New Apple Products In October: iPad Pro M2 Version Starting Price Increases Entry-Level iPad Upgrade Design
Financial Associated Press, October 19 (publisher Shi Zhengcheng) On Tuesday evening, Beijing time, the Apple Store launched three new iPad products after a brief update, which also means that the “October New Products” suspense was unveiled. from Apple. More or less consistent with previous market revelations, the Pro series has been updated with the latest M2 chip, and the entry-level iPad has also updated its model, which is closer to the design language of the entire series.
iPad Pro M2
The main update of the new iPad Pro is the replacement of the M2 chip. Apple officially stated that the M2 chip’s CPU is 15% faster than the previous generation, while the 10-core GPU’s image processing speed is up to 35% faster.
With the official launch of iPadOS 16 next Monday (scheduled for the evening of October 24 or early morning of October 25, Beijing time), the second generation Apple Pencil will be able to provide the interactive “experience hovering” function. . According to Apple, the Apple Pencil can be detected when it is within 12mm of the display, allowing users to preview strokes before placing them.
(Source: Apple’s official website) In terms of the more direct screen perceived by consumers, the new iPad Pro follows the configuration of the previous generation. The 12.9-inch version uses Mini LEDs, while the 11-inch version continues to use the Retina LED display. Both displays support the ProMotion function, with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz.
In terms of price, according to Apple’s official website in China, the starting price of the 11-inch iPad Pro is 6,799 yuan and the starting price of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is 9,299 yuan, with an increase of 600 and 800 yuan respectively. compared to the previous generation. Apple plans to begin accepting pre-orders on the morning of October 20 and release them on October 26.
(Source: Apple’s official website) Of course, for the “Wait Party”, it’s not just the iPad Pro that has raised its prices today. After the update of Apple’s Chinese store, the iPad series, iPad mini 6 and iPad Air of the ninth generation have experienced price increases to varying degrees.
10th generation iPad
The iPad product line has been completely redesigned from the previous generation, not only removing the front Home button and integrating Touch ID into the power button, but also using a full-screen design with 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display. The processor has been upgraded to A14 Apple also claimed that this chip is 5 times faster than the processor of the best-selling Android tablet on the market (Note: MediaTek MT8768N). The latest iPad also ditched the Lightning port and replaced it with USB-C.
(Source: Apple’s official website) In addition, the 10th generation iPad not only upgraded the rear camera to 12 million pixels, but also introduced the first horizontal front camera in the entire series to ensure that users can continue to look at the camera during video calls.
(Source: Apple’s official website) The redesigned appearance and performance improvements also come with a higher price tag. The starting price of the 10th generation iPad in the US went from $ 329 to $ 449 in the previous generation, and the official website in China also shows that the starting price of the 64GB Wifi version has gone from 2,499 yuan to 3,599 yuan. Apple also designed a new Magic Keyboard double-sided clip for this new iPad, starting at 1999 yuan.
