The new Apple iPad Pro (2024) has just landed with range of huge upgrades, including Apple’s new M4 chip and an OLED screen. The two tablets are available in 11-inch and 13-inch versions, both of which Apple says are the “thinnest Apple products ever”.
The new iPad Pros are fronted by a new tandem OLED display, which apparently hits 1,000 nits of brightness (or 1,600 nits for HDR). And under their hood is that new M4 chip, which makes its debut on the new Pros and offers, Apple claims, 50% faster CPU performance than the M2 chip on the old iPad Pro.
The M4 chip promises to blast through pro applications like the refreshed Final Cut Pro, and should also be a boon for battery life – Apple says it can provide the same performance as the M2 by using half the power.
But it’s that new Ultra Retina XDR display, available on both iPad sizes, that’ll be as big a draw for upgraders. It promises to boost contrast, provide more detail in the shadows and provide brighter specular highlights, all very useful whether you’re editing videos or watching movies.
For the first time on an iPad, Apple will also be offering a matte display (on the 1TB and 2TB models) for an extra $100. And there’s good news for video calls too, as the iPad Pro (2024) has finally has its front-facing camera in the landscape orientation.
You can pre-order both the 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the iPad Pro (2024) right now, with availability from May 15. The base storage for both is now 256GB, with prices starting at $999 / £999 / AU$1,699 for the 11-inch model and $1,299 / £1,299 / $2,199 for the 13-inch version.
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