Apple iPad 2021: Is it the Biggest Spec Bump by Apple?

Tablets are becoming very essential in the current scenarios. People are restricted to their homes for work, and they need a lot of support techs. The iPad has been a good option for people for a very long time now. The device has gone beyond being just a regular tablet, and can now work as a complete mini laptop. Nothing about this has changed with the new iPad Pro 2021. Let's discuss the device and see what changes have Apple brought to it and is it the best spec bump in the iPad by Apple.

Design and Build

Coming with a width of 5.9 mm, the iPad Pro 2021 is one of the slimmest tablets out there. It comes in 2 colour variants, the space grey and silver, and both the colours look really sharp. The build quality is nice, like every other Apple product, but the most surprising aspect of the iPad is the weight. It is a very lightweight machine and does not feel like a task to be carried around.

There are 2 speaker grills on the top of the device, accompanied by 2 noise-cancelling microphones and the power button. There are 2 more speaker grills at the bottom of the iPad along with the USB-C port for charging. The device has a total of 5 microphones on the device, and if you have a pencil, you can attach it to the side of your device magnetically.

Display

There are two versions of the iPad Pro 2021, the 11-inch version and the 12.9-inch version. Both the variants come with a liquid retina display, but it is very bright. The brightness on the device can go up to 600-nits on a screen with a 2k+ resolution.  The device also comes with ProMotion which in simple language means that it has a faster 120Hz refresh rate. The bezels on the device are not very big or bulky and are evenly laid out. Bezels are essential in a device like a tablet to avoid any kind of accidental touches on the screen.

Specifications

This is where it gets interesting with the new iPad Pro. The new iPad comes with the Apple M1 processor, which can be seen in the MacBook Air and Pro. The processor is superfast. The device got a score of 9,85,905 on AnTutu. It also comes with up to 2 TB storage starting from the 128 GB mark. The 2 TB storage variant is the highest that Apple has ever given to the users. The RAM options on the 1 TB and 2 TB variants are 16 GB. Combine all of that with the powerful M1 chip, the iPad Pro 2021  makes for a very powerful device. All the variants, up to 512 GB storage, come with 8 GB of RAM. It is based on the 5 nm technology, with an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU.

Battery and OS

The iPad Pro 2021 comes with a 28.5 watt-hour battery with up to 10 hours of battery backup. The battery configuration is very similar to that on laptops and not on phones. The iPadOS has been enhanced with the latest iPad. More widgets have been added to the device along with other features. The hardware and software optimization on the iPad is very good and the performance seems very smooth. Gaming performance on the device is also very smooth. You can run games like Call of Duty: Mobile and BGMI on the highest settings without losing any frames.

Camera and Optics

The iPad Pro comes with a dual-camera setup with 12 megapixels and 10-megapixel configurations. However, it is never about megapixels with Apple. The cameras allow you to shoot in 4K 60fps and since it has 5 microphones, your audio quality will not suffer. If you want to use Augmented Reality, you will be able to do that easily on this device. The front-facing camera is on the top of the device and performs well when it comes to video conferencing. It is a wide-angle lens and sticks the focus on you the whole time, even if the device is moving.

Connectivity

The iPad Pro 2021 comes in 2 variants, the Wi-Fi only and the Wi-Fi and cellular. The cellular variant comes with 5G capabilities. Both variants come with Wi-Fi 6 support along with Bluetooth 5.

The spec bump on the latest iPad is significant, and with the M1 chipset, it gets only better.