Apple has announced the new iPad Pro, a smaller version of last year’s iPad Pro with a 9.7-inch True Tone Retina display. The new iPad Pro offers an improved "Pro" display packing in more pixels (hence higher screen-resolution), which adapts its tone and brightness in accordance with the environment you're using the tablet. Additionally, the iPad Pro well as house a four-speaker setup. Apple has also doubled the memory quantity, moving up from 2GB to 4GB.
The new iPad Pro is powered by A9X, Apple’s 3rd generation 64-bit chip and it sports 12-megapixel iSight camera with Focus Pixels, True Tone Flash, new image signal processor. On the front side, there's a 5-megapixel FaceTime camera. The camera sensors are same as the iPhone 6s from last year. The iPad Pro also supports Live Photos.
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| 9.7-Inch iPad Pro |
Key Features :
- 9.7 inch (2048 x 1536) resolution at 264 PPI Fully laminated True Tone Retina Display
- A9X chip with 3rd gen 64-bit architecture and M9 motion coprocessor
- 32GB/128GB/256GB internal storage
- 12MP iSight camera with True Tone flash
- 5MP HD front facing camera
- iOS 9.3
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor, Three-axis gyro, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Barometer
- Four speaker audio
- 4G LTE (optional), Wi‑Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac) dual channel (2.4GHz and 5GHz) and HT80 with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2
- 27.5‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‐polymer battery with up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music
Apple already confirmed that it will roll out the iPad Pro in India in April. The 9.7-inch iPad Pro comes in Silver, Space Grey, Gold and Rose Gold colour variants, and will start at Rs. 49,900 for the 32GB storage variant (Wi-Fi only), and Rs. 61,900 for the 32GB storage variant (Wi-Fi + Cellular). It also comes in 128GB and a new 256GB capacity, but no details about the pricing for these variants yet.
Apple also revealed the Apple Pencil will be available at Rs. 8,600, the Smart Keyboard at Rs. 13,900, Polyurethane iPad Pro Smart Cover at Rs. 3,700, Silicone Cases at Rs. 5,200, Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader at Rs. 2,500, Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter at Rs. 2,900, Apple 29W USB-C Power Adapter at Rs. 4,100, Lightning to USB-C Cable (1 metre) at Rs. 2,300, and Lightning to USB-C Cable (2 metre) for at Rs. 2,900.
