Apple's 2021 iPad Pros - Everything to know

The new iPad Pro promises to be a powerful device that can unlock its potential as a multi-connecting computer. The latest model has a Thunderbolt 3 port, which allows for faster connectivity and the ability to connect monitors with even larger resolutions and external storage.

With the addition of Thunderbolt 3, the iPad Pro now boasts 40 gigabits per second throughput, making it possible to transfer large files quickly and efficiently. This feature is particularly useful for professionals who need to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

One of the most exciting features of the new iPad Pro is its ability to connect to a variety of accessories. The device can be converted into an iMac-like experience with the Kensington Studio Dock, which allows users to connect their iPad to a keyboard, monitor, and other peripherals. This feature has been available on previous models, but the latest iPad Pro takes it to the next level.

The 5G option is also available on the new iPad Pro, but it comes at an additional cost of $200. While this may be too expensive for some users, those who plan to use their iPad as a standalone streaming device or work tool may find it worthwhile.

Another notable feature of the new iPad Pro is its camera. Apple has introduced a new front-facing 122-degree ultra-wide camera that uses technology called Center Stage. This allows the camera to zoom in digitally and follow the user's face, ensuring that they appear normal on the screen.

The Center Stage technology also allows for more precise centering of the user's face, which has always been an issue with previous iPad cameras. The new front-facing camera is designed to provide a more natural and flattering image, making it perfect for video conferencing and other applications where a high-quality camera is essential.

The prices of the new iPad Pro vary depending on the model and storage capacity. The 11-inch version starts at $799, while the 12.9-inch version with Liquid Retina XDR display costs $1,099. There is also a two-terabyte storage option available, which increases the price to $23.99.

The prices of accessories like the Magic Keyboard and Pencil will likely increase as well. These peripherals are already expensive, but they may become even more costly with the new iPad Pro.

Overall, the new iPad Pro promises to be a powerful and feature-rich device that can unlock its potential as a multi-connecting computer. With its Thunderbolt 3 port, 5G option, and improved camera, this device is likely to appeal to professionals and power users who need a high-end tablet for their work or personal projects.

