Apple has finally unveiled the new iPad Pro 9.7 inch tablet, which essentially is a smaller version of the iPad Pro which they revealed last year. Its got a lot of the stuff that makes the iPad Pro tick under the hood and Apple is marketing it as the ultimate PC replacement.
Apple is quite confident that the iPad Pro could be the “PC replacement device” that people are looking for, especially since there are 600 million PCs that are over 5 years old. They’re pretty sure that these users will just jump straight to the iPad Pro 9.7.
Specs wise, the iPad Pro sports quite a bit of the same specs as its bigger counterpart; featuring the same A9X processor and four speakers. However, it does have an upgraded 12MP rear camera that can shoot 4K video alongside a 5MP front snapper with Retina Flash. The display has also gotten a significant bump up, as Apple claims that the new iPad Pro is 40% less reflective than the iPad Air 2‘s screen and apparently that its got the lowest reflectivity while being the brightest tablet on the market.
The iPad Pro’s screen also has some new tech called “True Tone Display” which adjusts the display’s colour temperature based on the ambient light plus its got blue-light reduction for all you late night users.
The new iPad Pro will come in four different colours, space grey, silver, gold and rose gold, with preorders starting 24th March with the device officially hitting the market on 31st March. The iPad Pro 9.7″ is priced at US$599 (RM2418) for 32GB, US$749 (RM3024) for 128GB and US$899 (RM3629) for 256GB for the WiFi only models. Our neighbour down south in Singapore will be among the first wave countries to get it and so far there’s no indication yet for Malaysian availability.
Apple will also be selling a smaller version of the Smart Keyboard that is roughly identical to the one for the larger iPad Pro. Price and availability to be released later down the line.
