Apple Announces New iPad Pro With M4 Chip, OLED Display, and More

[Mailia]

What’s the battery life? Why didn’t they mention that?

Exactly the same as the old one.

 

[rightoff]

I love the battery life but with my life on the road this thing being thinner and lighter won't be terrible. Now I just have to make sure I don't bend it by over-packing (bending incoming in 3...2...1...)

just buy an incoming 3rd party $150+ case for it

 

[minuszero]

Looking nice… but the key issue is iPad OS and the price. They need a samsung DeX like interface really bad… otherwise its just better going for MacBook.

The M4 is really nice…

But again, the software and price needs to be right 😀

MacBooks don't have OLED displays or touch screens, and Logic on iPad is amazing.

 

[richpjr]

They are discussing Apple pro apps for iPadOS. Likely optimized for the new M4. I keep thinking how we are stuck with soon iPadOS 17.5 limits, I wonder what iPadOS 18 will offer that reignites this marketplace with the M4 iPad Pro?

If you go by their past record, it will be incremental improvements and a few new features that are "magical", yet leave us thinking - this could be so much better...

 

[crsh1976]

So much top-notch tech packed in a super slim slate, it's very impressive.

Then I remember it runs off iPadOS, and it instantly kills the buzz.

 

[iamriro]

All I wanted is WIRELESS CHARGING, Appleeee!!!!
Is that so hard to give?????????
Im so upset but My bank account is smiling. He said he is saved for this year. lol

 

[incidentallycheckout]

Why are people acting like this will bend or snap easily? Apple does rigorous testing.

I'm sure some influencers will try and do it, but they'll use methods no normal person would ever use.

 

[RedWeasel]

If you want a MacBook, then get a MacBook. There are lot of people who want/need an iPad because of things like Procreate. You can't draw on a MacBook. And I prefer GarageBand on iPad because of touch instruments. Also I prefer most apps to their web counterparts.

The thing is, I don't want a MacBook *and* an iPad. But I kinda need to have both, for different use cases.

I'm not sure how you could reasonably combine the two iOS and MacOS without turning it into some kind of Frankenstein mess.

Apple has more than 100'000 employees and tons of cash. They should be able to figure it out.

 

[Jetcat3]

Kinda disappointing that the new 11-inch iPad Pro has a bigger battery (~+9%) than the outgoing version, a much more efficient SoC and it still gets the same exact advertised battery life ("up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video"). Surely that OLED isn't that power-hungry?

They are extremely power hungry, especially for high APL content like all white backgrounds. The power consumption can be 3X more with an all white display.

 

[Kottu]

Would this support both iPadOS apps and Mac applications?

macOs can run iPhone and iPad apps. Unfortunately Apple still wants to keep iPad as a large iPhone.

 

[Basic75]

MacBooks don't have OLED displays

Thank heavens for that.

 

[Fuzzball84]

MacBooks don't have OLED displays or touch screens, and Logic on iPad is amazing.

They will soon 😀

 

[thadoggfather]

Looks nice, but $999 for the 11-inch? Naw.

Also interesting decision to dive right into M4 before macOS. Seems... curious

especially considering M3 Pro and M3 regular were hyped up and released in new macs very recently. And this is for an OS constrained tablet

Nonetheless, how is M4 next to an M3? Will be interesting to see that. I suspect something incremental

 

[neuropsychguy]

iPad P(ai)ro.

Pronounced iPad Pyro? It is a fire device (to use Gen Z slang).

 

[a m u n]

iPad Pro: “First OLED tablets with LTPO, first OLED tablets with a tandem stack, brightest and longest life OLEDs in tablets, lightest and thinnest OLEDs tablets as well due to glass thinning and TFE.”

 

[iamgalt]

I'm curious: what do you store on your iPad that you need 2 TB?

I take a lot of drone footage for architects and edit on the iPad. I'm currently working off of external drives, which works, but it'll be nice to not have to do that anymore (not the only reason I upgraded). Not to mention a lot of music and photos; and apps are a lot bigger than they used to be, so it's nice to have some room to grow.

 

[MayaUser]

Now the ipad pro is also the air since its thinner and lighter
Good job Apple in contradicting yourself

 

[Jetcat3]

So is Tantum OLED the same as QD-OLED?

I doubt it, but the 11” is still produced by Samsung Display and their sub pixel structure was shown off in the keynote. 1000 nits full field white is insane for an OLED display that big!

 

[Remy149]

I’m still using a 12.9” from
2018 I’m definitely upgrading. I’ll probably just go pick one up from the Apple Store next Friday near my job.

 

[casjohnr]

My favourite part of the keynote was the guy in the corner of the chip workshop with a Vision Pro strapped round his head

 

[cocky jeremy]

I can't wait for the Quantum Ultra AI powered OLEDCD w/ Super Duper Retina to come out next year!

 

[Realityck]

Fully speced out iPad Pro 13" 2TB Wifi + Cellular and Nano-texture glass with Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard sits at $3077 without Apple Care and $3246 with Apple Care!!

Yeah you can get carried away selecting all those options. It’s getting up there with the price for your examples, still not so many options you can be half that easily.

 

[User 6502]

No black pro pencil… thats such a huge disappointment for many people.

Did they do market research?

Such a weird thing to complain about. I’d rather have them do market research on iPadOS and its obvious limitations.

 

[Chet-NYC]

With an M4 in the iPad Pro and lots of AI coming in the round of operating systems for everything, I say we're going to see M4 Pro and Max in new Mac Studios at WWDC.

They are going to be insane.

 

[jonnyb098]

I wonder if it’ll get a newer than iPhone 11 camera system….now they dumped the ultra wide angle. 😂