay creative and productive with a fast and secure connection, reducing the need to connect to public Wi-Fi access points. With the largest number of 5G bands of any device of its kind, iPad Pro offers the widest 5G coverage in the world.
The iPad Pro models in the United States support millimeter waves, the highest frequency version of 5G, which allows the iPad Pro to reach speeds of up to 4 Gbps. The iPad Pro also supports eSIM, making it easy to find a network and subscribe to a 5G data plan on the fly.
Thunderbolt comes to iPad Pro
Thunderbolt and USB 4 support makes the iPad Pro's USB-C port the fastest and most versatile port on an iPad, with 4x the bandwidth for wired connections compared to the previous iPad Pro, up to 40Gbps.
Thunderbolt supports 10Gbps Ethernet and opens up a huge ecosystem of high-performance accessories such as faster external storage and high-resolution external displays, including full-resolution 6K Pro Display XDR, all connected via cables and docking stations.
With support for more peripherals than ever before, iPad Pro now fits even more seamlessly into creative workflows.
Center Stage offers a new and more immersive video calling experience
The TrueDepth Camera System on iPad Pro features an all-new 12MP ultra-wide front camera designed specifically for iPad, enabling Center Stage, a new video calling experience.
Center Stage uses the much wider field of view of the new front camera and the machine learning capabilities of the M1 to recognize and keep users focused on the shot.
As users move, Center Stage automatically scrolls to keep them in the frame. When others join in, the camera detects them too and gently zooms out so everyone can see and make sure they're part of the conversation.
So whether it's at the whiteboard with colleagues or attending a virtual family reunion, the connected experience is now more immersive than ever.
New additional features of the iPad Pro
- The ISP and neural engine in M1 unlock even more professional camera system features, providing support for Smart HDR 3 for the first time for iPad Pro. And in low light, the ISP and LiDAR scanner focus quickly images and videos. captures incredible detail with almost no light.
- Offering a comfortable typing experience with backlit keys, an integrated trackpad and its floating design, the Magic Keyboard is now available in a stunning new white color.
- iPadOS 14.5, which will be available to iPad customers starting next week, includes new additions, including extended language support for Apple Pencil features like Scribble and Smart Selection, new emojis, support for the latest game controllers, and the ability to share lyrics and watch the best songs in cities around the world with Apple Music.
Price and availability
The new iPad Pro will be available for order starting Friday, April 30 on apple.com and in the Apple Store app in 31 countries and regions, including the UK. The iPad Pro will be available in Apple Stores in the second half of May.
The new 11-inch and 12,9-inch iPad Pro will be available in silver and space gray finishes. IPad Pro is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB3 configurations, giving professional customers more space for their apps and content.
The 11-inch iPad Pro starts at € 879 for the Wi-Fi model and € 1.049 for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model, and the 12,9-inch iPad Pro starts at € 1.199 for the Wi-Fi model and 1.369 euros for the Wi-Fi model + cellular model from apple.com.
Education prices are available to current and recently accepted college students, parents who shop for them, and teachers and staff of all levels.
The second generation Apple Pencil is available for € 135. The Magic Keyboard for the new iPad Pro will be available in black and white for € 339 for the 11-inch iPad Pro and € 399 for the 12,9-inch iPad Pro, with layouts for more than 30 languages.
The Smart Keyboard Folio for the new iPad Pro is available for € 199 for the 11-inch iPad Pro and € 219 for the 12,9-inch iPad Pro. The Smart Folio for the new iPad Pro is available in five colors at € 89 for the 11-inch iPad Pro and € 109 for the 12,9-inch iPad Pro.
Customers in Spain can exchange their eligible device for an Apple gift card or purchase credit. If the device is not eligible for credit, Apple will recycle it for free.
