Apple last night announced the iPad Pro. The company highlighted that this is the best iPad it has ever made. It has some cool new features and a cool new functionality. But how exactly it differs from the iPad Air? Should you buy the iPad Air 2 now or should you wait for the iPad Pro to come to the market? Well, that is a question we will answer in a while but for now, let us tell you how the iPad Pro is different from the iPad Air 2.
It's huge
Apple tried to stress upon the fact that the iPad Pro is thin (6.99) and just vanishes into hands. But that is the usual Apple hyperbole. The reality is that iPad Pro is huge. It has a screen size of 12.9 inches and that is just big. It has a height of 12 inches and width of around 9 inches. It also weighs over 700 grams, which puts it in the category of the MacBook and not iPads when it comes to weight and size issues. In comparison, the weight of the iPad Air 2 is around 400 grams. The iPad Air 2 is smaller in other aspects. It has a height of 9.4 inches and width of 6.6 inches.
It can truly multitask
The iPad Pro comes with support for running two apps side-by-side! With two apps running side by side users can do more on the iPad. Of course, tablets like Samsung's Galaxy Note and Microsoft Surface already have this feature. But the iPad Air 2 doesn't have it. It is possible that in future Apple may roll this feature out to other iPads considering it is a software feature, but for now only the iPad Pro supports it.
It is powerful. Very powerful
The iPad Pro is powered by Apple's latest A9X processor. Just like the A8X processor inside the iPad Air 2, this processor is also a 64-bit chip. But that is where similarities, as far as the important bits are concerned, end. The processor in the iPad Pro is almost twice as fast as the one in the iPad Pro. In fact, it is even faster in the graphics processing, something that Apple said would help developers build cool productivity apps with interesting graphics users interface.
It has a keyboard companion
Finally, Apple is dealing with the challenge posed by Microsoft's Surface that comes with a detachable, and fairly potent, keyboard cover. Users of the iPad Pro would be able to buy Smart Keyboard, an accessory that will help them turn their device into a sort of laptop. "It's a full-size keyboard that's fully portable, and connects to iPad Pro with the Smart Connector, an innovative new interface that allows for a two-way exchange of power and data," says Apple. The keyboard, for now at least, won't be available for the iPad Air 2.
And a stylus too
Yes, we all know that Steve Jobs hated stylus. But Tim Cook apparently don't. So the stylus is back in demand with the new Apple though, as it happens due to Apple's love for renaming things, it is now called Apple Pencil. "When using iPad Pro, there may be moments when you want even greater precision. So we painstakingly designed Apple Pencil to expand on the versatility of Multi-Touch," says Apple. Just like the Smart Keyboard, Apple Pencil too will be only available for the iPad Pro.
It can be your portable sound system
There are tablets that come with stereo speakers that can churn out decent sound output. But the iPad Air 2 is not one of them. The iPad Pro, however, promises music nirvana with its four-way speakers. Actually, there are four speakers inside the tablet that will not only fill a room with sound but will also orient, and reorient, the sound direction on the basis of how a user is holding the tablet. This is definitely a cool feature and one of the key differentiators between the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Pro.
Made for pros
The iPad Pro is for professionals. And hence it comes with apps that have been specifically enhanced. While these apps are also available for other iPads, on the iPad Pro they pack in more functionality. "The iPad Pro comes with a variety of built-in apps that make it easy to take on the essential things you do every day. And on the App Store, you'll find incredible apps designed just for iPad, so there's virtually no limit to what you can do," says Apple. Tough luck guys if you were hoping to edit videos on the iPad Air 2 the way pros do it. For any serious work, it seems Apple wants you to buy the iPad Pro.
It's huge
Apple tried to stress upon the fact that the iPad Pro is thin (6.99) and just vanishes into hands. But that is the usual Apple hyperbole. The reality is that iPad Pro is huge. It has a screen size of 12.9 inches and that is just big. It has a height of 12 inches and width of around 9 inches. It also weighs over 700 grams, which puts it in the category of the MacBook and not iPads when it comes to weight and size issues. In comparison, the weight of the iPad Air 2 is around 400 grams. The iPad Air 2 is smaller in other aspects. It has a height of 9.4 inches and width of 6.6 inches.
It can truly multitask
The iPad Pro comes with support for running two apps side-by-side! With two apps running side by side users can do more on the iPad. Of course, tablets like Samsung's Galaxy Note and Microsoft Surface already have this feature. But the iPad Air 2 doesn't have it. It is possible that in future Apple may roll this feature out to other iPads considering it is a software feature, but for now only the iPad Pro supports it.
It is powerful. Very powerful
The iPad Pro is powered by Apple's latest A9X processor. Just like the A8X processor inside the iPad Air 2, this processor is also a 64-bit chip. But that is where similarities, as far as the important bits are concerned, end. The processor in the iPad Pro is almost twice as fast as the one in the iPad Pro. In fact, it is even faster in the graphics processing, something that Apple said would help developers build cool productivity apps with interesting graphics users interface.
It has a keyboard companion
Finally, Apple is dealing with the challenge posed by Microsoft's Surface that comes with a detachable, and fairly potent, keyboard cover. Users of the iPad Pro would be able to buy Smart Keyboard, an accessory that will help them turn their device into a sort of laptop. "It's a full-size keyboard that's fully portable, and connects to iPad Pro with the Smart Connector, an innovative new interface that allows for a two-way exchange of power and data," says Apple. The keyboard, for now at least, won't be available for the iPad Air 2.
And a stylus too
Yes, we all know that Steve Jobs hated stylus. But Tim Cook apparently don't. So the stylus is back in demand with the new Apple though, as it happens due to Apple's love for renaming things, it is now called Apple Pencil. "When using iPad Pro, there may be moments when you want even greater precision. So we painstakingly designed Apple Pencil to expand on the versatility of Multi-Touch," says Apple. Just like the Smart Keyboard, Apple Pencil too will be only available for the iPad Pro.
It can be your portable sound system
There are tablets that come with stereo speakers that can churn out decent sound output. But the iPad Air 2 is not one of them. The iPad Pro, however, promises music nirvana with its four-way speakers. Actually, there are four speakers inside the tablet that will not only fill a room with sound but will also orient, and reorient, the sound direction on the basis of how a user is holding the tablet. This is definitely a cool feature and one of the key differentiators between the iPad Air 2 and the iPad Pro.
Made for pros
The iPad Pro is for professionals. And hence it comes with apps that have been specifically enhanced. While these apps are also available for other iPads, on the iPad Pro they pack in more functionality. "The iPad Pro comes with a variety of built-in apps that make it easy to take on the essential things you do every day. And on the App Store, you'll find incredible apps designed just for iPad, so there's virtually no limit to what you can do," says Apple. Tough luck guys if you were hoping to edit videos on the iPad Air 2 the way pros do it. For any serious work, it seems Apple wants you to buy the iPad Pro.
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