Apple has just unveiled the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro on Monday at its ‘Let us loop you in’ event. It’s a miniature powerhouse that includes a lot of similar tech from its 12.9-inch big brother. With the smaller price tag, and smaller footprint for those who need portability, many are eager to get their hands on one.
The tablet was initially expected to be called the iPad Air 3 and replace the iPad Air 2 in Apple’s lineup, but it looks like Apple has some other plans for its tablet lineup. Living up to its ‘Pro’ tag though, the 9.7-inch iPad Pro comes with some impressive piece of technology under its aluminium shell, which can be found below:
| Specs | 9.7″ iPad Pro |
| OS | iOS 9.3 |
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Chips
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A9X chip with 64-bit architecture |
| Embedded M9 motion coprocessor | |
| RAM | 4 GB |
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Display
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9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display |
| 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 ppi | |
| True Tone display | |
| Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating | |
| Wide color display | |
| Fully laminated display | |
| Antireflective coating | |
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Dimensions
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Height: 240mm |
| Width: 169.5mm | |
| Thickness: 6.1mm | |
| Weight | 437g (Wi-Fi) | 444g (LTE) |
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iSight Rear Camera
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12-megapixel iSight camera with 1.22µ pixels |
| ƒ/2.2 aperture | |
| Live Photos | |
| Improved local tone mapping | |
| Improved noise reduction | |
| Sapphire crystal lens cover | |
| True Tone flash | |
| Backside illumination sensor | |
| Five-element lens | |
| Hybrid IR filter | |
| Autofocus with Focus Pixels | |
| Tap to focus with Focus Pixels | |
| Exposure control | |
| Auto HDR for photos | |
| Face detection | |
| Panorama (up to 63 megapixels) | |
| Auto image stabilization | |
| Burst mode | |
| Timer mode | |
| Photo geotagging | |
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Video Recording
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4K video recording (3840 by 2160) at 30 fps |
| 1080p HD video recording at 30 fps or 60 fps | |
| True Tone flash | |
| Slo-mo video support for 1080p at 120 fps and 720p at 240 fps | |
| Time-lapse video with stabilization | |
| Cinematic video stabilization | |
| Continuous autofocus video | |
| Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video | |
| Playback zoom | |
| Face detection | |
| 3x zoom | |
| Video geotagging | |
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FaceTime Front Camera
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5-megapixel photos |
| ƒ/2.2 aperture | |
| Retina Flash | |
| 720p HD video recording | |
| Auto HDR for photos and videos | |
| Backside illumination sensor | |
| Face detection | |
| Burst mode | |
| Exposure control | |
| Timer mode | |
| Battery | Built‐in 27.5‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‐polymer battery |
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Battery life
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Wi-Fi variant: |
| Up to 10 hours of web surfing on Wi-Fi, watching videos, or listening to music | |
| LTE variant: | |
| Up to 9 houirs of surfing the web using cellular data | |
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Cellular and Wireless
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GSM/EDGE |
| UMTS/HSPA+ | |
| DC-HSDPA | |
| CDMA EV-DO Rev. A | |
| LTE Advanced – Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 | |
| Embedded Apple SIM | |
| 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | |
| GPS and GLONASS | |
| VoLTE | |
| NFC | |
| Wi-Fi calling | |
| Touch ID | Fingerprint sensor built into the Home button |
| Apple Pay | Pay with your iPhone using Touch ID in stores and within apps |
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Sensors
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Three-axis gyro |
| Accelerometer | |
| Proximity sensor | |
| Ambient light sensor | |
| Barometer | |
| SIM Card | Nano-SIM |
| Connector | Lightning |
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Storage Capacity
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32GB (Wi-Fi only) |
| 64GB | |
| 128GB | |
| 256GB | |
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Colors
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Silver |
| Gold | |
| Space Gray | |
| Rose Gold | |
| Siri | Hands-free ‘Hey Siri’ detection |
Starting at $599 for the introductory model, the i9.7-inch iPad Pro will go on sale from March 30, with pre-orders beginning from March 24.