iPad Pro The iPad Pro is a much bigger device than the average tablet – with a 12.9-inch display, it's always going to be a bit hefty.The design language follows on strongly from the rest of the iPad family, with the same ceramic-like metal on the back, the curved edges and TouchID home button above the Lightning port.The new iPad Pro is the biggest and fastest Apple tablet to date. The pressure-sensitive Pencil stylus offers superior sketching and drawing, and the Pro's gorgeous giant screen and quad speakers are ideal for split-screen apps, multitasking and watching movies. PERFORMANCE: In terms of the engine Apple's stuck inside the iPad Pro, the company has gone all out here. The Pro features an A9X chip inside, coupled with 4GB of RAM (according to Geekbench, although Apple hasn't confirmed this).
This makes the iPad Pro easily the most powerful non-Mac device Apple's ever made by some distance. What that means in real life is two fold: you can execute multiple apps at once without a hint of slowdown, with heavy titles like Adobe Photoshop working in an instant and the ability to do many things at once a really slick experience.
The Split Screen mode of iOS 9, introduced in June at WWDC 2015, seemed like an odd thing - the 9.7-inch size of the iPad Air sort of made sense with two apps running at the same time, but now we've got this whopping screen to play with it makes a lot more sense.
If we're talking raw numbers, and I know that's why some of you cheeky people are here, then you're in for a treat. Using Geekbench 3 to test, the iPad Pro scores 5472, which is well ahead of the 4506 from the iPad Air 2 and the 4974 of the next-most powerful device, the Galaxy Note 5. That won't mean much in day to day use, but it gives the iPad Pro a massive boost in terms of future proofing it. The apps to come are going to make more and more of that impressive chipset running at the heart of the tablet, and having the raw grunt to keep up will mean that you're going to keep getting a decent performance for years to come.
The interface is nothing special though - I don't mean that critically, as the simplicity of iOS is something that's one of the selling points of Apple's devices. However, some people looking at the iPad Pro as a dedicated professional device will be a little disappointed as it still runs the same way as the iPad Air 2, albeit with a lot of accessories to play around with. The same grid of apps prevails, with the notifications shade above and the Control Center
The larger screen means you need to move your hand further to achieve these, but it's not like you're being asked to throw yourself over a waterfall in a barrel, just moving your finger a little further up and down.
However, it's worth noting as it is one of the drawbacks of having a larger device like this, and you'll need to be aware of them before purchase. But,At launch, very few apps are currently optimized to take advantage of the iPad Pro's full potential. Its large size makes it less portable than other iPads. Once you've paid for the Pencil and keyboard peripherals, the iPad Pro costs as much as a good laptop, but lacks its flexibility.
The Bottom Line The iPad Pro is a dream machine for graphic designers and media mavens, but this elegant tablet needs more optimized apps and accessories before it can fully achieve laptop-killer status.
Key Features: 12.9-inch 2048 x 2732 screen; A9X 2.26GHz dual-core processor ; 4GB RAM; 8 megapixel rear camera; 1.2-megapixel FaceTime camera; 4 stereo speakers; iOS 9
Manufacturer: Apple
$799
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Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 hands-on Samsung had announced a new larger-screened Android tablet in the form of the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro's gigantic bright screen serves as an unhampered stylus pen canvas. The included apps and software features trump anything you'll find on a pure Android tablet. MicroSD storage expansion is a welcome plus.
But,The Note Pro's laggy performance when running multiple apps at once limits its usefulness as a workstation replacement. And with a $750 starting price, only power tablet users need apply. Writing on the screen doesn't feel as smooth as with the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. The Samsung Galaxy NotePRO is a 12.2-inch tablet targeting more business-minded users. As well as playing host to the company’s now familiar S-Pen stylus, the high-end device packs in a raft of productivity features around a premium array of components and an all new user interface.Although pricing has yet to be announced, Samsung has confirmed that the NotePRO will start a global rollout this March in white and black versions.The specs on the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 are top of the range, the 2560 x 1600 TFT LCD display is dazzling, add to that 3GB of RAM; an 8MP rear-facing camera & a 2Mp front-facing camera; a 9,500mAh battery; Android Kitkat 4.4 and you’ve to the blueprints to a big screened tablet with a lot of power. Not quite a workstation replacement, the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro is an expensive behemoth of a tablet with a vast amount of features that will benefit only the most serious of tablet users. VS HP Pro Slate 12 The HP Pro Slate 12 is a nice-looking tablet, with a metal back, beveled
metal edging, and big speaker grilles along the top and bottom of the display.
It actually looks a lot like an oversize version of HTC's One M9 smartphone,
and that's a compliment. The whole thing feels extremely solid and durable.The HP Pro Slate 12 makes a confident entry
into the productivity tablet market with the ability to turn handwritten,
ink-on-paper notes into on-screen text.The
HP Pro Slate 12 does pack some impressive specs. Of course, the biggest (in
every sense of the word) is the screen size. The HP Pro Slate 12 comes equipped
with a massive 12.3-inch display. This is an IPS display which offers
a 1600 x 1200 resolution. On the inside, the Pro Slate 12 is equipped with
2 GB RAM and powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor (clocking
at 2.3 GHz). In terms of storage, the Pro Slate 12 is equipped with 32 GB
internal storage and also offers the ability to expand another 32GB storage,
thanks to the inclusion of a microSD card slot. Moving to the cameras, the Pro
Slate 12 comes loaded with an 8-megapixel rear-facing option, which is coupled
with a more modest 2-megapixel front-facing camera. Additional features include
front-facing stereo speakers (with DTS Sound+), a 3G SIM-card for those
interested and the tablet comes running on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop). But,The HP Pro Slate 12 can house up to 32GB
of storage and 2GB of RAM (it starts at 16GB and 2GB of RAM), so don't expect
this tablet to be your primary device. If you're leaning toward using it for
everyday data entry and immediate storage, you'll want to purchase extra
capacity in the cloud, or an external drive. The Pro Slate's multi-core
score is slightly below average. Comparable tablets, like the aforementioned
Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and the Dell Venue 11 Pro 7000, performed better,
with the Note Pro 12.2 narrowly edging out the Slate with a score of 2,797.
However, the Dell tablet, which features an Intel Core M
processor, wallops the Android tablets with an average score of about 5,000 on
third party tests. For reference, other notable tablets on the market also
trounce the Pro Slate.
The Surface 3, which
also features a Core M processor, scored in the 3,300 range, and its bigger
brother, the Core i5-powered Surface Pro 3 scored in the magnificent range of
5,500. Just for reference, the iPad Air 2 scores about 4,500. The Duet Pen has a
double-ended writing nib with a rubber stylus for use on the tablet at one end
and an ordinary ink pen at the other. You pull out the nib and reverse it
depending on how you want to work. This is not a particularly elegant solution,
but it's easy enough to switch writing modes. The Duet Pen is powered by its own battery, which you charge via a
Micro-USB port. The tablet reports the pen charge level in its notifications
area so you can see whether it needs a boost. To pair the pen, you simply place
the nib onto a target area in the centre of the tablet's screen. The HP Pro Slate 12 is short of ports and connectors. Aside from the
MicroUSB charge port, MicroSD and SIM card slots there's just a headset jack
and a HP docking port which is not, at present, associated with any accessories
at HP's website. THE BOTTOM LINE : The
HP Pro Slate 12 is a worthy productivity tool for most businesses, with great
apps and reliable digitisation tech, even if the Duet Pen can't quite handle
the ruled lines of certain design work and it's running a slightly outdated
processor and operating system. Pric:$569:00
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