iPad Pro, which is set to compete with full-fledged laptops. iPad tablets are purchased more often, not even a line of laptops from other manufacturers.

The new models have an 8-core Apple A12X Bionic processor. Retailers claim that it is 92% more productive than processors on modern PCs. Graphics have become a thousand times better than the first-generation iPad and are now on par with the Xbox One S. A USB-C connector has appeared, through which you can connect 5K monitors.

Apple insists that the iPad is as magical as you can imagine. All this productivity expands the functional capabilities of the iPad to the level of computers. The company insists that tablets may have more convenience than laptops, including the MacBook Air.

However, a computer is characterized not only by its sales performance and processor characteristics. In the first place, the security program is important. On an iOS 12 tablet there is no need to upgrade from the iPhone version. Exchanges in this system as previously present. Apple says that the iPad Pro will outnumber all PCs, but it’s hard to believe.

Specifications iPad Pro 12.9 "2018

pluses

Garniy screen with high refresh rate
USB-C plug makes life easier
Practical Apple Pencil
High productivity

minuses

Price
External USB-C storage devices are not supported
No headphone jack
The iPad app ecosystem may have limited functionality
iOS 12 update in terms of computer capabilities

Video review:

Version and price

At this glance, you can see the maximum version of the iPad Pro 12.9 inches with 1 TB, LTE and a Smart Keyboard Folio for $199. There is also an Apple Pencil stylus for $129. As a result, the amount is $2227, more expensive than the MacBook Pro. It's so difficult and expensive to buy devices because you can't replace a laptop or computer in a used robot. The beginning of sales on November 07, 2018.

Design

The design of the tablet is pleasing. The wine is new in a long time. There is a deeper connection here with the MacBook Pro, less so with past iPads or others.

Instead of rounded edges and soft shapes, the iPad Pro features sharp edges and flat edges, as well as a large asymmetrical rear antenna and a large camera bump. This is a unique, modern look without any deep sentimentality.

Official video:

screen

Straight edges and thin frames change the size of the screen to the body. The 11-inch model has a body size no larger than the previous one with a 10.5-inch screen. The size of the version with a 12.9-inch screen has changed, which makes it more comfortable in the hands.

Apple talks about frameless design from edge to edge, but that’s not true. However, the LCD screen with a pixel density of 264 ppi is very good and Apple has already used its technology to capture the corners of the screen.

By the way, the screen of the new iPad Pro is the same as in existing models. ProMotion technology with a frequency of up to 120 Hz is installed. Automatically calibrates True Tone color and supports a wide dynamic range. This is one of the shortest and most accurate mobile screens.

A larger screen means there is now a Home button and a Touch ID scanner. Instead, there is a front TrueDepth camera and support for the Face ID facial recognition system. The highest price is a 7 MP camera, an infrared projector and an infrared camera itself. Unlocking now works in any orientation other than on a smartphone.

If you hold the tablet in landscape orientation and cover the camera with your hand, the device will tell you about it. On the lock screen, the arrow will be directly pointed at the camera when you remove your hand. Since the camera is at the bottom, the lock screen will provide instructions on how to properly rotate the tablet to enable face unlock. When connecting the case and keyboard, pressing the space bar will unlock the device using facial recognition. This reminds the robot of the Windows Hello system. It would be a shame if the same capabilities were available on Apple laptops.

Navigation

The absence of a Home button means that navigation on the iPad Pro follows similar gestures to the iPhone. Є tapping on the screen to wake up, a gesture up will open the home screen, a short gesture up will start switching applications. The gesture at the bottom allows you to switch between different open options.

iOS version for iPad place the dock at the bottom, which can also be opened with a gesture. You can display another add-on on the screen, or one add-on on top of another.

The gestures need to be intuitive so that you can quickly call them, especially if you are familiar with other iPhones. However, there are already a lot of gestures here, one needs to come to their senses.

Camera

The significant camera protrusion at the rear houses a 12 MP sensor with an f/1.8 lens. The price of the new camera is that it does not sacrifice the same technology as the front cameras of the iPad Pro, but the body is thinner.

There is a Smart HDR processing that enhances the detail of shadows in photographs. Of course, the image brightness is not as high as on the wide-angle lens of the iPhone XS.

On the back of the tablet there is a connector for connecting a keyboard. The new Apple Smart Keyboard has the same buttons as on the old model, but it lights up in a new way. For the protection of which both sides of the tablet are protected, the keyboard looks simpler. True, she has become a lesser beast. If you want to open the case and use the iPad as a tablet, you need to turn the keyboard back so that you can see the buttons on the back.

The keyboard is placed under two devices, even on the Surface Pro and Google Pixel. Of course, third-party generators are asking Logitech to introduce more options, as they have done before.

feasibility

The new magnetic charging system can be called a great improvement on the one with the Lightning connector for older versions of tablets with a stylus.

There are daily sockets for headphones, which is unacceptable. Most people who use tablets in conjunction with TVs will not be able to get sound through headphones. This edition includes AirPods headphones. Along with the stench, the price of this model increases to $2,356.

It has speakers, five microphones and USB-C. Most devices via USB-C work normally, and only those with add-ons with reliable support. I was able to connect an external monitor via a VGA connector to the Dell USB-C hub.

