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Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1, 2021)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
Product Brand: Apple
Editor's Rating:
4.5
4.5
Pros
- Large, high-quality 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion and True Tone technology
- Powerful M1 chip with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU for fast and efficient performance
- Comes with iPadOS 14 pre-installed, which offers a range of productivity features and improvements
- 5G connectivity (with cellular model) for faster internet speeds and downloads
- Upgraded front camera with Center Stage feature for better video calls and conferences
- High-quality rear camera with advanced image stabilization and improved low-light performance
- Four-speaker audio system with spatial audio for immersive sound
- Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Magic Keyboard compatibility for enhanced productivity and creativity
- Long battery life of up to 10 hours
Cons
- High price point compared to other tablets on the market
- Large size and weight may not be suitable for some users
- Limited storage options, with no expandable storage available
- No headphone jack, which may be inconvenient for some users
- Limited app selection compared to traditional desktop operating systems
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch M1 5th Generation Specs and Features
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a premium tablet that comes with powerful hardware and advanced features, making it a popular choice among professionals and power users. This tablet was released in April 2021 and is the fifth generation of the iPad Pro lineup. In this article, we will take a closer look at the specifications and features of the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021).
Design and Display
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a stunning Liquid Retina XDR display, which is a 12.9-inch IPS LCD panel with a resolution of 2732 x 2048 pixels. The display has a pixel density of 264 pixels per inch (ppi) and is capable of displaying HDR content. The tablet also comes with a ProMotion technology that enables a 120Hz refresh rate for smoother scrolling and more responsive performance.
In terms of design, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a sleek and slim profile, with an aluminum body that is available in silver or space gray. The tablet measures 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm and weighs 682 g.
Performance
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is powered by Apple’s M1 chip, which is the same processor used in the latest MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini models. The M1 chip is an eight-core CPU with four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores, along with an eight-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine. This powerful hardware configuration delivers top-of-the-line performance and can handle even the most demanding apps and workflows.
The tablet also comes with 8GB or 16GB of RAM, depending on the storage configuration, and is available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB storage options. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also supports 5G connectivity for fast internet speeds, and Wi-Fi 6 for improved wireless performance.
Camera
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a dual-camera setup on the back, which includes a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 10-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens. The tablet also has a LiDAR scanner, which enables advanced augmented reality experiences and faster autofocus in low light.
On the front, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a TrueDepth camera system that includes a 12-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a 122-degree field of view. This camera system supports Portrait mode, Night mode, and Center Stage, which keeps you in the center of the frame during video calls.
Battery Life and Other Features
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a 10,758mAh battery, which can provide up to 10 hours of web browsing or video playback on a single charge. The tablet also comes with a USB-C port for charging and data transfer, and supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Magic Keyboard for enhanced productivity and creativity.
Other features of the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) include Face ID for secure authentication, four speakers for immersive audio, and support for Apple’s latest operating system, iPadOS 14.
What are the specifications of the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) M1 5th Generation tablet?
Here’s a summary of the technical specifications for the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch M1 5th Generation tablet:
- Processor/CPU: Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Vortex + 4×1.6 GHz Tempest) Apple M1 CPU
- RAM: 8 GB, 16 GB
- Internal Storage: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
- Display/Resolution: 12.9″ 2048×2732 pixels
- GPU/Graphics: Apple GPU
- Camera: 12MP 2160p
- Battery: Li-Po 10758 mAh
- Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Tablet Computer |
| Models |
Also known as Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular + GPS: A2379, A2461 (Global); A2462 (China) A2379, A2461, A2462, iPad13,8, iPad13,9, iPad13,10, iPad13,11 |
| Announced | 20 April, 2021 |
| Released | 21 May, 2021 |
| Status | Available |
| Predecessor | iPad Pro (4th generation) |
| Generation | 5th |
Design
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Width |
280.6 mm (millimeters) 28.06 cm (centimeters) 0.921 ft (feet) 11.047 in (inches) |
| Height |
214.9 mm (millimeters) 21.49 cm (centimeters) 0.705 ft (feet) 8.461 in (inches) |
| Thickness |
6.4 mm (millimeters) 0.64 cm (centimeters) 0.021 ft (feet) 0.252 in (inches) |
| Volume |
385.93 cm³ (cubic centimeters) 23.44 in³ (cubic inches) |
| Weight |
685 g (grams) 1.51 lbs (pounds) 24.16 oz (ounces) |
| Protection |
Glass front Aluminum back Aluminum frame |
| Colors |
Silver Space Gray |
Network
| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Nano SIM |
| Number of SIM cards | 1 |
| GSM |
GSM 850 MHz (B5) GSM 900 MHz (B8) GSM 1800 MHz (B3) GSM 1900 MHz (B2) |
| UMTS (3G) |
UMTS 850 MHz (B5) UMTS 900 MHz (B8) UMTS 1700 MHz (B4) UMTS 1900 MHz (B2) UMTS 2100 MHz (B1) |
| LTE (4G) |
LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B12) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B13) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B14) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B17) LTE-FDD 700 MHz (B29) LTE-FDD 800 MHz (B20) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B18) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B19) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B26) LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8) LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B4) LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B66) LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3) LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B2) LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B25) LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1) LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7) LTE-TDD 1900 MHz (B39) LTE-TDD 2000 MHz (B34) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) |
| 5G NR |
5G-FDD 600 MHz (n71) 5G-FDD 700 MHz (n12) 5G-FDD 700 MHz (n28) 5G-FDD 800 MHz (n20) 5G-FDD 850 MHz (n5) 5G-FDD 900 MHz (n8) 5G-FDD 1700 MHz (n66) 5G-FDD 1800 MHz (n3) 5G-FDD 1900 MHz (n2) 5G-FDD 1900 MHz (n25) 5G-FDD 2100 MHz (n1) 5G-TDD 2300 MHz (n40) 5G-TDD 2500 MHz (n41) 5G-FDD 2600 MHz (n7) 5G-TDD 2600 MHz (n38) 5G-TDD 3500 MHz (n78) 5G-TDD 3700 MHz (n77) 5G-TDD 4700 MHz (n79) 5G mmWave 39 GHz (n260) 5G mmWave 28 GHz (n261) |
Display
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD |
| Size | 12.9 inch |
| Resolution | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 24 bit, 16777216 colors |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 ratio |
| Display area | (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 265 PPI density |
| Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind. |
Scratch-resistant glass Oleophobic coating |
| Features |
2D backlighting system with 2596 full‑array local dimming zones ProMotion technology Wide color display (P3) True Tone display Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating Fully laminated display Antireflective coating 1.8% reflectivity SDR brightness: 600 nits max XDR brightness: 1000 nits max full screen, 1600 nits peak (HDR content only) 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
Media
| Audio File Formats |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC+ / aacPlus / HE-AAC v1 AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga) AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb) eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) MIDI MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) AIFF |
| Video File Formats |
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi) H.263 H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video QuickTime (.mov, .qt) MPEG-4 |
| FM Radio | No |
| Loudspeaker | Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | No |
| Audio Features |
Loudspeaker Stereo speakers 4 speakers 5 microphones Dolby Digital Plus |
Rear/Main Camera
| Number of cameras | 2 |
| Sensor type | CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
| Main cameras |
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide) |
| Pixel size |
1.4 µm (micrometers) 0.001400 mm (millimeters) |
| Aperture | f/1.8 |
| Focal length and 35mm equivalent | 28 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame) |
| Number of lenses | 5 |
| Flash type | Quad-LED |
| Image Resolution |
4032 x 3024 pixels 12.19 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution |
3840 x 2160 pixels 8.29 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 60 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Digital image stabilization Geotagging Panorama HDR Touch focus Face detection White balance settings ISO settings Exposure compensation Self-timer Scene mode Macro mode RAW Flash type - Quad LED Hybrid IR filter Noise reduction Secondary rear camera - 10 MP (ultra-wide angle) 3D ToF LiDAR (depth sensing) Brighter True Tone flash Sapphire crystal glass lens cover Hybrid IR filter |
Front/Selfie Camera
| Number of cameras | 1 |
| Main cameras |
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) |
| Sensor type | CMOS BSI (backside illumination) |
| Aperture | f/2.2 |
| Field of view | 122˚ |
| Focal length and 35mm equivalent | 32 mm (millimeters) *(35 mm / full frame) |
| Image Resolution |
4032 x 3024 pixels 12.19 MP (megapixels) |
| Video Resolution |
1920 x 1080 pixels 2.07 MP (megapixels) |
| Video FPS | 60 fps (frames per second) |
| Other features |
HDR Face detection Digital image stabilization Exposure compensation |
Software
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | iPadOS 14.5.1, up to iPadOS 15.5, planned upgrade to iPadOS 16 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | Apple iPad OS |
Hardware
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Apple M1, Neural engine (16-core design) |
| CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone. | Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest) |
| CPU bits | 64 bit |
| CPU cores | 8 |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | Apple GPU (8-core graphics) |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 16 GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR4X |
| RAM channels | Double channel |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 128/256/512/1TB/2TB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | No |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. |
Face ID LiDAR Scanner Three-axis gyro Accelerometer Barometer Ambient light sensor |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 |
| Bluetooth Features Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. |
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) LE (Low Energy) |
| Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range. | No |
| Wi-Fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. |
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n 5GHz 802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac) Dual band Wi-Fi Hotspot 802.11ax HT80 with MiMO |
| USB | USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort, magnetic connector |
| GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. |
GPS A-GPS GLONASS Galileo QZSS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inch. | |
| HDMI HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
Battery or Power
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 10758 mAh (40.88 Wh) |
| Charging Features | Fast charging 18W |
| Placement | Non-removable |
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