What's the device you use for work? Chances are, it is a laptop. Or a
computer. Fret not, everyone uses one, so there's nothing special about
it. To get work done, most people need a notebook or a full-fat
desktop, with a nice and spacious keyboard, a big screen, powerful
processor and so and so forth.
Now, the tablets are also getting there. Or rather ought to be getting there. They were always portable, they have nice screens and battery life and now they are becoming powerful and come with an assortment of accessories that offer decent input options.
Microsoft, in the last few years, has proved this, with its very capable Surface line of tablets. But now, Apple wants its share of the pie. It believes that it can do the same with the iPad. Its new iPad Pro is being billed as this productivity-centric tool, a tool that Apple claims can help you get your work done and also kick back and consume content with great alacrity.
Has Apple succeeded or is it hoping that many people take the plunge on the basis of its iconic brand and try to wing it? That's something we intend to find out in this review.
Apple has taken the current design of the iPad Air and adapted it to the larger canvas of the iPad Pro. At its core, the iPad Pro is a larger iPad Air, which to be honest, isn't a bad thing at all.
It is gorgeous for a tablet and is built like something that's worthy to be an Apple product. It looks like a sexy lingerie model, rather than a more utilitarian tool, something that you'd associate with Android tablets and even the very well built Microsoft Surface.
It has diamond cut chamfers which look lovely and add style to it.
It is also supremely thin at 6.9mm, which is the same as the iPhone 6. It weighs 723 grams, which means it is thinner and lighter than Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 while also having a bigger screen.
In usage, this works out very well. You can lay down on a couch and read articles on the web and hold the iPad Pro with one hand with ease. You can lean back and watch videos. The Surface comparatively feels heavier and uncomfortable to use.
Despite its huge footprint, Apple has achieved the herculean task of making it usable for people who want to just sit back and consume content. Apple hasn't killed the iPad from the iPad. In fact, if anything from a design point of view, it has improved the iPad. It's a feat worth taking a bow for!
That said, there is no denying that this is a big tablet. And that size indeed causes some issues. First of all, it doesn't look as classy and compact as something like the iPad Air or the iPad Mini. With its 4:3 aspect ratio screen, it looks like a large slate and it indeed is one. The iPad Pro is so big that it is bigger than the new MacBook. Unlike previous iPads you can't carry it around in a bag with ease because of its size. While clicking photos with a tablet always looks slightly ridiculously, if you click images using the iPad Pro, it looks downright hilarious because of its size. Chances are, it will be bigger than even your face!
Now, the tablets are also getting there. Or rather ought to be getting there. They were always portable, they have nice screens and battery life and now they are becoming powerful and come with an assortment of accessories that offer decent input options.
Microsoft, in the last few years, has proved this, with its very capable Surface line of tablets. But now, Apple wants its share of the pie. It believes that it can do the same with the iPad. Its new iPad Pro is being billed as this productivity-centric tool, a tool that Apple claims can help you get your work done and also kick back and consume content with great alacrity.
Has Apple succeeded or is it hoping that many people take the plunge on the basis of its iconic brand and try to wing it? That's something we intend to find out in this review.
Apple has taken the current design of the iPad Air and adapted it to the larger canvas of the iPad Pro. At its core, the iPad Pro is a larger iPad Air, which to be honest, isn't a bad thing at all.
It is gorgeous for a tablet and is built like something that's worthy to be an Apple product. It looks like a sexy lingerie model, rather than a more utilitarian tool, something that you'd associate with Android tablets and even the very well built Microsoft Surface.
It has diamond cut chamfers which look lovely and add style to it.
It is also supremely thin at 6.9mm, which is the same as the iPhone 6. It weighs 723 grams, which means it is thinner and lighter than Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 while also having a bigger screen.
In usage, this works out very well. You can lay down on a couch and read articles on the web and hold the iPad Pro with one hand with ease. You can lean back and watch videos. The Surface comparatively feels heavier and uncomfortable to use.
Despite its huge footprint, Apple has achieved the herculean task of making it usable for people who want to just sit back and consume content. Apple hasn't killed the iPad from the iPad. In fact, if anything from a design point of view, it has improved the iPad. It's a feat worth taking a bow for!
That said, there is no denying that this is a big tablet. And that size indeed causes some issues. First of all, it doesn't look as classy and compact as something like the iPad Air or the iPad Mini. With its 4:3 aspect ratio screen, it looks like a large slate and it indeed is one. The iPad Pro is so big that it is bigger than the new MacBook. Unlike previous iPads you can't carry it around in a bag with ease because of its size. While clicking photos with a tablet always looks slightly ridiculously, if you click images using the iPad Pro, it looks downright hilarious because of its size. Chances are, it will be bigger than even your face!
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