The 3rd-generation iPad Pro was announced by Apple on October 30, 2018. It was released on November 7, 2018.[1]
Release[]
The redesigned iPad Pro was announced on October 30, 2018 during an Apple Special Event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Howard Gilman Opera House in New York.[2]
Features[]
The 2018 models feature new edge-to-edge Liquid Retina displays, Face ID, improved 12MP and 7MP cameras, USB-C connector, and Apple A12X Bionic processors. The tablets are offered in 11-inch and 12.9-inch sizes, and are the first iPad models to offer tap-to-wake LCD displays (following the iPhone X[3]), and up to 1 TB of internal storage (1 TB = 1 trillion bytes). The 1 TB models were also unique as they increased the base amount of RAM from 4 GB to 6 GB.[4][5] These devices are the first iPads to feature a USB-C connector, replacing Apple's proprietary Lightning connector, and also the first iPads lacking a physical button on the front. Additionally, the tablets lack both Touch ID and a headphone jack, the former having been superseded by Face ID using a sensor array on the top bezel.[6][7] Unlike iPhone models featuring Face ID, the iPad Pro can unlock in any orientation. The tablets were released on November 7, 2018 and are only available in silver and space gray. It is notably the thinnest iPad ever with a thickness of 5.9 mm.
Reception[]
The 2018 iPad Pro models were praised for their improved displays, slimmer bezels, the addition of Face ID and general speed improvements. Ben Sin from Forbes noted that although the screen is still an LCD screen, the 120 Hz refresh rate makes it feel more responsive. The switch to a USB-C connector received a mixed response; easier external monitor support and more universal device charging were added at the cost of extra dongles to use older cables and headphones. Some reviewers noted that although the hardware updates are great steps forward, iOS's limitations, including the lack of external storage capabilities, which was addressed with the iPadOS 13 update, prevents the iPad Pro from competing against traditional computers. The increased prices across the lineup were also criticized. One major flaw of the 2018 iPad Pro models as well as future models was how easy it was to bend the device in half. Zach Nelson from JerryRigEverything quoted that "the iPad Pro just doesn't have any of that structural integrity stuff. a tablet the size of a piece of paper, folds like a piece of paper." Zach also noted that the 2 weakest points are right dead center on either side of the Device, both include the microphone hole and the wireless charging dock for the 2nd generation Apple Pencil. Apple did fix this issue with the 7th generation iPad Pro by adding a structural Metal rib which Zach Proved to be effective.
References[]
- ↑ New iPad Pro with all-screen design Is most advanced, powerful iPad ever (en-US). Apple Inc. (2018-10-30).
- ↑ Highlights from Apple's keynote event (en-US). Apple Inc. (2018-10-30).
- ↑ Smith, Chris (November 3, 2017). Every new iPhone X gesture you need to learn. BGR. Penske Media Corporation. Archived from the original on December 5, 2017. Retrieved on March 18, 2019.
- ↑ Broussard, Mitchel (October 30, 2018). 2018 iPad Pro With 1TB Storage Has 6GB RAM, Lower Capacities Have 4GB. MacRumors. Retrieved on April 11, 2021. “Using Xcode, developer Steve Troughton-Smith has discovered that the 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with 1TB of storage have 6GB of RAM, compared to 4GB for previous generation iPad Pros.”
- ↑ Welch, Chris (September 11, 2019). Apple’s 1TB iPad Pro just got $200 cheaper. The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved on April 11, 2021. “The 1TB iPad Pro is the only iPad with 6GB of RAM; other 2018 iPad Pros have 4GB.”
- ↑ iPad Pro - Technical Specifications (en-US). Apple Inc.. Retrieved on 2018-10-31.
- ↑ Marques Brownlee (2018-10-30). 2019 iPad Pro Impressions: Incredibly Thin!. Retrieved on 2018-10-31.
External links[]
- iPad Pro at Apple (archived 2018-11-08)
- iPad Pro 3rd generation at the iPad Wiki
- iPad Pro (3rd generation) at Wikipedia
