The XDR Display is a bright and pin-sharp (2732x2048 resolution 264 pixels per inch) masterpiece, delivering beautiful and accurate colors (with DCI-P3 support), and dazzling brightness in HDR applications – and more importantly, stunning inky black tones in all applications, in spite of the display technology at work. And, to be fair, when compared to other tablet (or the vast majority of laptop) screens, they're not wrong. Apple refers to it as an XDR Display, implying that it's like an HDR (high dynamic range) screen, but even more x-treme. The mini-LED screen of the iPad Pro 12.9-inch remains unique in Apple's tablet range. New 'Hover Over' feature for Apple Pencil 2nd Gen.1600nits peak HDR brightness 1000nits fullscreen brightness.(Image credit: Future) iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) review: Display & Apple Pencil

Once you've added it, the iPads weight advantage over the MacBook Air (M2, 2022) diminishes majorly. The Magic Keyboard is pretty thick and heavy, though doubling the iPad's specs in both departments. But it picks up scuffs a little too easily on its outside in bags and the like, so can end up looking rather less premium over time, in our experience. The Magic Keyboard is an extremely premium-feeling thing to type on, and holds the iPad sturdily at different angles (though we wish it offered a wider range of angles). On the rear of the iPad, you'll find a small bump for the camera (this is shallow enough that it doesn't matter much that it makes the iPad uneven when laid flat – it doesn't rock when you're drawing or writing on it), and the Smart Connector for attaching it to compatible keyboards.Īs ever, Apple's Magic Keyboard is the most obvious choice, if you don't mind spending as much as a whole (cheaper) iPad on a keyboard case. Inexplicably, Apple moved the camera on the new cheap iPad 10.2 (2022) to work better in landscape, but left it in the same place here. It works great when the iPad is in a holder, such as the Magic Keyboard case, on a desk, but the position is fundamentally flawed for other tablet use, and always has been. That or it ends up hidden by the arm reaching over the touch the screen. The iPad Pro tends to be used in landscape mode the majority of the time, and having the camera on one of the shorter sides means that it finds itself under your hand the majority of the time when you want to unlock it while holding the tablet. On the front of this short edge is the forward-facing camera, which includes the Face ID system, and it's our only real gripe about the design here. On the other short edge is the sleep/wake button (though it can be woken by tapping the screen), and two more speaker vents. On one of the shorter edges is a USB-C port for charging, plus two dotted vents for the stereo speakers. On one of the flat edges is a little oval that denotes where the Apple Pencil 2nd Gen attaches magnetically to charge, and there are volume button on that same side. The flat sides and right-angled edges look like they might be uncomfortable to clutch, but they're not at all, thanks to the corners themselves being ever-so-slightly rounded. There's a fairly slim bezel between the edges of the screen and the side of the device – it's thicker than the bezel on the iPhone 14, but that's fine with us, since having a little edge to hold is no bad thing on a large tablet. The large surface area and svelte chassis make it feel ultra-thin and sleek in the hands (when used without a case, at least), and the fit and finish is unimpeachable, as you expect from Apple. It's still a very nice design, of course. It still comes in Space Grey or Silver finishes only – none of the fun colors of the iPad Air or the new iPad 10.2 (2022). The iPad Pro 12.9 doesn't feature any significant design changes compared to the previous version… and, really, to the version before. (Image credit: Future) iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) review: Design There have been iPad rises across the board in many territories, so it perhaps isn't a surprise, but in these countries, it certainly pushes the notion that the iPad with the biggest and best screen is only for Pros who'll write it off as a tax expense, and not home users who might like a more generous display for enjoying video or drawing.įor comparison, the 11-inch iPad Pro (which still doesn't include a mini-LED screen) now starts from $799 / £899 / $1,399, while the iPad Air (2022) starts from $599 / £669 / AU$999. In Australia, the price rose from AU$1,649 to AU$1,899, so a rise of 15%.

The previous model started from £999, so the new version is a full 25% more expensive, which is hard to stomach. However, in the UK and Australia, that's a price rise, and a very steep one in the UK, in particular.

In the US, the starting price is the same as last year's model, which feels fair, given the limited number of upgrades overall (and the price rose in 2021).

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