MORE: Apple Reveals New MacBook Air, iPad Pro and Mac mini The Galaxy Book 2's OLED display is more colorful, reaching 200.2 percent of sRGB, but it's not as accurate (0.31), while the Surface Pro 6 produced slightly more colors than the iPad (136 percent) but with worse accuracy (0.56). This LCD can reproduce 128.4 percent of the sRGB color gamut and registered a Delta-E color-accuracy score of 0.29 (0 is perfect). It looked so good I had to pause the frame when it showed the rich orange flames and oozy pizza cheese up close.Īccording to our lab tests, the iPad Pro averages 484 nits of brightness, which beats scores from both the Surface Pro 6 (408 nits) and Samsung Galaxy Book 2 (350 nits). I streamed Ugly Delicious, a show about food, and this panel made a brick oven look mesmerizing. It would be a total waste of $999 (or more) to use the iPad Pro 12.9 just for bingeing Netflix, but damn does this screen look good. If you notice this within the first 14 days, you can exchange your iPad under Apple's return policy. Specifically, the bend is a result of the tablet's metal and plastic parts cooling down. If your new iPad Pro looks bent, even though it just came out of the box, you're not crazy or looking at it wrong. Apple admitted that a slight, visible curve is the result of its manufacturing process.
Overall, I like the design of the iPad Pro, but I wish Apple had included a kickstand like the Surface Pro 6 and Galaxy Book 2 have. Some users will lament that the headphone jack got zapped as well, but many of us have already moved on to wireless headphones, anyway. In all, a true game changer.The other big (and overdue) design change on the iPad Pro 12.9 is the USB-C port, which enables users to connect the tablet to an external monitor (up to 5K), digital cameras and other devices. Oh, and the new Apple Pencil improves on what was already one of the greatest accessories Apple has ever released.
However, we’re happy to accept it due to how much USB-C offers through one single cable. Some may quibble about abandoning the Lightning port in favor of USB-C. The True Tone display is a thing of beauty, and innovations like Face ID carry across perfectly. It keeps the larger screen sizes of the previous iPad Pros, but trims down the bezel so that it resembles the newer iPhones. The new iPad Pro is, hands down, the biggest iPad refresh Apple has rolled out since it introduced the iPad way back in 2010. Apple’s early 2018 iPad refresh was an acceptable incremental upgrade, but this was the real thing. Top spot on our list could go to nothing other than the iPad Pro. iPad Pro Apple’s on their hardware “A” game with the new iPad Pro Photo: Ian Fuchs/Cult of Mac Even if it’s not quite at the top of our list. However, you get the thinner bezel design, Face ID, and Apple’s newest powerful processor for less money than a top shelf iPhone XS or XS Max.Īdd in the range of colors, and this may be Apple’s most attractive iPhone ever created. It doesn’t offer all the features of the super high-end iPhone XS and XS Max. These rumors have pushed Apple’s stock off a cliff (or, at least, a steep hill) since the stock price peaked in early October.īut there’s simply no getting around the fact that the iPhone XR is a great phone. Photo: AppleĪ bit like the favorite T-shirt you were wearing the day you got mugged, the iPhone XR carries a slightly negative connotation thanks to all the rumors of declining demand. iPhone XR The iPhone XR is Apple’s most colorful smartphone since 2013’s iPhone 5c. Make no mistake: in a year in which Apple’s hardware efforts were second to none, these were an undisputed highlight. But don’t for a moment think that’s because Apple’s flagship phones disappointed this year.