Apple officially announces the new generation of iPad Pro con chip M2explaining the news and also announcing the price of the 11 and 12.9 inch versions. A better experience with Apple Pencilthe registration of video ProResnext generation connectivity and above all all the news of iPadOS 16.
iPad Pro with M2 chip: specs and price
The new chip M2 has an 8 core CPU which according to Apple improves performance by 15% compared to the M1 chip, with the 10-core GPUs that are up to 35% faster. Without forgetting the power of the 16 core Neural Engine can process 15,800 billion operations per second (+ 40% compared to M1).
This gives an edge to the new iPad Pro, which with the new graphics engine allows you to edit heavy images, videos and even manipulate 3D objects like a very powerful laptop. In addition, for the first time comes the possibility of recording video ProReswhose transcoding becomes 3 times faster.
The Apple Pencil’s ‘hover’ function it allows you to interact even when it is 12mm from the display, allowing precision never seen when you write or draw. Also, comes the speed of the WiFi 6E, with downloads that can radd the speed of 2.4 Gbps. And Wi-Fi + Cellular models with 5G support even more networks around the world.
Then come all the features of iPadOS 16: Stage Manager for a new multitasking, desktop-grade app optimized for the iPad Pro display, the Reference Mode on the 12.9 ″ model with Liquid Retina XDR Display to meet color requirements for review and approval, color grading and compositing.
Prices and availability
The new iPad models have recycled gold in the platings and packaging made up of 99% fibers. And they can be pre-ordered from today on the Apple Store. They will arrive on October 26shortly after the launch of iPadOS on the 24th of the month.
The 11 ″ iPad Pro model costs from €1069 for the Wi-Fi model and from €1269 for Wi-Fi + Cellular. iPad Pro 12.9 ″ starting from €1469 for Wi-Fi and from €1669 for Wi-Fi + Cellular. They will be available in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB sizes. You can pre-order here.