Apple Announces New iPad Pro With M4 Chip, OLED Display, and More

[jamesjingyi]

Oh woah I just realised, also a single rear camera?! That's surprising, only for the reason that it won't be able to capture spatial video...

 

[satchmo]

Strangely, the new Pencil Pro doesn't seem to work with the current iPad Pros...yet will work with the new iPad Air.

 

[Remy149]

Oh cool, so now my M3 Pro MacBook Pro won’t be getting most of the new AI features announced in June because it’s already too weak and too old for that after half a year 🤪

All they have done is changed the verbiage they use from machine learning to AI

 

[picpicmac]

M3 was such lacklustre ...

That's not true. It's just that some people are addicted to being stimulated by electronics and can't get their high anymore.

 

[dgdosen]

I would like to see real world experience with that new keyboard. Is it lap-able?

 

[incidentallycheckout]

Strangely, the new Pencil Pro doesn't seem to work with the current iPad Pros...yet will work with the new iPad Air.

I'm more confused why the 2nd gen Pencil doesn't work with the new iPads.

 

[Remy149]

No black pro pencil… thats such a huge disappointment for many people.

Did they do market research?

They use white accessories as part of their marketing since the iPod. They want people to instantly know you are using an Apple product. It’s the same reason AirPods are still only white.

 

[ric22]

Why are people acting like this will bend or snap easily? Apple does rigorous testing.

I'm sure some influencers will try and do it, but they'll use methods no normal person would ever use.

You think it'll survive sitting on it once on a sofa/bed?

 

[incidentallycheckout]

No black pro pencil… thats such a huge disappointment for many people.

Did they do market research?

Hit up color ware once they start doing the Pencil Pro. Yeah it's not cheap, but you can get one if you want that.

 

[Kylo83]

why cant they put the 48mp camera on the new iPad

 

[incidentallycheckout]

You think it'll survive sitting on it once on a sofa/bed?

I don't know but I would hope so.

But its probably not a good idea to sit on your glass devices in general.

 

[trip1ex]

why cant they put the 48mp camera on the new iPad

because it might encourage you to skip an iPhone upgrade.

 

[Realityck]

why cant they put the 48mp camera on the new iPad

Harder to use a iPad Pro on the go compared to the latest iPhone Pro for photography and videos. But in certain applications possible in the future just right now all the other changes on this new updated pros is a lot to take in.

 

[ProbablyDylan]

$1900 for an 11" with a matte display. Absolutely ridiculous.

Are these at least compatible with the old magnetic Apple Pencil?

Edit: The compatibility list on their website hasn't been updated yet, so it's currently impossible to know. Super cool, Tim.

 

[clayj]

So which iPad Pros have which OLEDs from which suppliers? Last I read the 13" models would have LG displays and the 11" models would have Samsung displays, but some 11" models might have LG. I am concerned about being an early adopter and getting a suboptimal display.

 

[Infinitewisdom]

No black pro pencil… thats such a huge disappointment for many people.

Did they do market research?

Probably because if you need an Apple Pencil, you’re going to get one regardless of color.

 

[alpha007]

Not sure if this has been discussed. Will it be a good idea to trade my M1 PRO MBP for the iPad 13 M4?

 

[dk001]

Its probably better to get your kid a tablet than a computer these days. If I had these I would have spent more time drawing, but with graphics degrees being as worthless as they are, and how AI is replacing artists, the generation that grows up drawing with these and wants to do that for a living is going to have a rude awakening. Todays customers are going to be the parents of tomorrow that will steer their kids away from drawing all day and push them towards high paying jobs.

When it comes to items like this, as a personal device I would ask if really needed. As a school device it is lame at best. Most use Chromebooks. Higher ed allows either MB or Win. The only real use I would see is graphic design however it would still be a supplemental device.

 

[ric22]

1240 USD for the 256 GB version of 11" and 1930 USD for the 256GB version of 13" here in Sweden🤣🤣

Edit: I'm still very happy with my 11" iPad Pro 2020 anyway, so i'm gonna stick with it for a couple more years😊

EU pricing is looking crazy... very very hard to justify.

 

[Infinitewisdom]

Dang, the Max Tech guys were right on every rumor. The M4 rumor seemed sketchy at first but it ended up being true, unbelievable!

If you do some Google searches, you can find the exact same info they had. Only difference you don’t have a million people to monetize with a video.

 

[SpringKid]

The price increase will be the real news. $1499 might be too low of a guess.

With inflation (Sweden) taken into account, the new 11 inch Pro with 256 GB is pretty much the same price that I payed for my 11 inch Pro with 256 GB from 2018.

 

[ric22]

M2 to M4 is almost double...so is far beyond decent thanks to the new thermals as well...hoping it will work better at full blast, the next iphones will need it too as well because they reached the normal thermals inputs

Double what, exactly? It seemed unclear. I look forward to seeing the Geekbench results...

 

[Johnny London]

No MagSafe 🤨

 

[Fuzzball84]

Probably because if you need an Apple Pencil, you’re going to get one regardless of color.

By that logic why do they offer color options for so many other devices and accessories.

I think its a style thing… they prefer to keep plastic accessories like this, chargers, AirPods etc the white color.

 

[mashinhead]

Apple has to evolve beyond making things slightly faster, significantly more expensive, comparing speed to things 3,4,5 generations ago—and hiding behind jargon