Apple announce new 9.7 inch iPad Pro
Apple iPad Pro, announced last year was a breathtaking tablet and has been the best tablet by a mile. The problem though is that the iPad Pro was overpriced and out of reach for almost everyone. Also, it was too big for most users who wanted to use a tablet as a, well, a tablet. Today, Apple has announced a new 9.7″ iPad Pro and it will be available from 31st of March. The 9.7 inch iPad Pro will cost $599 for 32GB and $749 for 128GB. Apple has also announced a 256GB variant for $899.
The new iPad Pro comes with nearly the same hardware that donned the 12″ iPad Pro but missed the essential 3D Touch. The 9.7″ iPad Pro weight just 1 pound and comes with similar Oxide TFT LCD which is 40% less reflective than that on iPad Air 2 and is 25% brighter, has better color reproduction and better color saturation. The new True Tone display not only adjusts brightness according to the external light, it can also change the color tone based on the kind of external lightning. There are four speakers (like 12″ Pro), Apple A9X powers the 9.7″ iPad Pro. The rear camera is the 12mp iSight camera that is used in iPhone SE.
Key Specification
- Display : 9.7″ 2048-by-1536 resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Chipset: A9X chip with 64‑bit architecture, M9 coprocessor
- Camera : 12mp rear iSight camera, 5mp front facing camera
- Four speaker audio setup
- Nano-SIM card slot
- Touch ID built into home key
- Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi‐Fi, watching video, or listening to music
- Dual microphones for calls, video recording, and audio recording
- 437 grams for Wi-Fi only, 444 grams for Wi-Fi+Cellular model
- Dimension : 240mm x 169.5mm x 6.1mm
