October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE
Apple presents the next generation iPad Pro, supercharged by the M2 chip
The new iPad Pro includes a premium Apple Pencil scrolling experience, ProRes video capture, super-fast Wi-Fi 6E and powerful features in iPadOS 16
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the new iPad Pro with the M2 chip, offering the ultimate combination of portability, versatility and incredible performance. The new iPad Pro features a next-level Apple Pencil scrolling experience and super-fast wireless connectivity, along with the world’s most advanced mobile display, professional cameras, Face ID, Thunderbolt and a four-speaker audio system speakers New features in iPadOS 16, such as Stage Manager, full external display support, 1 desktop apps and reference mode, take professional workflows on iPad even further. With its advanced hardware and iPadOS 16, iPad Pro has an incredible ecosystem of powerful professional apps unlike any other device of its kind. The new iPad Pro is available to order from today and in stores from Wednesday 26 October.
“The next-generation iPad Pro pushes the boundaries of what’s possible on iPad, bringing even more versatility, power and portability to the ultimate iPad experience,” said Greg Joswiak, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple. “Powered by the M2 chip, the new iPad Pro delivers incredible performance and the most advanced technologies, including a next-level Apple Pencil scrolling experience, ProRes video capture, super-fast wireless connectivity and powerful iPadOS features 16. There’s nothing else like it.”
Advanced M2 chip performance
M2, the start of Apple’s next generation of M-series chips, brings even more innovative performance and capabilities to iPad Pro, with industry-leading energy efficiency, a unified memory architecture, and custom technologies .
M2 features an 8-core CPU, up to 15 percent faster than the M1, with advancements in both performance and efficiency cores, and a 10-core GPU, delivering up to 35 percent faster graphics performance hundred faster for the most demanding users. Combined with the CPU and GPU, the 16-core Neural Engine can process 15.8 trillion operations per second, 40 percent more than M1, making iPad Pro even more powerful when it comes to handling machine learning tasks. The M2 chip also features 100 GB/s of unified memory bandwidth (50 percent more than M1) and supports up to 16 GB of fast unified memory, making multitasking and working with large assets even more fluids.2
The M2’s performance turbocharges even the most demanding workflows, from photographers editing massive photo libraries and designers manipulating complex 3D objects, to healthcare professionals taking advanced imaging and analysis, to gamers who enjoy graphics intensive games. The M2’s power also extends to the new media engine and image signal processor, which combined with the advanced cameras, allow users to capture ProRes video for the first time and transcode ProRes images up to 3x faster. This means content creators can capture, edit and publish cinematic quality video from a single device in the field.
A next-level Apple Pencil experience
Powered by the new iPad Pro and iPadOS 16, the mouse with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) offers a whole new dimension for users to interact with their screen. Apple Pencil is now detected up to 12mm above the screen, allowing users to preview their mark before making it. This also allows users to draw and illustrate with even greater precision, and makes everything users do with Apple Pencil even simpler. For example, with Scribble, text fields automatically expand when the pen approaches the screen, and handwriting is converted to text even faster. Third-party apps can also take advantage of this new feature to enable completely new marking and drawing experiences.
Super fast wireless connectivity
The new iPad Pro supports the fastest Wi-Fi connections with Wi-Fi 6E.3 support so users who need fast connections can take their demanding workflows everywhere. Downloads are up to 2.4Gb/s, 2x faster than the previous generation. Wi-Fi + Cellular models with 5G (sub-6GHz and mmWave4) now support more 5G networks worldwide, so users can access their files, communicate with colleagues and back up your data in an instant while traveling.5
Unmatched Pro features enabled by iPadOS 16
In addition to big updates to Messages, new tools in Mail and Safari, the new Weather app, and more ways to interact with photos and videos with Live Text and Visual Look Up, iPadOS 16 also introduces powerful productivity features that improve the experience of the iPad Pro:
- Stage Manager is a completely new multitasking experience that automatically organizes apps and windows, so it’s quick and easy to switch between tasks. Later this year, Stage Manager will unlock full external display support with resolutions up to 6K, so users can organize the ideal workspace and work with up to four apps on the iPad and up to to four applications on the external screen.
