Apple on Monday uncover a newfangled tablet in its batting order : the9.7 - inch iPad Pro . The new 9.7 - column inch iPad Pro is a follow - up to the12.9 - inch iPad Prothat wasreleased last fall .
Rumorsabout the specification and price for the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro ( which the rumor pulverisation called the iPad Pro mini ) floated prior to Apple’sMarch 21 effect , and they ’ve held up , for the most part .
The heart of the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro is essentially the same as the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro . Like the 12.9 - in iPad Pro , the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro has a 64 - bit A9X processor with an imbed M9 apparent movement coprocessor , and four speaker ( double stereo speakers ) .
New screen
The 9.7 - column inch iPad Pro ’s Retina ( 2048×1536 ) screen is an advance over the iPad Air 2 ’s screen . According to Apple , the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro screen is 40 percent less musing than the iPad Air 2 ’s screen . It ’s also 25 per centum brighter ( 500 nits of light ) and has a 25 percent not bad color impregnation , with support for the DCI(P3 ) colour gamut .
The concealment on 9.7 - inch iPad Pro has a new feature called True Tone , which adjusts the display ’s color temperature on the fly . True Tone measure out the lighter of the way you are in , and then tweaks the presentation to make trusted colors are consistent . rightful Tone is n’t happen on the 12.9 - in iPad Pro .
Apple ’s manifestation of the newfangled True Tone feature in the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro .
Pencil and Smart Connector
The 9.7 - inch iPad Pro has support for theApple Pencil , and as with the iPad Pro , you’re able to plug the Pencil into the iPad ’s Lightning port for charging . And again , just like the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro , the 9.7 - in iPad Pro does n’t have3D Touchsupport .
It would n’t be an iPad Pro without a Smart Connector , and the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro has one , too . The three - pronged connective is located on the side of the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro , and it allows you to plug into the fresh Smart Keyboard design specifically for the new iPad .
New camera
The one feature where the 9.7 - column inch iPad Pro distinctly trump the big iPad Pro is the iSight camera . The 9.7 - column inch iPad Pro has a 12 - megapixel camera that ’s capable of capturing 4 cat valium video , while the 12.9 - column inch iPad Pro has an 8 - megapixel iSight television camera and has a top video declaration of 1080p .
Other features the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro iSight photographic camera has that the 12.9 - inch iPad Pro iSight television camera does n’t : Live Photos funding , autofocus with Focus Pixels , on-key Tone flash , and ƒ/2.2 aperture . Apple also say the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro iSight photographic camera has better local tone mapping and haphazardness reduction .
The 9.7 - column inch iPad Pro ’ FaceTime camera is 5 megapixels , while the 12.9 - in iPad Pro has a 1.2 megapixel FaceTime television camera .
How much does it cost?
you could preorder the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro lead off March 24 , and it ships March 31 . The 12.9 - inch iPad Pro remains at the same price but gains a 256 GB version for $ 1,099 Wi - Fi only and $ 1,229 Wi - Fi plus Cellular . Pricing for the 9.7 - inch iPad Pro :
Wi-Fi only
Wi-Fi and Cellular
iPad Air 2 and iPad mini
Apple ’s iPad Air offerings change slenderly . The original iPad Air model is no longer in the current lineup , leaving the iPad Air 2 as the only melodic phrase modeling . Apple still pop the question the iPad mini 2 , which sits next to the iPad mini 4 as Apple ’s affordable iPad .
The iPad Air 2 with Wi - Fi only used to be $ 499 ( 16 GB ) , $ 599 ( 64 GB ) , and $ 699 ( 128 GB ) ; it ’s now $ 399 ( 16 GB ) and $ 499 ( 64 GB ) , with no 128 GB option useable . The iPad mini 2 with Wi - Fi only is $ 269 ( 16 GB ) and $ 319 ( 32 GB ) . The iPad miniskirt 4 ’s Price did not change .
