The new Apple iPad Pro was launched today with much anticipation after no new models were offered last year. The 7th generation iPad Pro is equipped with 11-inch and 13-inch 120Hz ProMotion OLED Tandem screens. According to Apple, Tandem OLED is two OLED panels combined to provide a peak brightness rate of up to 1600-nits.
The big surprise tonight is that the new iPad Pro uses the new Apple M4 chip which is the most powerful Apple has ever produced. This chip is for the first time used in a tablet first than in a MacBook. It comes with a 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU and NPU with a power of up to 38 TOPs. Apple also emphasized that their tablets are now thinner, where the 13-inch model is only 5.1mm thick, while the 11-inch is 5.3mm thick.
Both tablets also include new Apple Pencil Pro input support that can be placed on the side of the tablet for recharging. It supports a haptic system, pressure, rotation and tap on the side that can be matched to several shortcuts in the application. Two models of the Apple Pencil Pro are offered for the new iPad Pro and iPad Air. For the first time as well, Apple Pencil Pro can be tracked through the Find My network when lost or misplaced.
This year's iPad Pro comes with up to 2TB of storage. The main camera is 12MP wide angle, 10MP ultra wide angle and 3D ToF sensor. On the front, a 12MP wide-angle camera is used along with Face ID support. The camera is finally placed in a landscape position that makes it easy for users to complete with Center Stage support. The operating system used is iPadOS 17.
The 11-inch Apple iPad Pro is offered at a starting price of RM5,299, while the 13-inch model is priced starting at RM 6,799. This is for the WiFi model and 256GB storage. Meanwhile, the Apple Pencil Pro is sold at a price of RM599 per stick.
iPad Pro 11-inch 256GB : RM5299
iPad Pro 11-inch 512GB : RM6299
iPad Pro 11-inch 1TB : RM8299
iPad Pro 11-inch 2TB : RM10299
iPad Pro 13-inch 256GB : RM6799
iPad Pro 13-inch 512GB : RM7799
iPad Pro 13-inch 1TB : RM9799
iPad Pro 13-inch 2TB : RM11799