Apple iPad Pro 12.9 5th Gen 2021

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch 5th gen

The starting price of the fifth generation Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) in Kenya is Ksh 185,000. The 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD display of the iPad Pro is driven by an 8-core Apple M1 chip, which also has an 8-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and 4 performance and 4 efficiency cores. The iPad boasts a 40.88 Wh battery and 8GB RAM with 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB storage or 16GB RAM with 1TB or 2TB storage.

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) specs and price in Kenya

Design

It’s great that the design hasn’t changed. And this is true down to the smallest dimensional features. This is cool, in my opinion, because many people already own cases, the magic keyboard, and other accessories that are compatible with the current Apple iPad Pro 11 2020 and 12.9-inch iPad Pros of 2020. Therefore, it is a very positive thing that Apple preserved the same design for them. I will now state that compared to the previous generation, the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro weighs roughly half a pound more and is roughly half a millimeter thicker.

Thankfully, it’s only 0.5 millimeters, so for most accessories available, it shouldn’t be a significant change. Basically, the same design throughout. Yes, the magic keyboard was mentioned. It is now available in a brand-new white hue. Right now, there’s just one black one available. Apple is now upgrading the charger and including it in the box. The current 18-watt charger will be replaced with a new 20-watt charger.

Improved cameras

When you turn this person around, we’ll discuss about cameras. We are speaking about cameras. Thus, Apple improved the iPad Pro 12.9’s cameras in 2021. Even though the wide and ultra-wide still have the same resolutions—12 megapixels for the wide and 10 megapixels for the ultra-wide—they are now referred to as pro cameras. But with the new ISP and everything, there have been some modifications here. For the first time, Smart HDR3 is supported by the new camera. We have a lens that makes up for the ultra-wide angle that you were using. That was evident in the iPhone 12 series. Advanced red-eye correction is available.

This is how Audio Zoom functions. The audio actually kind of zooms in when you are filming the video. Thus, the distant audio you’re listening to examines that topic and slightly enhances the audio. Additionally, video has an increased dynamic range of up to 30 frames per second. Cinematic video stabilization is available in 4K. Previously, it was offered in 720p and 1080p. It has revolutionary cinematic stabilization for 4K films and stereo audio recording capabilities.

FaceTime camera

Here, let’s also discuss the recently released FaceTime cameras. Therefore, Apple updated its real-depth camera system. Thus, I suppose the genuine depth camera system is not a FaceTime camera. The resolution has been increased from 7 to 12 megapixels. A brand-new 122 super wide field of view is available. It also boasts a feature called “center stage,” which makes use of the new CPU and neural engine to enable it to see the subjects in the video, focus on them, maintain their position within the screen, and even move it around. Lens correction, which is crucial for the incredibly wide field of view, smart HDR3, 1080P footage, and expanded dynamic range for films at up to 30 frames per second are features of the new front-facing camera. And lastly, stabilization for cinematic videos.

Apple M1 chipset

Apple implemented some internal adjustments. With the release of the iPad Pro 12.9 (2021), Apple switched to the M1 Processor for its iPad lineup. Yes, the iPad Pro is now equipped with the same potent processor that I was using on my MacBook. Thus, the M! is present here, which has many advantages. In terms of CPU speed, it is up to 50% quicker. Compared to the 12Z bionic processor included in the previous generation of iPad Pros, the GPU is up to 40% quicker. Its storage components are twice as fast as the upgraded processor. a fresh 16-core neural engine as well. The port is still USB-C. However, Apple has switched to a new USB four-port type C that supports Thunderbolt instead of only one USB-C port. Thus, there are a lot of backward compatibilities available here.

We receive full Thunderbolt, with transfer speeds up to 40 gigabits per second. Ethernet speeds up to 10 gigabits are now possible. Moreover, USB 3.1 gen two, which enables 10 gigabits per second, and USB 4, which provides 40 gigabytes per second, are supported. Not to mention Thunderbolt 3. This features the very amazing Pro display XDR with a resolution of up to 6K. Additionally, the Apple iPad Pro 11 2021 will support 5G. 5G is now available for the iPad, just as it was for the iPhone 12 series. That completes the picture.

Storage

Now let’s wrap up this piece. The final two points I want to make are significant distinctions between this generation and the previous one. There was more capacity being observed. Previously, the maximum capacity was one terabyte, but now there are 2TB capabilities available. The Memory of the Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) has been raised. Prior to this, the base models had the maximum RAM option of 6 gigabytes. They now have 8 gigabytes of RAM visible. After that, 16 gigabytes of RAM are added on the larger 1 terabyte and 2 terabyte capacities. The new M1 Processor is a major driving force behind all of this. The internal storage will operate up to twice as quickly.

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