iPad Pro Can the iPad "Pro" not be used and charge at the same time?

[Cordorb]

Sounds like a good JR High science project .

'How to tell if high brightness on a Mac Ipad pro can over come a ( 5 , 10 or 12 Watt apple charger )"

-- without using a clamp on DC Amp meter - we can not make it too easy

Suggest testing at say 50 % battery level and a Time-Lapse photo app to take the data.

 

[Mystro]

Really?? 50% brightness on a screen this big is incredibly bright, even in a well lit room. I never turn it up past 65% even outside. It's a completely different brightness scale compared to my Air 2 because of the screen size.

I am getting 12-14 hours of battery life for wifi and location services on. It WILL charge while being used but I never need to because of the outstanding battery life.

Nope, but most of them will charge pretty quickly while in use. And charge while in use. That is the purpose. You need to tank up when you are near an outlet. That seems slow/impossible in bright environments where brightness goes all up. I won't accept 50 percent brightness. Case closed.

 

[Macalway]

i didnt try adjusting the brightness but to be fair to the OP i noticed it drops battery life while plugged in and at the very least its "not a good look" for a name brand device. when its plugged in it shouldnt still drain no matter whats happening on it

I have to agree with this.

 

[bnmcj1]

Then don't buy it. It's battery powered and gives 10 hours of life on a charge, it charges fine during usage unless you ramp the backlight to max which is ridiculously bright anyway and will probably hurt to use for extended periods at that brightness. You kinda sound like you don't really want one, can't afford one and are looking for justification to not buy one, so here it is, don't buy one.

Edit: having looked at your previous posts it is easy to see that you have zero interest in buying an iPad pro. You berate every aspect of it from the OS to the keyboard, infact it sounds like you hate it too much, which probably stems from a deep desire to own one but it is probably out with your means. Bummer.

Well. Those discussions are about laptop replacement and such use cases. As a toy I could have maybe used one. That does not change the fact that I think iPad Pro could be much better and should replace a laptop (for many users) by now.

I just don't feel like having 1. gen after information given in this topic. I would probably get buyers remorse as I do not think the pro label is justified yet. That is not about the cost, but about the device as it is now. Especially the thing with charging is a problem in my opinion. You can have yours.

Looking forward to 2. gen.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

i didnt try adjusting the brightness but to be fair to the OP i noticed it drops battery life while plugged in and at the very least its "not a good look" for a name brand device. when its plugged in it shouldnt still drain no matter whats happening on it

True. And there is no acceptable explanation if it is not so in case of a premium device.

 

[Marshall73]

Well. Those discussions are about laptop replacement and such use cases. As a toy I could have maybe used one. That does not change the fact that I think iPad Pro could be much better and should replace a laptop (for many users) by now.

I just don't feel like having 1. gen after information given in this topic. I would probably get buyers remorse as I do not think the pro label is justified yet. That is not about the cost, but about the device as it is now. Especially the thing with charging is a problem in my opinion. You can have yours.

Looking forward to 2. gen.

Here is the thing, YOU don't have one, and all of your opinions follow a question in the format of does it do xyz. You then rubbish the actual feedback of others even though YOU don't have one. Basically, you seem to be asking a question to troll the feedback of others. How about this, stop asking, go buy one, try it out during the return period and if it's not for you then return it. I think you would return it regardless of if you liked the experience or not as you hold preconceived negative opinions regarding every facet of the product but at least you would have had the balls to actually try it out for a period.

 

[fs454]

Given the fact that laptops excibit the same behaviour it's becoming more of a norm.

Do they though? I feel like my 15" rMBP charges quickly no matter if I'm using it or not. Is this an illusion based on the way the devices are used? I feel like it charges way faster than an iPad charges - especially the Pro if it's longer than the iPad 3 or Air 2 are.

 

[AppleRobert]

I am not a power user per se. I have plenty of things opened, watch movies and play games. The brightness is set on about 40% and the IPP still charges and adds life to the battery.

 

[Floorless]

Hmmm. The store models are probably on full brightness because of the light in stores. Maybe it will never be a problem at home. But what about work places/offices? The little lighting there is very similar to stores.

Hard to tell if it is a real problem I guess.

Also possible store is using 10w charger as they just "quick swap" the device sitting on display rather than reworking whats underneath.

I for one currently have the IPP reporting 15 hrs 48min usage, 47% battery life left. (Video / social / games / graphic use)
And it charges from 0~100% overnight fine, I don't use it extensively at work. but I bring it as a third screen for communications since I can. I don't even bother plugging in a charger since the battery life handles a full day for me fine.

 

[Steve686]

Just the fact that you should give your eyes a rest even after a couple hours of use while in full brightness would negate any discharge while using the iPP problems.

Also, how long would it take to actually fully discharge at full brightness while using?

 

[Don Kosak]

This appears to be untrue.

My iPad Pro does charge even at full brightness while doing Keynote animations. It charges much slower, but the percentage does increase.

I think perhaps someone was using an old 10 watt charger instead of the supplied 12 watt model.

If you're using iPad Pro for some type of fixed demo, you should be fine.

 

[az431]

Needed a reason? Lol. It is pretty important to know if a device can last/charge. Clearly it can't (at least at an acceptable speed) with full brightness as I need. Then no sale.

"Go get him mod's. He sheds bad light on a relevant topic. We must hide the flaws."

The battery lasts 10 hours without any charging. Are you really using it for 10 hours straight?

 

[Atomic Walrus]

True. And there is no acceptable explanation if it is not so in case of a premium device.

It wouldn't be the first Apple device to do this. MBPs used to be capable of draining the battery while plugged in until an OS update lowered the system TDP to be equal to the power brick capacity (effectively lowering the peak sustained performance of the system to stop user from complaining about batteries draining while plugged in).

Not defending it, just saying we've seen it before.

 

[DavidLynch]

I'm getting a solid 12 hours on this one. If I find it dying on me then it's probably time to take a break anyways...