We tried the new iPad Pro – Le Figaro

VIDEOS – Apple on Monday unveiled a version of its touch pad smaller. Our reporter Didier Sanz was able to try it and judge most convenient format to use.

So, Apple has narrowed the iPad Pro. After his first 13-inch model came out a few months ago, he decided to decline it in a smaller version of 9.7-inch iPad … is the normal size. The advantage? Capitalize on a format that has made the success of the Apple tablet since its inception, but also attract more Windows users accustomed to that format on hybrid kind of Surface Pro. Those are the arguments set out during the keynote by Phil Schiller, vice president of marketing Apple

First grip the iPad Pro with its stylus.

In practice, we say that the format of the first iPad Pro has probably cooled potential customers for its particularly bulky look. Not so easy to slip into a bag or keep at arm’s length. The new iPad Pro, more compact and lighter, uses the iPad Air 2 template (weight and thickness) preferred in an amount of situations. But it also benefits the components of the iPad Pro large format. And after a few minutes of handling, the formula seems pretty good view

The iPad Pro on his keyboard.

We responsiveness and functions of the fastest iPad in an easy to carry body and designed to be held with one hand, unlike the big iPad Pro. We find the ultra-sensitive screen that responds perfectly to stylus strokes, the four high quality speakers and the ability to use a removable physical keyboard.

An overview of the performance of display on the iPad Pro:

compared to the iPad Air, the newcomer is distinguished by its intense display (25% more light and 40% of reflections in unless the Air iPad 2 by Apple), and by colors that seem more saturated. Assets even more interesting than the new True Tone option allows IOS to adjust the color temperature according to the ambient lighting. In use, this new change many things: this gives a warmer and more relaxing picture interior

A stream 4K iPad Pro.

Nothing to say a priori on the tablet’s performance, which seems really very fast, and has the luxury to manipulate multiple streams 4K in iMovie. As a bonus, it offers the best iPhone as a 12-megapixel camera that shoots in 4K and a 5 megapixel camera on the front. Both iPad Air Plus and iPad mini pro, the new model remains in reasonable rates for an Apple product: from 695 euros for the Wi-Fi model 32GB and 845 euros for the model Wi-Fi + 4G 32 GB.