External monitors work the same as the previous Lightning\u003e HDMI adapter. You should be able to display it instead of the tablet screen, but the additions can work differently with the support of an expanded screen. Keynote freezes the external monitor for your presentation and displays the upcoming slide on the tablet screen. Most of the additions are only repeated instead. All this has become unchanged due to the excessive amount of iPad Pro, where the adapter has become stuck. The only change was the support of 5K screens, as well as the use of screens simultaneously with other USB-C devices.

The keyboard is working normally. You can connect your smartphone or Nintendo Switch there and use 7.5 W for charging, although this is not enough for the Nintendo Switch. Apple supports analog and digital audio, so all USB-C headphones and audio adapters work as well. This means superiority over the Android ecosystem.

I don’t really care about printer output. Audio controller Native Instruments Maschine mk3 saved. The Beyerdynamic USB-C microphone only works when connected to an A-to-C cable. USB-C on the iPad Pro is not permanent, so you need to try it first.

Unfortunately, external hoarders are not encouraged. You can connect as many solid-state drives to your hard drives at any one time, but you won’t notice the stink. Apple says that third-party developers can write add-ons to work with external storage devices, but at the moment there are none. Up to a tablet for 150,000 rubles. I can't connect the flash drive.

The only thing you can do with external savings is to import photos. When the iOS 12 camera is connected, a window will automatically appear to import images and allow you to move photos to the tablet gallery.
That's all. After iOS 12, we can’t do anything with external storage devices. Even worse, you can only transfer photos to the gallery. You cannot work outside of the add-on using Lightroom CC.

Similar image editing programs are popular and can be used for working with photographs. The Apple Pencil stylus won’t bother you, but transferring hundreds of RAW files to the gallery and iCloud storage is not the best solution.

People themselves talk about Siri Shortcut in Adobe, where photographs are imported from the gallery into Lightroom. It's similar to the police. However, it was not possible to verify this, since Lightroom Siri Shortcut is still available. If there are computers in the future, as Apple is talking about, then there will be a sad future.

Still worse. If you take photographs in JPG and RAW, the iOS PhotoKit API allows you to transfer only one of these formats from the gallery. For example, you can import your RAW images into Lightroom, leaving out the JPG photos in your Gallery and iCloud storage. It’s easier to stop worrying and transfer photos to a Mac laptop.

Only one of the applications is illogical. Or you will come to terms with the limitations of the system and will be victorious against such police, or you will simply have to turn to your computer, where everything will be simpler and faster. So, is it possible to do without the iPad and work with a normal computer? For such pennies you can buy a tighter model.

Everything is tightly covered, the fragments of the A12X processor should be tightened. Nothing complies and does not clatter, the images fly. An early build of Photoshop for iPad was reviewed, the final version of which will be released in 2019. The add-on collected files with numerous balls without any problems.

The game can still run smoothly, although the graphics are not up to par with the Xbox One. I was able to transfer a bunch of 4K video to Adobe Premiere Rush, edit and export, all without any fuss. However, it was not possible to export in 4K format, so Premiere Rush is another add-on for iPad that only supports 1080p.

I would like to highlight the computational power of the A12X according to the new program, and the ecosystem of iPad add-ons has been combined with narrower versions with limited functional capabilities. In benchmarks, the iPad Pro is ahead of the MacBook Pro 2015, but the Safari browser does not reach its counterpart on personal computers. Newer versions of websites often remove the user from the mobile app and lack essential functionality. Excel again does not support macros. Add-ons for iPad can be created on Mac and other PCs.

Apple does not support Google VP9 and therefore it is impossible to compete with YouTube in 4K format. On a tablet for 150,000 rubles.
There are options if you want to work on a laptop or use the iPad Pro as your main computer. A computer with a touch screen will never be a problem. However, the shortcomings of iOS make you aware of yourself again and again and do not let you forget that your computer is not working. Apple in its advertising and marketing phrases can say that in advance of the post-PC era, new communication methods, innovations, etc., the pro computer is no longer a computer and there is no need for a bicycle. Connecting a flash drive and a printer to a new one is the simplest thing that may not be available in the future.

Apple likes to talk about sales of the iPad Pro more than laptops, about high productivity. If you talk about shortcomings, you will immediately guess that the work on the device is important and that it will become a new computer, and not a replacement for laptops.

For 8 years it would be time to count. In replacement of all other computers, the iPad will continue to be disabled by Apple. The company works on the screen, processor, operating system, and includes add-ons and accessories that can be connected. After such a difficult time, it is obvious that the difference here is that Apple wants the stink to be there. There is no more truth.

visnovok

When the new iPads were released on iOS 11, observers wrote that they would invest in upgrades in the future, so that the system would become more suitable for working with a tablet as with a computer. iOS 12 appeared, and everything is there.

If you are ready to spend such a pittance, then it is your responsibility to know what you are paying for. USB-C can be called the breakthrough of this tablet, as is the new stylus and processor.

However, you can't pay $799 for the 64 GB version with an 11-inch screen and use it as a laptop. At least, if you use a laptop for at least some serious inquiries, besides reading Odnoklassniki.

