Apple last week unveiled the new iPad Pros–and they featured the biggest redesigns in the product’s history. Following in the footsteps of the iPhone X, Apple decided to ditch the Home button on the iPad Pro, replacing it with Face ID.
That also means that Apple could stretch the screen size of the Pros edge-to-edge. In other words, you’re getting a Pro with a larger screen, but not in a larger body compared to the last generation.
The new Pros also include the A12X Bionic chip, which Apple says is faster than the chips found in most PC laptops. The iPad Pros have also done away with the headphone jack and the Lightning port, replacing it with a USB-C port. The new Pros don't come out until Wednesday, but some publications have gotten their hands on review units. Here’s what they're saying about Apple’s latest tablet:
The Verge
“It’s also impossible to look at the iPad Pro and not be struck by its design. This is the first truly new Apple mobile hardware design in a long while, and it has a deeper connection to the MacBook Pro than the iPhone or previous iPads. Instead of rounded corners and soft shapes, the iPad Pro is all hard corners and flat sides, with massive, asymmetrical antenna lines on the back and a huge camera bump. Most people I showed our space gray review unit to thought it looked cool, but I think it’s kind of brutal looking — almost like a reference design.
“Those squared off edges and smaller bezels change the screen-to-body ratio in positive ways: the 11-inch model fits a larger screen in the same size body as the old 10.5-inch model, and the 12.9-inch model shrinks the body down to fit the screen, making it much less clumsy to use than the outgoing model.”
TechRadar
“This tablet is excellent, and easily the best Apple has ever made - but you'll need to know how to use it to get the best out of it. Designed, as the name suggests, for the professional, those in key industries will love the power, precision and overall quality on offer here. If you're a 'standard' user, then you'll be buying this iPad Pro as a luxury device, a media powerhouse - but get ready to pay out for the privilege.”
Wired
“By every measure I can think of, these are the best, most powerful, most capable iPads I’ve ever used. They put other tablets to shame.
“But Apple has begged the question: Can an 11-inch ($799) or 13-inch ($999) iPad Pro replace your need for a MacBook or Windows PC at work? It’s possible, but you’ll need the right kind of occupation, and a lot of patience and determination.
“No laptop can emulate the drawing capabilities of the Apple Pencil, or feel as natural to hold and use with touch. It’s not even close. The iPad Pro has a clear lead over PCs there.”
CNET
“The iPad's a beautifully designed thing, now -- practically perfected, from a pure hardware perspective. The whole screen ratio to body size is just right, and the thickness, and everything else. Now it needs the accessories, the keyboards and trackpads, and the inputs, and maybe a more advanced OS that shows more on screen at once.
“But without the apps that show off what it can do, and push it into new territories -- USB-C camera tethering, multi-display app workflows, ways to maybe eventually add a mouse or trackpad or other inputs beyond a keyboard -- it feels hindered.”
Mashable
“The new iPad Pro inspired me to want to do more, to make more, to “Think Different” just like the original Mac did when I sat down in front of its all-in-one design, boxy mouse, and drew in MacPaint for the very first time.
“But if you’re just planning to use the iPad Pro to watch videos, browse social media, or play light games like Candy Crush, its potential will be wasted, and any older or cheaper iPad or cheaper brand of tablet will do.
“You should only get a new iPad Pro if you’re gonna be pushing its power. Otherwise it’s like getting a sports car and never driving faster than 35 mph — people will ooh and ahh at your shiny new thing, but you’ll return home feeling empty every time.”
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