Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a mini-LED screen on 12.9" model
April 20 Chris Welch / The Verge : Big iPad, Mini LED: why Apple's new iPad Pro display is better and brighter Joe Rossignol / MacRumors : 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With XDR Displays Expected to Launch Later This Year Aaron Pressman / Fortune : Forget the gadgets-Apple just blew up all these areas Jason Cross / Macworld : Everything Apple announced at its April 20 ‘Spring Loaded’ event Sean Endicott / Windows Central : This case from Logitech makes your iPad Pro more like a Surface Pro Ali Salman / Wccftech : Center Stage Feature on 2021 iPad Pro Models Will Support Third-Party Video Calling Apps Engadget : The Morning After: Meet the new iMacs, iPad Pros and Apple TV 4K Tyler Lacoma / Digital Trends : How to pre-order the iPad Pro (2021) Jenny Darmody / Silicon Republic : 5 major takeaways from the first Apple event of 2021 Rajesh Pandey / iPhone Hacks : 2021 iPad Pro vs. 2020 iPad Pro: What's the Difference Jack Gramenz / news.com.au : Apple tipped to introduce 32-inch iMac with M1 or Mac Silicon processor Stephen Warwick / iMore : Apple announces new mini-LED iPad Pro with M1 and 5G Tweets: Federico Viticci / @viticci : Center Stage, the new iPad Pro feature that uses the front-facing camera to automatically follow the user during video calls, is *not* exclusive to FaceTime. Third-party apps can use Center Stage and there'll be an API available to toggle it on/off. #AppleEvent @universeice : After the advent of the iPad Pro 2021, there seems to be no need for an Android tablet. @detroitborg : iPad Pro with M1 and 8/16GB of RAM opens the door to the YouTuber Holy Grail, Final Cut Pro support. Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : an ipad and an imac have the same chip the m1 is nuts yall Jon ‘dubious’ Prosser / @jon_prosser : think we'll get this at wwdc in june, now? 🤔 https://twitter.com/... The Macalope / @themacalope : None of us will ever forget the day Tim Cook broke into his own company disguised as Andy Dick to place a processor in the wrong device. Ishan Agarwal / @ishanagarwal24 : God do I love the new iPad Pro specs. The White Magic Keyboard btw. #AppleEvent https://twitter.com/... @bengeskin : OMG 🔥🔥🔥 M1 in iPad Pro!! #AppleEvent Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : iPad with M1. WOAHHHH Also, you know Tim got yolkes just so he could be a spy for this video. @universeice : It is a shame for all Android manufacturers to fail to develop a chip to compete with Apple's M1. Luke Miani / @lukemiani : The only thing that surprises me is that they chose to call the iPad Pro chip M1, it was gonna be the same either way but I expected them to call it A14X Paul Jozefak / @pjozefak : I still don't know what to do with all the power my iPad Air has. So many problems I don't need. https://www.techmeme.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : Apple Silicon is evidencing itself in an insane iPod as well as an iconic new iMac. The original launch vehicles for M1 were retrofits. Now we are seeing what is possible with form factors. Still very early days. Dieter Bohn / @backlon : Some thoughts about this in the livblog, but the fact that the iPad Pro has the SAME processor as the Mac and Apple is also actually advertising how much RAM is in the iPad and ....well the software discussion for iPadOS is about to get very interesting! https://www.theverge.com/... @tldtoday : It's crazy that the m1 12.9 iPad Pro has a better display than the m1 13 inch pro, is cheaper and can't run final cut https://twitter.com/... Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : Until I see a creative app that requires the power of M1, I have no incentive to purchase the new iPad Pro. Its specs are amazing, but I don't feel *at all* constrained by my current iPad Pro and I won't until Apple treats it like a pro product on the software side. Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : So here's the thing. The iPad Pro was already a mile and a half ahead of every other tablet in performance. M1 iPad Pro is going to be unreal, but... still an iPad? There's gotta be other changes. Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : M1 on iPad Pro must mean it has Thunderbolt on board too. Boy, it sure would be neat if Apple actually released their pro apps like Xcode and Final Cut Pro to prove how amazing this tablet is... Federico Viticci / @viticci : You can configure the new 12.9" iPad Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display up to $2399 with 2 TB of storage and WiFi + Cellular connectivity. Includes a 20W USB-C adapter and cable. #AppleEvent https://twitter.com/... Steve Troughton-Smith / @stroughtonsmith : The new iPads have 8GB and 16GB RAM 👀 That's a big jump from 6 https://twitter.com/... James Titcomb / @jamestitcomb : M1 significant upgrade on the A14 imho https://twitter.com/... Patrick McGee / @patrickmcgee_ : Apple calls the iPad Pro “outrageously capable” https://twitter.com/... @tldtoday : $1099 for XDR iPad Pro is not ridiculous wow. Super exciting as we look forward to MacBooks Quinn Nelson / @snazzyq : iPad Pro 12.9" with Liquid Retina XDR display starts at $1,099. Understandable, but also WOOF. Charlie Stross / @cstross : iPad Pro is same form factor as last year's so supports existing magic folio and accessories, which must be a relief if you have fewer than three kidneys to sell. @ijustine : This new iPad Pro is the most Pro yet.. 5G, 2TB (2x faster storage), 50% faster CPU, 40% faster graphics, next gen controller compatibility, Liquid Retina XDR Display, Thunderbolt and USB4! New ultra wide camera with center stage to keep you in frame on video calls! #AppleEvent https://twitter.com/... Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : The larger 12.9" iPad Pro now has a new HDR display 👀 https://twitter.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : I want an iPad Pro 12.9. It is a quantum leap. Dean Takahashi / @deantak : New iMac has 1080p FaceTime HD camera, new image processors, new mic array, and powerful new speakers. https://twitter.com/... Dan Seifert / @dcseifert : someday apple is gonna realize that all anyone ever wanted was a touchscreen on a macbook air but then it won't be able to sell you both an iPad and a laptop so i guess that day will never come @macrumorslive : The 12.9-inch version of the iPad Pro is equipped with an upgraded display. “We're bringing Pro Display XDR performance to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.” Apple is calling it a Liquid Retina XDR display. 1000 nits full screen brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness. https://twitter.com/... Ian Sherr / @iansherr : There are over 10,000 mini-leds in the iPad Pro. (vs 72 that were in the previous iPad Pro, apparently) Matthew Panzarino / @panzer : IPad Pro gets a Liquid Retina XDR display (similar technology to the Pro Display XDR). Mini LED. https://twitter.com/... Horace Dediu / @asymco : iPad Pro has 10,000 mini LEDs delivering Pro Display XDR on 12.9 Liquid Retina. Lauren Masks Are Goode / @laurengoode : This new iPad Pro is supposedly the fastest in the tablet category. For those who follow earnings, worth noting that iPad had a very very good holiday quarter... Horace Dediu / @asymco : Ultrawide front 12MP iPad Pro camera enables “centerstage” using machine learning to keep subject in shot. Steve Kovach / @stevekovach : Dongles Patrick Moorhead / @patrickmoorhead : Adding M1, 2TB, TBolt, 6K external display support, game controllers to the iPad Pro seems like a positioning challenge with the M1 MacBook. Maybe MacBook without touch, pen, or 5G/LTE, it's not as hard. I need to think through this. #AppleEvent @ow : even if it's not the default, just let macOS be virtualized in an app. let's go. Matthew Panzarino / @panzer : 50% faster than previous iPad Pro. https://twitter.com/... @ow : just sell me an ipad that can run macos already