For the power of hardware components, another tablet cannot compete with the iPad Pro, and not much laptops can. However, the company's approach to developing iOS does not allow it to reveal the capabilities of hardware components in the wider world. USB-C will make life a little easier, but basic capabilities and connections have become almost unchanged with the iPad Pro 2017.

The iPad Pro tablet can be called a great feat of engineering, but it is still just a tablet.

A look at the iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) tablet

Contents of delivery

• tablet
• Life block
• lightning cable
• documentation

The new iPad Pro was pleased with the enhanced Pencil support, the fluidity and smoothness of the robot, and the camera. Of course, it is still a classic tablet, but obviously does not have iOS 11 and innovations in design. The new OS is almost due in the spring, you can get by without innovations in design for now!

Design, construction

Apple continues to create the best tablets in the world for all kinds of people, while other companies are creating and promoting them directly. You can understand this behavior, on the one hand, many people have become accustomed to tablets. On the other hand, there is a category of life-saving people who are eager to steal the iPad and really try to get a device for all their basic needs - I don’t want to have to figure out the butts all the time, I’ll also say that people are like that not on paper, but in real life i. The iPad Pro family appeared just at the time when tablets were all ten years ahead - regardless of skepticism, I myself slowly decided to leave my laptop at home, crashing on recent trips. Viyavilo, the tsilkom is able to Vikoristovati Clabel IPAD Pro, wagged, the files Z SD-Carty easily pass the adapter for the pretext of the adapter, Viyavil, for tablet I Nepogani ftp-klіnti, the same, the whole underwater software can know. It turned out that you can live with the iPad Pro! Scroll notes on screens in pencil, watch movies in the evenings, pressing your gadget to your pillow. Unfortunately, it seems like I wrote nearly three hundred texts on the iPad Pro. Put it on the blog and on Facebook. Please see the page and notifications. Grav in Monument Valley. And, in fact, one can be skeptical about the death of PCs and tablets. On the other hand, what happened in my episode, like in the small end “It’s better to call Saul”, and in the big end the text in Pages?

I’ll tell you straight away that the first big “bug” is still really good and you can buy it as a whole, if you decide to remember it in your life, or you’ll just get the advantage of buying not an Air, but not a MacBook for traveling critter.

Now let’s talk about the new iPad Pro 12.9. The version with a 10.5-inch display is amazing, we’ll look at it later, maybe Eldar or Zhenya. Let me tell you about the new great tablet from Apple. Let's stick to the traditional design. The case, machined from a solid piece of aluminum, has changed little - the version with a steel module now has a plastic antenna instead of a plastic plug, like the company’s smartphones. Looks unsatisfied, I immediately rushed to check, and the same version arrived for testing. Before speaking, there is one more thing, now in the row of the indicator there is no information about the presence of a SIM card, as there is a residual and irrevocable Apple SIM (as this can be determined). Select “Stillnikov Data” and there you choose your plan until you receive a proposal from our operators. In Europe or the USA, the choice will be much more affordable, and this is, of course, a great plus for those who often go up in price and want to get quick access to the border without having to pay for “cards”. The Apple SIM coverage area can be changed. The slot for a nanoSIM card is missing at a great price, so you can buy a “SIM card” specifically for the tablet.

The buttons for controlling the volume are still missing, the power button is gone, the optics of the new camera are showing a little, but I guess we’ll soon be shown a new idea for the design code on Mayday, if the screen takes up the entire front part, and the secret principle will probably be called “should Why didn’t wash.” There's not much to wash yet, those frames are too big. Nothing, give me a term.

It includes TouchID (twice as much), a 7 MP FaceTime camera, and a Retina Flash screen. Zliva - contacts for the keyboard case, the first generation case is suitable.

Over the course of the river, my keyboard has suffered a lot of all sorts of troubles, I’ve watered it and thrown it, but nothing, everything works. Rub it with the hairy gancher, and it’s like new again. Top and bottom - open, there are speakers underneath them, the tablet is so loud that you can safely do without additional speakers while watching movies or playing games. For charging and data transfer (well, as is not necessary), Lightning is used. The kit has a short cable, one meter long, but the power supply works very well both when charging the tablet and when charging the iPhone 7 Plus - it’s fast, efficient, and doesn’t drain the battery.

The new great iPad Pros are available in three colors: Silver, Gray Space and Gold, and I still choose Gray Space. The markings on the body are not particularly noticeable, the screen is instantly covered with markings, if you plan to watch a movie, you might want to buy some kind of case, better than the original one, to show it off to yourself. If you are wondering about the skin “spray” with a slot for the Pencil, then be aware that the tablet in the case does not fit there. The folder is beautiful, sophisticated, and a good place to use for negotiations or for communication, or for watching the video, it’s better to select the cover in the stand.

Guess what else? Supported by Apple Pay, you can pay in online stores. So, what do you need for your tablet? On the other hand, you won’t have to take your smartphone out for hours to pay for the transaction. It’s very welcome! For accessories, I would be happy to go for a silicone cover, or better yet, buy a Smart Keyboard, for sure. Of course, the new iPad Pro will have a 3.5 mm jack, but there are still no problems with listening to music, you can connect any headphones.

