Apple Takes the Wraps Off the M1 iPad Pro With MiniLED Display
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Last year, the iPad Pro inched closer to becoming an actual laptop replacement with Apple’s Magic Keyboard accessory. This year, the Pro’s flagship feature is a new screen powered by miniLED technology. If you don’t nerd out on displays, you might be wondering what the upgrade would mean for your actual life. Well, Apple promises that the 12.9-inch Pro’s miniLED panel will deliver 1,000 nits of full-screen brightness and the incredible contrast ratio of Apple’s Pro XDR Display.
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This is especially useful for videographers and photographers, giving them the ability to see more detail on a Liquid Retina XDR display that’s more portable than a Mac the iPad Pro is 6.4mm thin and weighs in at 1.5 pounds. I do wonder if creative professionals will actually rely on the iPad Pro for their workflows, but the specs are definitely impressive.
Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro Has More Than 4x the Local Dimming Zones as the Pro Display XDR, While Costing Almost 5x Less Apr 20, 2021 16:38 EDT
When the Pro Display XDR was announced for $5,000, Apple aimed to tackle a market littered with overly priced reference monitors. Its specifications are legendary, with the monitor also having received an award for the best display. Unfortunately, it features just 576 local dimming zones. That number has been overtaken considerably by Apple’s latest 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
Apple’s Largest iPad Pro With mini-LED Technology Only Costs $1,099, but the Pro Display XDR Is Priced at $5,000
Thanks to the iPad Pro’s mini-LED technology, its local dimming zones go up to 2,500. This is possible thanks to the backlighting that allows over 10,000 LEDs to be placed. With LCD technology, it is not possible to add a large number of local dimming zones, which would explain why the Pro Display XDR features only 576 local dimming zones, despite i
2021 iPad Pro Models Could See a Modest Price Increase Over Predecessors, Says New Report Apr 19, 2021 10:17 EDT
Tomorrow’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event will likely showcase several products, and one of those will include the 2021 iPad Pro series. Customers were always expected to pay a premium for these powerhouse tablets, but according to a new report, a small increase in the price might be on the cards for the new devices.
Current 2020 12.9-inch iPad Pro With 128GB of Internal Storage Costs $999; Expect to Pay Slightly More for the 2021 12.9-inch Version
A new note from Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives talks about a modest price increase for the 2021 iPad Pro series. This can be attributed to the mini-LED screen upgrade we should expect on the 12.9-inch model. Mini-LED is more difficult to produce than standard LCD but offers a variety of upgrades, ranging from improved color accuracy, higher brightness levels, and no screen burn-in effect caused by OLED technology.
Apple Could Unveil New Products on March 23, Claim Tipsters Mar 8, 2021 06:04 EST
Apart from the OnePlus 9 possibly materializing on March 23, according to a teaser poster, two tipsters believe that Apple might also announce several products on the same date. Let us take a look in detail at what we could be seeing.
New iPad Pro With mini-LED Screen, AirTags and More Could Be Announced on March 23
According to both DuanRui and Jon Prosser, Apple is expected to announce a slew of products on March 23. Just like last year, we believe that Apple will come out with a few press releases rather than the company’s executives being present physically to showcase what the technology giant has been working on.