![]() Read more about the iPad Pro 9.7in’s camera performance We look at all this in more detail, and present a selection of test shots and comparisons, in the camera testing section, but suffice it to say that in some conditions you won’t notice the difference from the Air 2’s cameras, in others you’ll notice small improvements, and in others it’s in a whole different class. The front-facing camera is even more dramatically boosted, going from 1.2Mp to 5Mp and gaining the Retina flash feature. The rear-facing camera now has a flash, and has been pushed from 8 megapixels (on the Air 2 and the Pro 12.9in) to 12Mp there are also numerous smaller improvements to this component. ![]() Slightly annoying, that, although any sort of case will remove this issue, and you do get the payoff of a heavily enhanced camera setup. Read more about the iPad Pro 9.7in’s designĬameras: One other noticeable physical change is the rear-facing camera, which now sticks out and will scratch on the desk if you lay the iPad flat on its back. This results in a much fuller, richer sound – not exactly surround sound, but a far more immersive audio experience than we’ve come to expect from a tablet. You now get four speakers – two at the top, two at the bottom – and the bottom speakers are spaced slightly further apart. IPad Air 2: weight and dimensions are identical, as is the general design (which remains sumptuous, of course). But overall we find this a strong and appealing mid-size tablet that advances the argument that while laptops might still be the best tool for working on the go, they’re no longer essential.ĭesign: Physically the iPad Pro 9.7 is a close match for the The smaller Smart Keyboard isn’t a totally convincing replacement for a full-size layout, and for mobile business users this is still a compromise in terms of screen space and range of available apps (even if the latter issue will dwindle and die as time passes). And writing as I am for prospective buyers of the Pro 9.7, those upgrades are great news. Then again, instant obsolescence is par for the course as a tech buyer – and there will probably be another iPad Pro update in March 2017. The added improvements in the last paragraph will be galling for those who previously bought the Pro 12.9, who have every right to feel stitched up they imagined themselves to be buying what would remain the top-end iPad for a good 12 months and had to watch an even better (but cheaper) model come out, along with new options for the 12.9 that they didn’t have access to, a scant six months later. And unlike with the older Pro, buyers of the Pro 9.7 get the full range of storage options (including, for the first time on an Apple mobile device, 256GB) from launch. The Pro 9.7 gets a True Tone colour-adjusting screen, heavily improved front- and rear-facing cameras (including 4K video recording, Live Photos and the Retina Flash) and the option for a pink colour finish. ![]() And the presence of the mega-powerful Pro devices at the top of Apple’s range gives app developers licence and encouragement to push their wares in more ambitious directions.Īnd other than the RAM and the oversized screen, the Pro 9.7 gets every single upgrade offered by the 12.9, and quite a few that it doesn’t. ![]() As ever, we must point out that this won’t make a huge difference just yet in your day-to-day usage, even nine months after launch, but offers far more future-proofing and the ability to run the most demanding apps and games for years to come. This is a considerably faster device than its predecessor – very nearly as quick in a lot of tests, indeed, as the iPad Pro 12.9, despite having half the RAM. (Deep-pocketed business users – and Apple is pushing this tablet into the laptop-replacement sphere – will presumably find the pricing less of an issue.) Still, we think you get more than enough to justify the roughly £60 premium over the equivalent launch-day iPad Air 2. The price is high and at first glance slightly annoyingly so: given that the iPad Pro 9.7 is externally almost identical to the iPad Air 2, Apple may have a hard sell convincing the average user to part with £849 for the top-end Pro 9.7, when the most expensive Air 2 cost £659 at launch, albeit with half the storage. You can now use the Apple Pencil and the Smart Keyboard with your mid-size iPad, instantly making the iPad Pro 9.7 an appealing device for work on the go, and particularly for creative design work and note-taking and quad speakers make it a superior option for films and TV, and make for better and more immersive gaming and (obviously) music playback.
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