The exact dimensions of the device are 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm, the weight is 677 or 692 grams when loaded in the version.

display

The display diagonal is 12.9 inches, the separate size is 2732 x 2048 pixels, the screen is much larger than the larger iPad Pro. First, the update frequency is 120 Hz, which is indicated both in the picture and in the control speed. Otherwise, they increased the brightness of the display, although it would have seemed much better. Thirdly, they added an anti-glare coating, which, of course, was designed to enhance the work with a screen on the street - professionals evaluate, evaluate and those who lie beautifully on the beach and try to read. Increased color girth. Apparently, screen attacks have become even worse! But what’s more important, as hostility and the use of Pencil become more important, dots are generated instantly, in fact, you write your own scribbles in a special handwriting, then they are saved in a note. I’m talking about those who, like me, cannot be bothered. Artists singly appreciate. However, non-artists can spend an hour getting used to the Pencil - this tool allows you to sign documents as soon as you touch the locked screen, you can immediately start writing a note (iOS 11 will come with Instant Note s), you can paint the directions - pass in the list and send by electronic mail. Zagalom, bulo bazhannya!

iOS 11

The new iPad Pro will now come with iOS 10, but we will get to see the full essence of the new devices in the spring, if there is a cost-free update to the eleventh version. The axis will then be big and will become even closer to laptops, and dozens of new handy features will appear. This also includes instant notes - when a new note is created after touching the locked screen with the stylus, as well as writing in mail, and using two add-ons on one screen at the same time, and the Files manager, and the new Dock panel. Moreover, iOS 11 for iPad is already significantly different from the version for smartphones, of course, the differences were there before, but now it is no longer just a change, but, in fact, the OS has been greatly changed. You can get to know the differences.

productivity

There are also a number of improvements here, the A10X Fusion processor with the M10 processor is tested, numerous tests demonstrate one thing - the processor can easily be compared with the processors of various modern laptops, but in life here everything is just smooth, smooth, smooth. It is especially useful when working with a browser, games, or games that have been moved between the lit add-ons. Cream A10X, the ISP signal processing processor is powered by: Apple's creations, the signal processing processor is powered by a powerful machine technology, helping you to work with photos and videos. On the official website it is stated that the new iPad Pro is thirty hundredths higher than the first iPad Pro, and the graphics system is forty hundredths higher. At this time, the work has not changed; 10 years of work are still stated. In real life, the device does not seem to be unsatisfactory; in real life, it is easy to live for a couple of days, without being discharged on the eyes. If you're taking the Pro on a long flight, don't forget to turn on battery saving mode and don't forget to take the included power supply (12 Watt) with you. Before the speech, in the middle of the news on the official website there was a statement that Apple USB adapters with a voltage of 12 W CAN be used to charge other devices: Apple USB adapter with a voltage of 12 or 10 W can charge devices devices and Apple accessories power supply adapter 5 W. Apparently, the living units in the distribution cost about 1,600 rubles, but in the meantime, this is a very good way to quickly charge for any Apple devices.

Wi-Fi enabled (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); two bands (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz); HT80 with MIMO technology. Bluetooth 4.2 profile. The model with a steel module supports UMTS / HSPA / HSPA + / DC-HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B (800, 1900 MHz), LTE (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 , 30, 38, 39, 40, 41). In principle, you can buy an iPad Pro anywhere in the world, without restrictions, it will be sold in most countries. This, of course, is also a great plus.

Having tried Facetime, the quality of voice transmission is good, there are two microphones, so there is no need to shout or even bring the person close to the tablet, you can just sit and talk calmly, so that the room is completely quiet.

In addition to the two main modifications of Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular, there are three more memory modifications, 64, 256 and 512 GB. It may be that the 64 GB version has no sense, but Apple is confident that such a model will be demanded by corporations - and this is entirely logical. Only large companies in Russia buy iPads in the tens of thousands, a large screen may be needed in some cases, but the memory axis can be protected. The 256 GB option looks like the best option, but then you’ll need to decide whether you’ll have to pay extra for Wi-Fi + Cellular. I think that if you often work in a busy environment or in a place where Wi-Fi is installed, this is an option for excuses. And here the mother needs to pay attention, the combination of iPhone + iPad Pro shows itself to be very good, the iPhone is easy to use in the modem’s capacity, and the calls will ruin the whole thing.

Camera

The main camera is 12 megapixels, of course, for a tablet it is a normal camera and is not required, on the other hand, to fully exploit the capabilities of Apple technology - on every level of many bloggers who capture videos on the iPad. For such people, the capabilities of the new Pro are a great gift. Six-element lens, sapphire crystal protection, optical image stabilization, True Tone Quad-LED, Focus Pixels - they have begun to stagnate in the iPhone 6 watch. Focusing speed, object recognition is now possible iv, including special ones. 4K recording is also supported. The camera for the tablet is good, it will be useful both for capturing documents and for bloggers who want to capture and edit material on a large screen.

prices

Prices for the great iPad Pro start at 58,990 rubles for the 64 GB version with Wi-Fi and end at 89,990 rubles for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model with 512 GB. Get this Smart Keyboard with Russian layout for 12,290 rubles. There are no competitors in the tablet market today, so when to choose, choose between MacBook and iPad Pro, the pros and cons are important - after the rise of “Proshki”, I am especially important with the choice. For 94,990 rubles you can buy a MacBook with Intel Core m3. I respect you, Apple has clearly developed two positions that are similar in price - you don’t have to think twice, try both, and make a decision!

