iPad 9.7-inch Pro: fewer but larger – TF1

The theme of the keynote on Monday was indeed reduced dimensions in Apple . After the iPhone OS which marks the return to the 4-inch screens, the Apple brand has introduced a new iPad in the line of the large launched last November, but the consistent measurements habits. Apple announced that it sold over 200 million 9.7-inch iPad so why give up this template? More powerful than the iPad Air 2, this reduced variation of the iPad Pro features the same strengths as its predecessor, with which it shares the name to show the similarity, but together with a 9.7-inch differentiating 12, 9 of the latter. All for less than 500 grams on the scale.

In terms of characteristics, although there has been a smaller version of the iPad Pro. Like this one, this new tablet is equipped with a Retina display with enhanced brightness (25% more than the iPad Air 2) and a weak reflectivity (40% less). The new iPad offers the Pro Night Shift screen mode that will automatically adjust the brightness and color to the environment or time of day and especially the technology of True Tone display. This fits over the white balance for even more comfortable reading. Clean Pro to the iPad “mini”, True Tone Display is a feature that meets the colors of the environment thanks to its onboard sensors. What offer a better reading experience, especially in the evening, with the goal of having a beneficial effect on sleep when we say that it is wrong to expose his eyes to smartphones or tablets before sleeping.

Ability to film and edit 4K

the iPad Pro 9.7 inches A9X also embeds the chip, the more powerful Apple-designed, allowing the iPad to provide the same power and processing speed than the best PC portable market. For audio and video enthusiasts, it also sports four speakers, allowing her twice more powerful than the Air iPad 2. And he blithely out from its predecessor with an iSight 12MP camera capable of support Live Photos and shoot video in 4K. The FaceTime HD camera 5MP displays. On the audio side, it now reads Dolby Digital Plus and sensors adjust the quality and direction of the sound to the environment. Dimensioned to its size for some accessories for the iPad Pro 12.9 inch are also compatible with the 9.7-inch model (Smart Keyboard, Apple Pencil particular).

“It is the ultimate upgrade for iPad users and the ideal alternative for PC users “. If Phil Schiller, vice president of Apple in charge of marketing, including many joked during the keynote by foot to PC users, including “600 million units over five years, it’s sad “the iPad Pro should not seek to compete with Microsoft’s Surface tablet in terms of office, even if Apple ambition is to make eyes at those who use the products under Windows 10. the force iPad Pro is to talk to as creative designers, architects and other designers who will enjoy its responsiveness to touch controls, ease of draw freehand with the Pencil Apple. Declination in 9.7 inches will seduce those who grumbled at not being able to hold the iPad Pro in their bag.

Apple increased the capacity to 256 GB

But the big change for this iPad Pro has its storage capacity. With this new version, for the first time, Apple introduces the 256GB storage. A boon for lovers of audio and video, but also pictures that can leverage, fundamentally reworked and take up space . Otherwise it will decline by 32, 64 and 128 GB, WiFi only or 4G version of accepting a card.

We could take charge quickly the iPad Pro 9.7 inches. A rather traditional format, but a noticeable difference in sound. As for the iPad Pro “maxi”, quality is the rendezvous with the four multi-directional speakers, even in a noisy area as one in which we achieved these first impressions. The Retina display is better than the iPad Air and actually returns less light. True Tone function allows for less eye strain. For the rest, iPad Pro users will not be disoriented. They just have to fit the dimensions while blithely is not for owners of previous generations of iPad.

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Apple Pencil.
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