The iPad Pro will be available in the second half of May, with pre-orders starting on April 30th.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enapple's spring 2021 event unveiled a lot of things and one of them is the ipad pro there's a lot to get into here but let's just dive into why you should care about the ipad pro and ipad owners that are already out there do you need to get it the m1 chip is not just in the mac it's now in ipad pro well the ipad pro came out last spring 2020 and that was right the beginning of the pandemic and it's already been an expensive device that time it introduced lidar and this magic keyboard accessory the new ipad pro moves to a processor that's been on the macbook air and the mac mini and the new imac which is the m1 processor now that processor has an 8 core cpu an 8 core gpu and apple says that it's going to be 50 faster for the cpu and 40 passenger for the gpu than the previous ipad pro which had an a12z processor that's a pretty big bump up in power and that's how the ipad pro has been it's basically a sports car ipad and it's promising to be incredibly fast and mac basically that does bring up the question of how the software is going to work but right now it looks like ipad os as we know it the second thing about this ipad pro that's really cool is the display now on the 11 inch ipad pro the display looks like it's going to largely be the same on the 12.9 inch ipad pro there's now a liquid retina xdr display this is based on mini led technology this is what was rumored to be in the new ipad pro apple's claiming that the brightness and contrast and color accuracy are on par with apple's pro xdr display which is incredibly expensive this is going to have 1 1600 nets of brightness a million to 1 contrast ratio and is supposed to be the best looking display apple has made apple has often made claims about making the best display in a particular category of product but this does sound incredibly promising that will require a price bump up though if you want to get to that the third thing that's interesting about these ipads thunderbolt the usbc port that was on the previous ipad pro was pretty versatile in connecting to a variety of accessories in fact there are already accessories like the kensington studio dock that look like basically a way to convert your ipad into an imac now with thunderbolt apple is promising 40 gigabits per second throughput and the ability to connect monitors with even larger resolution and external storage so it sounds potentially like the ability to unlock the ipad into becoming this multi-connecting computer the thing that we've been wanting all along now with ipads there's always a question of how limited that's going to be i'm also curious what accessories will emerge will it work with existing thunderbolt accessories or will you have to get new ones the next thing about this ipad 5g there's never been 5g on an ipad before these ipad pros have a 5g option but it's going to cost 200 more on top of the already high price for the ipad pro now for anyone who's using it as something as like a standalone streaming device or you know a work tool uh sure that may make a lot of sense but between the cost of a 5g phone plan plus the cellular add-on price that's a lot of money for the ipad pro the thing i'm maybe most excited about is the camera apple has a new front-facing 122 degree ultra wide camera that has a technology that they call center stage now this looks like the type of tech that i've seen in devices like facebook portal which will zoom in digitally to follow you as you talk also this ultra wide camera is supposed to center your face so that finally you would look normal on an ipad when connecting with things like zoom that's the thing about ipads is that while the camera quality is really great compared to let's say a macbook air or an imac the centering of the camera especially on the side has always been so weird that you have to adjust your face or look like you're not paying attention it looks based on what we've seen so far that this ipad has solved that problem now that's the type of tech that i'd love to see in other ipads too and i'm really excited to give that a test drive now here are the other things that you need to know about these ipads first of all they're not available yet they're going to be available at the second half of may and they're going on sale april 30th the prices do vary depending on which model you pick the 11 inch version and 12.9 both have the m1 processor but only the 12.9 has that new liquid retina xdr display so while the 11 inch one is 7.99 to start the liquid retina xdr is 10.99 which is a price bump and there's also a two terabyte storage option so get ready for this because the price can ramp up from a start of 7.99 for the base 128 configuration on the 11 inch to 23.99 for the 12.9 with 5g and 2 terabytes okay so that's a lot of money and that's not even including the magic keyboard the pencil which by the way those stay the same so there's no new version of those but those are expensive too that can rack up you know several hundred dollars or more easily plus you might want to get a doc so who is this for rest assured if you bought an ipad like last year's ipad air or you have an entry-level ipad this device is probably not for you this is a super expensive product starting at best eight hundred dollars and really it's gonna eclipse one thousand dollars super easily there's a race car ipad and when apple's promising for it does sound incredibly exciting the the power the ability to blend ar the improvements in camera and the 5g part all of those elements but you know has apple really unleashed all the possibilities with ipad os to take on those things we don't know yet wwdc is around the corner that could be when apple really takes the training wheels off and goes even further into what the ipad could do because now that the ipad pro has the same processor as the recent max there's really no reason that the two shouldn't blend even further but i think if you have one of those ipads rest assured if you've been looking at an ipad pro this looks like a fantastic one to get because it's a lot more upgraded than the one that came out last spring but how much are you willing to pay that is the question i'm excited to test it out and take a look at it that's not right