visnovki

Tim, in the primary life, the iPad Pro behaves like a smart tablet. You can take it with you without any bags, hang out in a cafe or in the park, connect your AirPods, connect to your iPhone, turn on the music, and sort through your own calmly August collection of references. So, there is no physical keyboard here, and for those unfamiliar with the process of working on a tablet, it’s strange - but I encourage you to try it. For a number of scenarios, the iPad Pro (great chi, small) is simply irreplaceable.

verdict

12.9-inchi IPAD Pro 2 (2017) PROSHSHECH Ekran I productive, yaki mi Koly-nor Bachili on the tablet, ale mi vіtchuvayu, the fіnalny verbal iOS 11, Persh NIZh Zrobiti Visnovka. Read a full look at the Apple iPad Pro 2 12.9 (2017) further...

• Miraculous productivity;
• Trivali hour roboti;
• Amazingly bright, brilliant display;
• Abbreviations for inserting Pencil;
• Monstrous sound;
• Sea of ​​decorations iOS11;

• Smart Keyboard requires a touchpad;
• Trivala charging the battery;

The Apple tablet confirms that it can replace a laptop and PC, according to the agreement. The new 12.9-inch iPad Pro (from $799 | 48,000 rubles), and with the Smart Keyboard for only $1,067 (64,000 rubles), boasts a super-bright ProMotion display, as well as the A10X Fusion processor, which make it quick, make sure to remove it a lot of premium laptops in stock. It's practically the perfect tablet for productivity, and the latest iOS 11 expands your computer's capabilities beyond its predecessors. However, there are still reasons not to throw away your laptop.

Design: Moreover, in good sense

Built from a solid slab of machined aluminum and glass, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro doesn't sacrifice the features of older models. You will note only two minor changes in the design of the 2017 model: the panel at the top of the body is no longer black, and under the rear camera it appears.

By itself, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 weighs 680 grams with a thickness of 5.8 mm, which is even more important than the iPad Pro 10.5 (453 grams, 6.1 mm) and is lighter and thinner, lower than the Microsoft Surface Pro (770 grams, 8.4 mm).

As a laptop with an additional Smart Keyboard (10,000 rubles), a 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2017) weighs 1.04 kg with a thickness of 14 mm. Same as Microsoft Surface Pro (1.08 kg / 13.7 mm with Type Cover) and more important than 12-inch MacBook (0.9 kg / 13.7 mm) and 10.5-inch iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard (725 grams / 14.2 mm).

And while you can’t support your laptop in the set of ports, choose to connect your iPad Pro to the standard one for the tablet. This 12.9-inch tablet is equipped with a headphone jack, Apple's proprietary Smart Connector, and a Lightning port at the bottom.

DisplayProMotion: Well, never mind!

The bright colors, smooth scrolling and luscious brightness of the iPad Pro screen compare to the incredibly beautiful panel we've seen on mobile devices before. First of all, the high-quality video looks simply carcolomous, with inky black and precise bright colors.

This Super Hi-Res display with separate 2732 x 2048 pixels is incredibly bright. Watching "The Fall of Steel" in 4K on a tablet, we were able to pick out some of the cool details, including the hairs on the craftsman's hand and the different font on the winter newspaper.

Apple's new ProMotion technology is the icing on the cake, with a refresh rate of 120 hertz so you can experience smooth scrolling, which is literally nothing like other mobile devices. After the web pages and add-ons moved so smoothly, we wouldn’t dare think about buying another tablet until the same panel can provide the same fluidity.

Based on our colorimetry, the iPad Pro can display 122% of the sRGB spectrum, which is on par with the 10.5-inch iPad Pro (122%). This is more than the average display of 110 watts and 117 watts of the MacBook, and less than the 140 watts of the remaining Surface Pro.

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) implements colors very accurately, scoring 0.2 points on the Delta-E test (0 is the shortest result). The price can be equal to 0.2 points for MacBook and iPad Pro 10.5, and also less than 0.5 points for Surface Pro.

This iPad Pro contains one of the most beautiful screens that we have ever used on a tablet or laptop, and you can set it to 555 nits. This beats the 422 nits of the average tablet display, as well as the 477 nits of the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, 396 nits of the Surface Pro and 340 nits of the MacBook. As a result of the fragments of the display, the surface is scratched, and its surface is not very reflective, the image is lost with a slight overlap of 75 degrees in the skin direction.

SmartKeyboard: It doesn't matter a bit...

If you want to use the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement, you will first have to click on your keyboard. The greatest pressure is generated by small keys that move only 0.5 millimeters (one-third of the minimum required by us - 1.5 mm). At the same time, 78 grams of vice are required for operation (at least 60 grams are required), which helps compensate for the short stroke. In this way, after rethinking the initial typing, the typing fragments need to be softened so that the keyboard tray does not bother your fingers.

Our favorite part of the Smart Keyboard is that, when the keyboard is attached to the iPad Pro, the tablet really feels like it’s in its lap, the weaker place of most of the hybrids we’ve been victorious about. The tablet needs to be positioned in the center (not behind the keyboard), with a folding case (not a stand) and wide enough to cover the entire surface of the tablet. All these factors should be easy to use on the iPad Pro if you need to work on the notes in the field’s minds.

