Yeah, this is doing it even when not charging. My iPhone will do the same when charging, too.
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iPad Pro iPad Pro 12.9" is here! First impressions and photos thread
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Lol it's all good, I'll admit to being dramatic about it but it's an important attribute to me. Interesting take that you prefer the heftier weight... I thought the 2018 12.9" was just on the verge of comfortable to hold for long periods of time. I do see what you mean about the new one feeling nice and premium.
It's a point of contention because I hate having to choose lightweight and portable vs. biggest and now highest quality screen. It turns out it's an extremely hard decision!
I wonder if this M1 iPad will be less likely to experience bend gate Since it seems a lot more sturdyLol it's all good, I'll admit to being dramatic about it but it's an important attribute to me. Interesting take that you prefer the heftier weight... I thought the 2018 12.9" was just on the verge of comfortable to hold for long periods of time. I do see what you mean about the new one feeling nice and premium.
It's a point of contention because I hate having to choose lightweight and portable vs. biggest and now highest quality screen. It turns out it's an extremely hard decision!
Battery life hasn't been great for me also, guessing the apps we are using aren't optimised yet for the new iPads, will hold off judgment on battery life until the apps I use have been updated.
What level brightness are you using it at night? my eyes have never liked high brightness, always have mine around 35-40% at night.
I charged mine to 100% last night, then it was on standby for around 9-10 hours after which I had almost 6 hours of on screen time to reach 17%. That is in a bright lit room and using it with the magic keyboard, mostly web browsing and setting up apps but also some YouTube.
I think that is okay but not great really, seems to be about the same as the 2020 I used before.
I think that is okay but not great really, seems to be about the same as the 2020 I used before.
Can you test it out for us and let us know your results 😊😂
Viewing this forum in dark mode in a pitch black room, everything looks great, eyes starting to adapt to the new display, I recommend setting your brightness to 35% when viewing content in dark mode and at night In dark environments.
try it out for a couple of days and let us know how you go.
Im using it now for a day, compared to my 2018 I can’t’ really notice much difference.. frankly, my Home Screen comparing the two looks essentially identical. Webpages, same. I was expecting a bit more vibrancy and contrast even just in day to day use. Haven’t gone into the HDR or 4K or my photos realm YET, but will do it this weekend.
Looks different to me, definitely more contrast and blacks are definitely deep black now, seeing it in safari and across the UI, in both HDR and non HDR.
weather widget has more contrast, blue pops more, battery widget, green has more contrast and the list goes on
I bit the bullet and bought the 512 GB version. I’m coming from a 10.5-inch pro that I briefly replaced with an Air 4. I gave my Air to my parents and traded in a base 7 and then 10.5, which basically paid for the white Magic Keyboard and then some. My goodness, this thing is a beast. I’ve never had an ipad this large before, but I’m starting to make money with my artwork and felt like this would be beneficial to my workflow. I will have this thing for years!!! I’m so glad I traded in at my local Apple Store since I had read all of the Phobio horror stories. The girl that helped me was so kind and even though the 10.5 had a noticeable white dot, she still gave me the full value. I think I bought the last one at my store.
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Use it at minimum / 0% in bed at night and I see blooming everyehere that has pitch Black dark mode
So one thing I noticed on my new iPad Pro 12.9 is on safari, no matter how many tabs I leave open, when I return back to them there’s no refresh. I even checked the settings if app refresh was turned on, and it is. I always had a constant refresh every time I would switch a tab on my 2018 12.9 256 pro.
or manually have presets like low, medium, high , hdr on and off .
This is almost what happened to me yesterday. I went to the Apple store and was totally upfront that the 10.5 had terrible glare but he said the trade-in guys won't even look at that since I had dark mode on. They ended up giving me the full value!!
Then I suspect you have something wrong with your unit. I see nothing like that, I see halo effects from it being too bright before I see any blooming (tested by covering up the object on the screen). Did you update to the .1 update and then restart like some people suggested?
Third day using this device, my eyes have fully adapted to this gorgeous display, can’t see myself going back to a non mini led display, it’ll have to be oled or micro led as my next iPad display.