now but we'll follow up with a full review when we can thanks for watchingapple's spring 2021 event unveiled a lot of things and one of them is the ipad pro there's a lot to get into here but let's just dive into why you should care about the ipad pro and ipad owners that are already out there do you need to get it the m1 chip is not just in the mac it's now in ipad pro well the ipad pro came out last spring 2020 and that was right the beginning of the pandemic and it's already been an expensive device that time it introduced lidar and this magic keyboard accessory the new ipad pro moves to a processor that's been on the macbook air and the mac mini and the new imac which is the m1 processor now that processor has an 8 core cpu an 8 core gpu and apple says that it's going to be 50 faster for the cpu and 40 passenger for the gpu than the previous ipad pro which had an a12z processor that's a pretty big bump up in power and that's how the ipad pro has been it's basically a sports car ipad and it's promising to be incredibly fast and mac basically that does bring up the question of how the software is going to work but right now it looks like ipad os as we know it the second thing about this ipad pro that's really cool is the display now on the 11 inch ipad pro the display looks like it's going to largely be the same on the 12.9 inch ipad pro there's now a liquid retina xdr display this is based on mini led technology this is what was rumored to be in the new ipad pro apple's claiming that the brightness and contrast and color accuracy are on par with apple's pro xdr display which is incredibly expensive this is going to have 1 1600 nets of brightness a million to 1 contrast ratio and is supposed to be the best looking display apple has made apple has often made claims about making the best display in a particular category of product but this does sound incredibly promising that will require a price bump up though if you want to get to that the third thing that's interesting about these ipads thunderbolt the usbc port that was on the previous ipad pro was pretty versatile in connecting to a variety of accessories in fact there are already accessories like the kensington studio dock that look like basically a way to convert your ipad into an imac now with thunderbolt apple is promising 40 gigabits per second throughput and the ability to connect monitors with even larger resolution and external storage so it sounds potentially like the ability to unlock the ipad into becoming this multi-connecting computer the thing that we've been wanting all along now with ipads there's always a question of how limited that's going to be i'm also curious what accessories will emerge will it work with existing thunderbolt accessories or will you have to get new ones the next thing about this ipad 5g there's never been 5g on an ipad before these ipad pros have a 5g option but it's going to cost 200 more on top of the already high price for the ipad pro now for anyone who's using it as something as like a standalone streaming device or you know a work tool uh sure that may make a lot of sense but between the cost of a 5g phone plan plus the cellular add-on price that's a lot of money for the ipad pro the thing i'm maybe most excited about is the camera apple has a new front-facing 122 degree ultra wide camera that has a technology that they call center stage now this looks like the type of tech that i've seen in devices like facebook portal which will zoom in digitally to follow you as you talk also this ultra wide camera is supposed to center your face so that finally you would look normal on an ipad when connecting with things like zoom that's the thing about ipads is that while the camera quality is really great compared to let's say a macbook air or an imac the centering of the camera especially on the side has always been so weird that you have to adjust your face or look like you're not paying attention it looks based on what we've seen so far that this ipad has solved that problem now that's the type of tech that i'd love to see in other ipads too and i'm really excited to give that a test drive now here are the other things that you need to know about these ipads first of all they're not available yet they're going to be available at the second half of may and they're going on sale april 30th the prices do vary depending on which model you pick the 11 inch version and 12.9 both have the m1 processor but only the 12.9 has that new liquid retina xdr display so while the 11 inch one is 7.99 to start the liquid retina xdr is 10.99 which is a price bump and there's also a two terabyte storage option so get ready for this because the price can ramp up from a start of 7.99 for the base 128 configuration on the 11 inch to 23.99 for the 12.9 with 5g and 2 terabytes okay so that's a lot of money and that's not even including the magic keyboard the pencil which by the way those stay the same so there's no new version of those but those are expensive too that can rack up you know several hundred dollars or more easily plus you might want to get a doc so who is this for rest assured if you bought an ipad like last year's ipad air or you have an entry-level ipad this device is probably not for you this is a super expensive product starting at best eight hundred dollars and really it's gonna eclipse one thousand dollars super easily there's a race car ipad and when apple's promising for it does sound incredibly exciting the the power the ability to blend ar the improvements in camera and the 5g part all of those elements but you know has apple really unleashed all the possibilities with ipad os to take on those things we don't know yet wwdc is around the corner that could be when apple really takes the training wheels off and goes even further into what the ipad could do because now that the ipad pro has the same processor as the recent max there's really no reason that the two shouldn't blend even further but i think if you have one of those ipads rest assured if you've been looking at an ipad pro this looks like a fantastic one to get because it's a lot more upgraded than the one that came out last spring but how much are you willing to pay that is the question i'm excited to test it out and take a look at it that's not right now but we'll follow up with a full review when we can thanks for watching\n"