The biggest problem with the Smart Keyboard is that the keyboard does not have a touchpad. Looking at the fact that iOS does not allow you to scroll the cursor, this is not the biggest surprise, but there is no longer an urgent need to constantly reach for the screen. Since iOS 11 can integrate the dock with macOS, why can’t you quietly sneak in the cursor?

Hopefully, those who like to chew may have to use the Smart Keyboard with caution. The fabric cover of the keyboard easily catches spills from the crispy mozzarella, my go-to snack. I had to do some work to get them out of the keyboard.

ApplePencil: Better, no matter what!

Regardless of the fact that the hardware of the Pencil stylus (6,000 rubles) has not changed, Apple destroyed the robot in this way. Thanks to the iPad Pro's ProMotion display, the sheet appears more realistic, although the company is speeding up the refresh time from 40 milliseconds to 20 ms, slightly faster than the 21 ms delay claimed by the Surface Pen (although we doubt , what do you want to note the difference between the two ).

Much more beautifully, the Pencil lost its use in add-ons such as Notes, Affinity Photo and Adobe Photoshop Sketch; painting with a pen (as well as a finger) led to a practically mitten type. Not all programs seem to be optimized for new technologies, as we noted while looking at the Paper Sketching app.

Sound: So this force will come to you!

Several loudspeakers of the iPad Pro (one per skin) deliver exceptional sound. How much is it? At work, the tablet generated enough sound to fill our office, and at home, the tablet could drown out the loud noise that leaked through the bedrooms. The sound is simply wonderful: from the pure sound of the piano and clear drums to the wonderful vocals and fierce guitar riffs.

Productivity: Bigger, more courageous, more powerful...

The A10X Fusion processor and 4 GB of RAM of the iPad Pro 12.9 make your desktop smooth, so full-featured laptops are worthless. If we opened 13 tabs in Safari, including YouTube, in which a video from a separate 1080 was created, the machine went crazy, and if we opened the Affinity Photo image editor.

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2017) is Apple's most advanced tablet to date, posting a phenomenal Geekbench 4 test score of 9414. This is much higher than the results of the 12-inch MacBook - 6853 (Intel Core m3-6Y30, 8 GB RAM), Surface Pro - 8652 (Intel Core i7-7660U, 8 GB RAM) and the average tablet score of 6066 points. The 10.5-inch iPad Pro, also equipped with an A10X chip and 4GB of RAM, showed 9233.

The A10X Fusion chip in iPad Pro is the most powerful iOS device in terms of graphics. The tablet scored 54,198 points on 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited, which is higher than the 52,353 points of the iPad Pro 10.5 (which is also the same as the A10X) and the average score of 21,520 points. Surface Pro showed the best score (109.678), led by Intel Iris Plus 640 graphics.

Hour of autonomous robot: Good, but not the best

You can lose the charger from your phone. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro lasted a fantastic 12 years and 9 hours on the test, which is better than the average showing at 8:51, as well as the battery life of the MacBook (9:29) and Surface Pro (7:30). The 10.5-inch iPad Pro published at the last hour of work (13:55), perhaps because it has a smaller screen.

In order to increase the hour of autonomous work, it takes an hour and a lot of effort, so I noted that 4 years of charging (after the battery was completely drained) turned out to be only 40 hundredths of charge.

Camera: Great video joker

The massive 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2 feels easy to handle, but its impressive photos and videos won't disappoint you. Its 12-megapixel main camera (the same as on the iPhone 7) captures the brightness of photographs, the distinctly smoldering purple colors and green ferns, as well as the succulent rye-colored tone of a cow on the side of vantage. The camera captures all the details, including the textures and textures of these fruits, as well as the veins of the petals.

This iPad Pro did not fail in certain videos, recording 4K video at 30 frames per second, and 1080p video at 60 frames per second. If your hands aren't super-stationary, you can use 1080p/60fps settings, which we've found most successful.

Self-photo FaceTime HD with a 7 MP sensor is no worse. The skin tone and color of the shirt looked correct in the test photos of our iPad Pro 2 12.9 review. In the photo you can easily see the hairs around it, which can tell you when it’s time to take a shower.

iOS 11: The world of rich tasks

The iPad Pro ships with iOS 10, which comes with enhanced photos, music, maps and notifications, but the new operating system appears to be a failure in line with what's looming on the horizon.

iOS 11, hopefully this spring, will make the iPad Pro more like a laptop, including a number of multitasking tricks and tweaks to the interface. Zokrema update includes drag and drop functions, a Files add-on and a docking station.

We installed the public beta version of iOS 11 on the iPad Pro, and our favorite feature is work spaces, which supports a variety of add-ons by arranging them in a section format.

In this way, we do not need to re-connect the add-ons, which will always work in tandem.

In addition, the ability to add a third add-on in the “Reminder” mode helps you quickly check your email or news, as well as save your work on the main screen.

Just know that iOS 11 changes the approach to multi-tasking in split-screen mode, moving from scrolling from the right side of the screen to dragging applications from the dock.