- Desktop apps enable new capabilities optimized for the iPad Pro screen, making apps more responsive with new elements and interactions, such as constant undo and redo, a redesigned online search and replace experience, a new document menu, customizable toolbars, and the ability to change file extensions, view folder size in Files, and more.
- Reference mode enables the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display to meet color requirements in workflows such as review and approval, color grading, and composition, where accurate colors and consistent image quality is essential. This means professional users, including photographers and videographers, can edit HDR images and videos with all the true details at their fingertips, and cinematographers on set can preview content in a color profile that represents the capture end
iPad and environment
The new iPad models are designed to minimize their impact on the environment and include 100% recycled gold, a first for iPad, in the coating of multiple printed circuit boards, as well as recycled aluminum, tin and earth elements rare All iPad models meet Apple’s high energy efficiency standards and are mercury-free, BFR-free, PVC-free and beryllium-free. The redesigned packaging for the new iPad Pro eliminates the outer plastic wrap, and 99 percent of the packaging is fiber-based, bringing Apple closer to its goal of completely eliminating plastic from all packaging by 2025.
Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations, and by 2030, it plans to be 100% carbon neutral across its entire manufacturing supply chain and product lifecycles. This means that every Apple device sold, from component manufacturing, assembly, transportation, customer use, charging, to recycling and material recovery, will have a net zero climate impact.
Price and Availability
- The new iPad Pro is available starting today, October 18, at apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app in 28 countries and regions, including the United States, with availability in stores starting Wednesday the 26 of October
- The new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will be available in silver and space gray finishes in 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB and 2TB configurations.
- The 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $799 (US) for the Wi-Fi model and $999 (US) for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model; the 12.9-inch iPad Pro starts at $1,099 (US) for the Wi-Fi model and $1,299 (US) for the Wi-Fi + Cellular model.
- Apple Pencil (2nd generation), available for purchase separately, is compatible with the new iPad Pro for $129 (US).
- Magic Keyboard is available in black and white for $299 (US) for the new 11-inch iPad Pro and $349 (US) for the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro, with layouts for more than 30 languages.
- The Smart Keyboard Folio for the new iPad Pro is available for $179 (US) for the new 11-inch iPad Pro and $199 (US) for the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
- The Smart Folio is available in black, white and navy for $79 (US) for the new 11-inch iPad Pro and $99 (US) for the new 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
- Education pricing is available to current and newly accepted college students and their parents, as well as faculty, staff, and homeschoolers at all grade levels. The new 11-inch iPad Pro starts at $749 (US) and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro starts at $999 (US). The second-generation Apple Pencil is available for $119 (US) and the Smart Keyboard Folio is available for $159 (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $179 (US) for the iPad Pro 12.9 inches. The Magic Keyboard will be available for $279 (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $329 (US) for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. For more information, visit apple.com/us-hed/shop.
- iPadOS 16, the powerful operating system designed specifically for iPad, will be available starting Monday, October 24, and will ship free with the new iPad Pro. iPadOS 16 will be available as a free software update for iPad (5th generation and later), iPad mini (5th generation and later), iPad Air (3rd generation and later), and all iPad Pro models.
- Customers can trade in their current iPad and get credit toward a new one. Once your device has been received and verified, Apple will credit your payment method for the value.
- Engrave iPad with a meaningful combination of emojis, names, initials and numbers, all for free, available only at apple.com/store or the Apple Store app.
- Apple offers customers a range of in-store and online services. From personalized support and advice from Apple experts to convenient delivery and pickup options, Apple makes sure the best way to buy Apple products is at Apple Store locations and apple.com/store.
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