the new ipad pro has a lot going for it
these are the best new features
first up is that m1 system on a chip
this is an absolute
game changer the m1 is the same soc
that's in
apple's newest max so for the first time
the ipad pro has the guts of a
full-fledged mac
does that mean we're getting mac os on
ipad pros probably not
apple has repeatedly said it will not
merge ios
and mac os could mac os technically run
on an ipad pro
probably however if and when apple will
allow that is a whole
other video but here's the thing apps
that run on ios and ipad os can natively
run on
m1 max now we can see software go
in the other direction apple already has
a guide for developers on running their
ios apps on mac os
the company explains that there is no
porting process that means if an app
runs on an idevice it will run on an m1
mac
without any changes by the developer
however
apple does suggest that developers
update code to match the user experience
of mac os there's a whole section titled
determine whether your app
makes sense on mac os i would imagine it
won't be long before we see
other documents that say determine
whether your app makes sense
on ipad os adobe is already working on
making its mac apps run natively on
apple silicon
microsoft has already announced that its
office 365 apps
have native support for m1 max so what
i'm saying is
that as apps are developed for m1 max
they could easily be tinkered with to
create ipad experiences
the performance of these apps could be
amazingly consistent
between mac os and ipad os in an
interview apple vp of worldwide
marketing
greg joswiak said that when we created
the very first ipad pro
there was no photoshop there was no
creative apps that could immediately use
it
but now there's so many you can't count
essentially he was saying that apps will
follow the power
apple is now in a really good spot where
it's developers whether they make
ios or mac os apps can build once and
run
on multiple devices with ease i'm
expecting the m1 ipad pros
to be able to handle some seriously
complex apps
next up we've got thunderbolt on the new
ipad pros
thunderbolt means that the ipad pro can
do things no other ipad could do
if you wanted a 10 gigabit ethernet
connection on an ipad pro
you can do that now if you wanted to
connect to really fast external
storage thunderbolt is great for that
too want to drive that ridiculously
expensive
apple pro display xdr at full 6k
resolution
yeah you can do that now the newest ipad
pros
can connect to a thunderbolt dock and
just go crazy will you
ever need all that power i don't know
but if you do let me know in the
comments
let's talk about the mini led display
that is on the 12.9 inch ipad pro
apple calls this a liquid retina xdr
display
xdr is the same set of letters you'll
find at the end of apple's pro display
xdr the 12.9 inch ipad pro
can deliver 1600 nits peak brightness
that's the same
as the pro display they both have 1 000
nits
full screen brightness they also both
have the same contrast ratio
of a million to one these are pretty
crazy numbers
let's take a look at the price of an
entry-level 12.9 inch ipad pro
okay 10.99 let's take a look at the pro
display xdr
starts at around five thousand dollars
and just for fun
let's look at the pro stand oh it's a
hundred dollars less
than the 12.9 inch ipad pro you've got
to love that
you can get a full tablet with xdr
display for a little more than the stand
for the pro display xdr we'll have to
see if apple's claims hold true
when we get to compare the displays side
by side but also remember that the mini
led display is on the 12.9 inch ipad pro
only
you won't get that on the 11 incher
apple also beefed up the front-facing
camera
in today's world of endless video
conferencing apple bumped the resolution
of the camera from 7 megapixels to 12.
apple also has a new feature called
center stage
for video calls apple says it uses
machine learning to keep you in the
center of the shot
that means you can prop your ipad pro on
a stand move around and have the camera
follow
you apple also says that if second
person pops into frame
the camera will zoom out to fit you both
in
apple's spec sheet says the front facing
camera has 2x
optical zoom out so when that ultra
white camera zooms out it's not a
digital trick
and for all of you tablet photographers
the rear camera now supports smart hdr3
like the iphone 12 and we all know how
good apple is when it comes to camera
tech so there you go
and let's talk about 5g availability on
the ipad pro
i think of this as more of a future
proofing feature 4g lte is out right now
and it's everywhere
5g coverage is still not as great as 4g
however 5g is the unquestioned future of
wireless
if for whatever reason you're planning
to get an ipad with a cellular modem i'd
say go with the one that supports lte
and 5g and that's the newest batch oh
and by the way there's an option to get
two terabytes of storage and an ipad
which i think is nuts let me know if you
plan on getting a new ipad pro
i'm iaz zaktar and i'll see you online
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