Configuration options and accessories

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro, including the model we reviewed with 512 GB of memory, comes with the same A10X Fusion processor and 4 GB of RAM. The cob model costs 799 dollars (48,000 rubles) with 64 GB of internal memory, the mid-range model costs 899 $ / 54,000 rubles - 256 GB. Connecting a mobile sensor will cost you an additional 130 $ / 8,000 rubles.

You'll need to spend more pennies to get accessories for the tablet, including a Smart Keyboard (10,000 rubles) and an Apple Pencil (6,000 rubles), which brings the starting price to $1,067 / 64,000 rubles.

Padded pouches…

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) unlocks the potential of a great case, boasting a powerfully small, simply stunning display, fantastic productivity and powerful sound. And once iOS 11 is released, the tablet will become much more practical as a laptop replacement. Unfortunately, it suffers from two minor shortcomings: the absence of a touchpad and the hidden price tag.

If you want to get a more valuable operating system, you can get a 12-inch MacBook, but it won't last as long and is also much more expensive than a tablet with an Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. You may miss out on any changes and lose access to Windows with the new Surface Pro, Type Cover and Surface Pen, in the basic model this combination will cost you $1,059 (64,000 rubles), this machine is equipped with an Intel Core m3, which is less significant at the time ivnyanni . The model we tested cost $2,459 (148,000 rubles) with a keyboard and stylus.

Excellent!

12.9-inchi IPAD Pro 2 (2017) PROSHSHECH Ekran I productive, yaki mi Koly-nor Bachili on the tablet, ale mi vіtchuvayu, the fіnalny verbal iOS 11, Persh NIZh Zrobiti Visnovka.

The device is supplied in a very minimalistic white box, on the top of which there is a tablet of decals, not surprisingly, in the profile. Perhaps we are to blame for the minimal appearance of the device.

We open the box and put the devices back into place, protected by a shipping bag with a proprietary “tab”, so that you can handle it and all problems will resolve themselves. Under the tablet there is an envelope with stickers, instructions and a paper clip (for versions with an LTE modem), a 12 W edge adapter and a 2-meter Lightning cable. The vaunted Apple Pencil was not transferred, and the headphones were also not included.

unchanging design

I don’t want to focus too much on the appearance of the device, since it doesn’t differ in any way from the iPad Air 2. The size will change (the iPad Pro is identical in size to an A4 format archival paper).

The control buttons are in their original places, and the axis of switching to silent mode has been removed, which is not all good.

A display that catches your eye

Here we have an IPS display with a diagonal of 12.9 ", with a 4: 3 aspect ratio, a resolution of 2732x2048 pixels and a pixel density of 264 ppi. The minimum brightness is stated to be \u200b\u200 bat a total value of 3 cd/m2, if the maximum abutment of the bed is 326 cd/m2 m2 is consistent. The contrast is always at 1: 1283, and the factory calibration is simply divine.

One of the features of the gadget is a reasonable technology for reducing the frequency of updating the image, as there is a static object on the image matrix. It is important to display the image 60 times per second, which can be avoided by preserving the battery charge.

Subjectively speaking, the screen is quiet, and the image transmission is excellent in all cases. The advantages of DCI-P3 are clear.

The device, in addition, supports the use of an additional proprietary Apple Pencil stylus, which recognizes up to 2048 levels of pressure and pressure, and the frequency of surface treatment is 240 dpi, and even more.

divine sounding

Don't you have a lot of adjectives for your tablet? While everything about the design is complicated, the sound is simply dull. This is not an advertising gimmick, but it is effective: 4 speakers (2 above and 2 below), installed around a carbon fiber “bath”, play the tables loudly and clearly, so that you don’t want the music to fade. One minus - this whole portable bacchanalia is great for draining the battery.

yearly productivity

Professional technology is to blame for being slow, and the iPad Pro 12.9 has been replaced by a 2-core (too early to laugh) 64-bit Apple A9X processor, accelerated to 2.16 GHz. And at the time of the tablet’s release, this was the company’s most pressing decision. PowerVR Series 7 graphics have been introduced, which is almost identical to the Intel HD Graphics 4200 in the Microsoft Surface Pro 3, but not in the same Windows league.

The total RAM is 4 GB, which is completely enough for iOS devices, considering the high level of platform optimization. There are 6 versions of devices on sale: 3 with Wi-Fi support (32, 128 and 256 GB) and 3 with Wi-Fi + LTE (using the same memory).

The autonomy is enormous - 10300 mAg. This is enough for 11 years of non-stop vikoristannya with a medium-sized platform. Take out your insurance either for a full working day, or for 3-4 evenings before going to bed. There will be problems only with charging. The included adapter only provides 12 W/h, if the battery has a capacity of at least 39 W. It’s a simple way to calculate that it will be about 3.5 years with ideal minds, but in fact it’s all 4.5, and even longer.

Cameras for show

The optics were completely similar to the iPad Air 2, and even the iPhone 5S. The main 8-megapixel sensor with an f/2.4 aperture and a pixel size of 1.12 microns performs really poorly and there is no mention of any significant detail. The camera is morally outdated.

The large diagonal makes it difficult to make any compromises in order to compare the device with more compact tablets, and the addition of a proprietary keyboard for the iPad makes the device smaller than that of traditional laptops. Third-party accessories sometimes increase the availability of power, and then the weight of the design is matched to ultrabooks, depriving the iPad of only sound and display.

