The iPad Pro, in 2017, has gotten larger and larger.

That is the trend we are seeing year in year out.

Now, moving from the 9.7-inch display offered last year, this time around it is 10.5 inches of display real estate.

What do you get with this tablet? Better performance. Am talking about up to 30% faster. In addition, the GPU is 40 percent faster. It is competing directly, with Microsoft Surface Pro.

The iPad Pro price is about KSh. 70,000. in Kenya.

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IPAD PRO 10.5 KEY FEATURES AND SPECS

Display size-10.5 inches
Screen type- Retina display
2224x 1668 pixels
OS- iOS 10
Storage- 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
Camera- 12MP rear, 7MP Selfie
Connectivity- 4G LTE
Battery Life up to 10 hours.

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IPAD PRO DISPLAY

Just as mentioned, the iPad ships with a larger display. In this front, we have seen strong competition from various competitors. However, what we can agree on is that, the display is vivid and sharp.

Not only that, the LED screen is coated using anti reflective. With this, the viewing experience is dramatically improved. Especially indoors.

Something else that leads to better experience, the brightness. The iPad Pro has 600nits of brightness. This is also useful with negating unnecessary reflectivity.

When it comes to the resolution, I was expecting nothing less than 2224 x 1668 pixels. This, combined with 264ppi, leads to pleasurable color reproduction.

CAMERA

Now to the shooter of the iPad Pro 10.5.

Let’s start off with the selfie camera. Here, you get 7MP. The FaceTime camera, as Apple famously calls it is one of the best present on any tablet. The track record, of what Apple can do, even with little megapixel count has been proved many times.

Now to the rear camera. Here, you get 12megapixels. To help you take better snaps, it comes with various features. These include optical image stabilization, Autofocus and HDR.

In addition, it has the ability to record 4K videos.

IPAD PRO HARDWARE AND PERFORMANCE

In the new iPad Pro, is an Apple A10X Fusion processor. It has an M10 co-processor also embedded.

Now, Apple has come up with their figures on performance. As mentioned before, 30% and 40 percent improved performance in the CPU and GPU respectively.

Before this, there was lots of chatter, that Apple had abandoned the “Professionals” customers. However, with this performance bump, I expect majority will be satisfied.

iOS 11 will imminently be released later this year. So the iPad Pro runs iOS 10 out of the box. With the choice to upgrade, when the update becomes available.

There are some advantages of iOS 11 that Apple mentioned. First is advance multi-tasking. Secondly is a seamless integration with the Apple Pencil.

It is strange, that Apple still makes the 3.5mm headphone Jack with all their products unlike in the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. However, it’s an advantage, since you avoid the hustle of carrying dongles around.

The iPad Pro 10.5, has Wi-Fi, and LTE models. It is single SIM (nano) and there are various choices when it comes to storage; 64GB, 256GB, 512GB.

APPLE IPAD PRO (10.5) DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS

GENERAL

Release date	June 2017
Dimensions (mm)	250.60 x 174.10 x 6.10
Weight (g)	469.00
Removable battery	No
Colours	Space Grey, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
SAR value	NA

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)	10.50
Touchscreen	No
Resolution	2224×1668 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	264

HARDWARE

Processor make	Apple A10X Fusion
Internal storage	64GB
Expandable storage	No

CAMERA

Rear camera	12-megapixel
Flash	Yes
Front camera	7-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System

iOS 10

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	No
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.20
NFC	No
Infrared	No
USB OTG	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	No

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	No
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	Yes
Temperature sensor	No