iPad Pro 9.7" :: Grab the screen and listen
by Volker Weber
I told you how FiftyThree Paper became my killer app. And in my first impressions I said, I will be coming back with more. In no particular order:
- The silicone case is awesome. It provides the grip this iPad needs. And it's great protection against everything short of putting it in a bag. That's where the cover comes in. But do get the case. I love it.
- I watched a whole bunch of Casey Neistat videos over the last few days. Most of them while sitting outside. That's much more feasible, since this screen is both less reflective and much brighter than all the other large screens I have. 500 nits does not mean you can sit in direct sunlight. But in a bright surrounding you will get much better results.
- The one thing you won't notice immediately is how the screen color adjusts to the ambient light around you. Think of it as automatic white balance. You just take it for granted, until you pick up your phone and the screen looks blue-ish at night. No, that's not the yellow tint you can set in the latest iOS version. That kicks in at a certain time or when you switch it on. What I am talking about is working all the time to make white look white. There is a fancy thing going on in your cortex which makes paper look white, even if you are sitting under a soft light. The iPad Pro helps with that.
- There is one thing I never really talked about, since I am using headphones when viewing videos on iPads, like on a plane or on the train. But every single iPad I had before this one had a (single) pretty sucky speaker that you had to cup with your hand if you wanted to get any good sound out it it. Not with the iPad Pro. This has four speakers in all four corners, and they are brilliant. The difference is really stunning. No need to wear headphones at home.
While the iPad Pro might look like an iPad Air 2, it's actually much better. If you can afford the money, avoid the good deal you are getting on the Air.
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I have mine since a few days (Sold my 12,9 Pro For it). My take:
Silicon Case - agreed, but whenever possible i remove it, its bulky, adds weight. But when i leave the house its a must.
Screen - Truetone, added brightness and the deeper colors are awesome
Speakers - not so rich as the speakers in the 12,9 Pro, but much better then the single speaker in the Air.
Build-Quality - I have a bit to sharp edges on the Home Button and the thin silicon-line separating the lte-eantenna are overfilled, so i always try to mess with it. I may ask for a replacement in the applestore.
It's a much better package then the Air 2, but the higher Price is hard to swallow.
@Bernd: why did you switch from the 12.9" Pro? I am planning to buy one :-)
I never considered the big one. I have tried using a 13" Lenovo Tab 2 Pro, but it was just too unwieldy. Swapping back to a 10" Lenovo Tab 3 Pro made me really happy. It was pretty clear to me that I did not want the large Pro.
Ich habe jetzt ein Air 2 und ein 12,9" iPad Pro abzugeben :)
Ging mir ähnlich, Pencil und Paper sind die Killer-Apps. Als Ergänzung zu meinem 15" Macbook ist mir das Große nicht handlich genug.
@Sebastian: dann biete mir doch mal das Pro an :-) Gerne auch direkt per Mail: vorname@nachname.de (also natürlich mit meinem Namen)
You also mentioned the "AppleSIM" for testing in one of your postings before.
Any news about this? Is it "just" a special SIM-card where you can book different data plans "on the fly"?
Have not travelled yet. My understanding is:
- this is a built in SIM card
- you can provide your own (it has an empty slot)
If you have an older iPad with mobile data and no SIM is loaded, you get an error message "Missing SIM". Not so with the iPad Pro.
Thanks - also in the Apple stores I visited knowledge about this is close to zero. Hope to get some updates from you as I also think that an eSIM is already build in. Did you also got an Apple SIM?