Other generation versions of iPad Pro 12.9

The update to the iPad Pro in 2017 made a number of leaps forward, among other configurations that were identified and available before purchasing. Consumers, as before, choose between only Wi-Fi support and versions with SIM cards, which significantly increases the price, but most importantly, new storage options up to 512 GB. There are three colors: gold, gray and silver (as in the look).

Select the memory of Varto strictly from the exact instructions. So, for basic multimedia browsing with an emphasis on streaming content and web browsing, download 64 GB to ensure maximum security:

• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi with 64 GB -
• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi Cellular with 64 GB -

If the iPad Pro will be used as a replacement for a laptop, or as an additional device, it will be equipped with 256 GB, so you can download programs and work materials, be it photographs, video content or sketches with 3D models:

• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi with 256 GB -
• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi Cellular with 256 GB -

Tim, who is ready to use iPad Pro 12.9 as a single computer, will want to maximize the configuration so that he can collect large amounts of data and trim them locally:

• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi with 512 GB -
• iPad Pro 12.9 Wi-Fi Cellular with 512 GB -

Visnovki (require brothers)

The next-generation iPad Pro 12.9 brings a smaller display to the market, minimal weight and durability, one of the most powerful audio systems, excellent battery life and a sophisticated software ecosystem, which we still can’t get behind a flagship device. then the tablet will go with a reserve for the future. Everything costs 25 thousand. UAH are either cheaper than the standard for ultrabooks “under 1000 dollars”, and the rest are objectively compromising on low parameters.

Browsing on tablets is easier at first, less so on laptops, scrolling through social networks, instant messengers and email is comfortable with a virtual keyboard, which is multi-size, and for larger spaces you can buy an additional accessory (for). It’s easier to watch movies and listen to music on the iPad Pro, regardless of the side of the screen: the brightness of the picture and sound is more important than the dark colors.

It will also work, but not as much as it does for Windows computers (although more than half of the current projects in the Microsoft portfolio will probably run on an ultrabook computer).

For many home projects, the capabilities of a tablet are already sufficient, and in most cases, devices are equipped with even small displays, so that people can seriously think about a virtual laptop. iPad Pro 12.9 saves a lot of this, I would like to be able to manually manage two programs on my screen at the same time. For example, at the same time try to open a text editor and messenger, browser or social media client.

Of course, the iPad cannot replace a working tool for everyone, but there is a better option for waking up in many situations, especially with cheaper software and friendly touch interaction, which is reduced \u200 b\u200bproblematic degradation in the appearance of the keyboard and mouse.

Visnovki (everything is rotten)

iPad Pro 12.9 is an excellent replacement for a laptop that is ideal for completing basic tasks. Where will this particularity end?

The device is too great to really replace a tablet when traveling, in large vehicles, or for a walk in the park. Here the great gadget completely loses out to the same miracle, but much more compact one. So, on a smaller device, multitasking is not so suitable, but at the end of the day, it does not require a large number of drops.

Although iPad Pro 12.9 can replace a laptop, it is difficult to replace the desktop, as you still cannot connect a monitor to expand the work space, only in the mode of broadcasting videos or video replay. This functionality is not available on the iPad; the functionality is built into any laptop. When you are at work, you want the largest screen possible, an all-in-one, a work station, or a laptop with an additional monitor looks great.

The software for the iPad is excellent, but the software cannot fully work in the background, so you can’t prepare a video project in a simple iMovie, start gluing and play in parallel, or work with another robot - video processing is simply slow. iPad Pro 12.9 again can’t deal with the computer’s corruption pattern if there are a lot of programs running in the background, and the computer continues to occupy itself with other tasks.

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iPad Pro 12.9 is an excellent multimedia device for everyday life, an excellent portable TV on the road and a computer replacement for an inconvenient person. All that remains is to evaluate the sound, screen and fluidity of the robot, and other parameters are not important for them.

Other formats and companies are hesitant to make compromises, without realizing what the benefit is for the benefit of the recipient. The 12-inch MacBook has a smaller mass, compared to the iPad Pro 12.9 paired with a keyboard, and will be more productive. There is a lot of productivity, but not enough to run multi-core processors in computers.

If it is necessary to replace a laptop, there is no better alternative to the iPad Pro 12.9, but the exchange can hardly be called equivalent

Naturally, since work tools fit into the capabilities of the iPad, and do not interfere with comfortable operation, I would like to buy the device through cheaper software and a reserve of effort, which for iOS work can be worn on the nearest number of rocks. This is a flagship that you can buy for the price of an average ultrabook in terms of power productivity.

You should decide to buy laptops or upgrade to the iPad Pro 10.5, which is the best tablet on the market, and with all the bells and whistles that the iPad Pro 12.9 offers. And if you can transfer all the tasks to the “baby”, there will be no problems with connecting peripherals, and you don’t want to buy a great monitor for work, you can think about buying a larger brother.

5 reasons to buy iPad Pro 12.9 (2017):

• short display
• wonderful sound from external speakers
• great productivity
• suitable for most types of work diagonal
• cheap in equal weight and compact laptops

2 reasons not to buy iPad Pro 12.9 (2017):

• The device is weak as a tablet and does not replace the grip of a laptop
• Linking to specific desktop software, replacing anything not available in iOS

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