IPad Pro 12.9 (5th Generation) (2021)

iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) has a design similar to what we see on the iPad Pro 11 (2021). iPad Pro 11 (2021) tablet runs on the iPadOS 14.5 operating system and has an Apple M1 chipset. The resemblance is striking, you would so easily mistake one for the other unless prompted. The build here is a Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame. Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) comes in the colors Silver, and Space Gray. It measures 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm and weighs 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G).

Display

As for the display, Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) has a large 12.9 inches, 515.3 cm², screen with 2048 x 2732 pixels resolution. It is a superb display given its high 2048 x 2732 pixels resolution. Some of the key features of this display include Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating, Wide color gamut, True-tone, 120Hz, HDR10, and Dolby Vision. Finally, it is a Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD touchscreen. The fingerprint scanner does not come on these tablets. What you have is a Face ID. See also the iPhone 12 Pro Max smartphone.

Performance

The Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.5 user interface. iPadOS 14.5version of the company’s mobile operating system will be the minimum required for the newly unveiled AirTag accessory to work with your iPhone or iPad, through the addition of an Items tab in the Find My app, and it’s also the iteration that will usher in the newly redesigned Podcasts app.

The phone has an Apple M1, an Octa-core CPU, and an Adreno 618 GPU. Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) comes in various version(s) with respect to internal storage and RAM. These are 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, and 2TB 16GB RAM.

Cameras

There are four cameras on Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) – three on the back and one front-facing camera lens. These are 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3″, 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, 10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide), and a TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth). The selfie camera is a 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) shooter. Video recording is up to 4K@24/25/30/60fps with the main camera. Other qualities are 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, etc while the selfie records videos up to 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS.

Other features

Inside iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) is a non-removable Li-Po (40.88 Wh) mAh Li-polymer, non-removable battery with fast charging 18W. As for sensors, the phone has a face ID, accelerometer, gyro, barometer, Siri natural language commands, and dictation. The same has USB Type-C 3.1 (Thunderbolt 4); magnetic connector, and Bluetooth 5.0.