Excited about the New OLED iPad Pro? Here's What You Need to Know!
Apple Unveils Lightweight, Vibrant OLED Display on the Latest iPad Pro Model
The long-awaited OLED iPad Pro announcement has finally arrived, leaving us breathless despite the regular iPad updates. While the iPad Air's M2 upgrade and the 13-inch variant might be par for the course, the OLED screen, new M4 chip, and sleeker chassis on the iPad Pro make it undoubtedly the most thrilling iPad news since its inception. And wait, there's more! The new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil could revolutionize the iPad's versatility, potentially outshining even the MacBook Air.
The $999 11-inch and $1,200 13-inch iPad Pros pack a punch, featuring two layers of OLED displays, which Apple terms Ultra Retina XDR. This dual OLED design offers unparalleled color balance, contrast, and brightness, resulting in deep blacks and vibrant colors. Though historically, OLED displays faced the challenge of brightness, Apple claims that the two layers propel the SDR and HDR brightness past 1,000 nits. On HDR, the iPad Pro boasts a whopping 1,600 nits of peak brightness.
Apple loves to create unique names for their technologies, and the tandem OLED design doesn't disappoint. Weigh the pros and cons by examining the slides or witness the difference in person. Also, take note of the size reduction between the old and new iPad Pros. The 11-inch model is now a compact 5.3 mm thin, while the 13-inch model is only 5.1 mm thick. In Apple's words, the new iPad Pro is "thinner than an iPod Nano," so dust off your old MP3 player for a comparison!
Accessories can make or break a device, and the new iPad Pro is no exception. A revamped Magic Keyboard now boasts an aluminum base, weighing less than previous models with an enhanced trackpad. The star of the show is the new $129 Apple Pencil Pro, featuring subtle haptic feedback, a squeeze function to access in-app menus, and most importantly, a "barrel roll" sensor that detects the roll of the pencil. Additionally, it finally has Find My support.
In time, we'll evaluate whether the OLED iPad Pro truly stands as the best tablet you can buy or even makes MacBooks obsolete. Could the OLED iPad Pro prove so impressive that we question the need for compact MacBooks? Only time will tell!
The OLED iPad Pro marks an exciting future in tablet technology with its Ultra Retina XDR display and M4 chip. The new Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro could significantly increase the iPad Pro's versatility, potentially outshining the MacBook Air. Cupertino's claim of the iPad Pro being thinner than an iPod Nano showcases the device's size reduction. Finally, the upcoming reviews will determine if the OLED iPad Pro is the best tablet on the market and potentially rendering compact MacBooks unnecessary.
