At its much-awaited October hardware event in New York, Apple today unveiled new iPad Pro tablets and they completely fall in line with all the rumors. The latest iPad Pro models now come with a modern design, with slimmer bezels and profile, new powerful processors, Face ID support, a new Apple Pencil and a lot more.
1. Modern Bezel-Free Design
One of the most easily noticeable features of the new iPad Pro model will have to be its new design, which falls more in line with modern standards. Apple has now pushed the screen to the edges, rounding it off there like the iPhone XR to provide you thinner and equal-sized bezels all around.
2. Face ID Support
In its quest to eliminate bezels and provide an immersive viewing experience, Apple has now ditched the home button (with Touch ID) on the new iPad Pro variants and included Face ID biometric authentication – exactly like the latest iPhone XS and XR.
Just like every year, Apple has again updated its latest A12 Bionic chip by affixing an ‘X’ towards the end for the more powerful internals of the iPad Pro lineup. The A12X Bionic chip now has eight cores, with four performance and four efficiency cores, plus a seven-core GPU to match the performance of personal computers. It also has a Neural Engine for Smart HDR and other AI-driven features.
As per Apple’s official press release, the A12X Bionic offers up to 35% faster single-core performance and up to 90 percent boost during multi-threaded tasks. Graphics performance is also said to provide twice the graphics performance as compared to its latest iPhones. In addition, Apple compared the graphics performance of the chipset to the Xbox One S.
Another major upgrade to the iPad Pro comes in the form of an upgraded accessory, i.e. the 2nd-gen Apple Pencil. It has an almost similar design as the original Apple Pencil but improves the aesthetics, along with the pairing and charging process.
Another big change is the missing long-standing Lightning port, which has been replaced by the modern USB Type-C port. This means Cupertino also has faith in the data transfer capabilities of this standard and is now ready to make a switch to USB-C on its hand-held devices.
With the removal of the home button on the new iPad Pro, Apple has now also ported its handy gestures from the latest iPhones over to its tablet computers. You can now swipe down from the top right to access control panel, a short swipe from the bottom to access the dock, a longer swipe to go home and stop amidst this long swipe to open the Recent apps menu. It’s that simple to use and remember.
