The iPad Pro family is enriched with a new specimen. During the event “Let us loop you in”, held in March of 2016, the Cupertino company has presented iPad Pro 9.7 : a tablet with classic dimensions, but from similar potency to great model launched in the fall of 2015. Many innovations, starting with a 12-megapixel camera paired with a protuberant LED flash , and its compatibility with popular accessories such as Apple Pencil.
Announced in conjunction with the new iPhone SE, the second Pro iPad edition has a specific trait in common with the new smartphone of Cupertino: both in one case or another, in fact, the bitten apple is a kind of step back in terms of the diagonal of the display, returning to form factor already widely tested previously. In both cases, the quality of the hardware is top-notch and the price probably above expectations, but the choice was clear: to produce prestigious device, but within more responsive dimensional volumes on simple. Smaller is better, in short, and from this simple consideration arise both devices on which Apple has built its own event.
Availability and prices
iPad Pro 9.7 (image: Apple).
the 9.7-inch version of the iPad Pro (the previous version was up to 12.9 inches) is available from the end of March in some nations of the world, from the United States. A precise date for Italy is currently not made official, but should follow the States a few weeks. The tablet will be available in the now classic colors , or silver, gray sidereal, gold and rose gold, with a storage up to 256 GB . So you make the lists of Cupertino:
- Pro 9.7 iPad WiFi-only : 689 € for 32 GB, 869 GB € 128, € 1,049 for 256GB;
- iPad WiFi + Cellular Pro 9.7 : € 839 for 32 GB, 128 GB for EUR 1,019, EUR 1,199 for 256 GB.
pictures include VAT, as well as other possible legal charges related to this product category. The sale will take place through the classical channels of Cupertino, so Apple Store in its online and physical version, as well as from authorized resellers.
iPad Pro: in 9.7-inch design
iPad Pro 9.7, design (image: Apple).
design Pro 9.7 iPad is the perfect combination of lightness and subtlety of the previous iPad Air 2 and the new iPad Pro 12.9 inch. The tablet, in fact, has a shell anodized aluminum, with a thickness of only 6.1 mm, available in the colors silver, gray sidereal, gold and rose gold. To keep this incredible subtlety, Apple has followed the same strategy launched with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S continued with: the tablet, in fact, it has a camera protuberant .
As well as the version larger iPad Pro, this model sees the introduction of four speakers , located on the two short sides of the device. To the side, however, there is the new port Smart Connector , to ensure the connection of accessories such as Smart Keyboard. Complete the aesthetic appearance of the presence of classical Lightning communication port, then a front button Touch ID and, on the back of the body, a new LED flash coupled to the camera. The weight is 437 grams for the WiFi-only version and 444 for the WiFi and Cellular.
Hardware Features
iPad Pro 9.7, hardware (image: Apple).
hardware features iPad Pro 9.7 are particularly interesting, because it largely inherited from the 12.9-inch model, a tablet that competes in performance with the universe of laptop.
it starts from the Retina screen, in addition to classical and gettonata 9.7-inch diagonal, has some important innovations. With a resolution of 2048 × 1536 pixels at 264 ppi , Apple with this model wanted to introduce technology True Tone : a system to automatically adjust the brightness and color temperature depending the environmental conditions of use, you always get the best color performance in any situation. All combined with a wide color range, fully compatible with the standard RGB, as well as with a new anti-glare protection that makes the display three times less reflective than the previous iPad Air 2. Apple, consequently, it states as this screen is the brighter and less reflective now available on market.
We continue with the computing power, guaranteed by a processor A9X , the same mounted on the 12 model , 9 inches. As already stated during the autumn of 2015, this processor is able to ensure the GPU processing and the like CPU universe laptop, so much so that when Phil Schiller said as presentation graphics performance is more of an Xbox 360. this computing power also allows the tablet also manage and edit multiple movies in 4K at the same time, a fact that makes the device a true full professional tool on the move. The amount of RAM installed has not been officially confirmed, but could be 4 GB as well as the largest model of the line.
In terms of what’s new, we can not fail to mention the four speakers always inherited from the larger model, to ensure maximum audio performance in any condition of use, as well as with any of the tablet orientation. A very convenient, for example, during presentations: iPad Pro 9.7, therefore, confirms its nature as a born and tablet created to meet and especially the universe business needs and education.
the sector of camera is particularly interesting, so as to represent the greatest evolution of photography on the whole tablet iPad history. This is represented by a goal 12 megapixel back optic, the same installed on the iPhone 6S, able to guarantee excellent color rendering, as well as a great sensitivity to light, thanks to the opening f 2/2. Paired with a LED flash , the first introduced in the iPad line, this lens can record video in 4K up to 30 FPS, 60 in 1080p and 120-240, the latter for the slow motion mode, always 1080p and 720p. Then there is a stabilization of cinematic quality, as well as the Cupertino company cites in its technical specifications, although at the moment it is unclear whether the stabilizer is optical or digital.
WiFi connectivity is guaranteed by a chip compatible with the 802.11ac standard, to ensure extremely high data transfer speed. The LTE , for the Cellular model, provides full compatibility with almost all of the world’s networks. Other features include Bluetooth 4.2, as well as assisted GPS and GLONASS for version Cellular. The stated battery life is approximately 10 hours on WiFi networks and 9 of LTE.
Equipped with the communication port Smart Connector , in addition to the classic and the Lightning jack 3.5mm headphones, the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro opens the door to entirely useful accessories, such as keyboard and Smart keyboard cover. Of course, this tablet is compatible with Apple Pencil, thanks to the same survey to 240 Hz the trait that allows a more fluid design and free of lag.
9.7-inch iPad Pro: software equipment
iPad Pro 9.7, software ( image: Apple).
9.7-inch iPad Pro, as well as iPhone SE presented on the same day, it comes with included the latest version of iOS 9, ie 9.3. This latest update of the operating system, already available OTA or through iTunes for Apple devices compatible in circulation, adds some interesting news especially for tablet targati bitten apple.
In addition to the profit Night Shift mode, allowing to regulate and decrease the brightness in the dark for a use much more enjoyable and less annoying, iOS 9.3 introduces novelties for notes, for application News and much more. For the iPad, in particular, comes the multi-user management Account: a single tablet can be combined with different Apple ID, so that more people can take advantage of the device without interfering with each other. A mode very useful especially in the family but also in the field of education, where it does not happen often that a school tablet is shared by multiple students.
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