Today’s Let Loose online Apple event was packed with facts, figures, and statistics throughout the presentation and elsewhere. We’ve pulled together the highlights.
iPad Pro
Source: Apple.
The new iPad Pro’s GPU is 10x faster than the original model and 4x faster than the M2 iPad Pro
The M4 chip is 50% faster than the M2
The M4’s 16-core Neural Engine is 60x faster than the original Neural Engine
The M4 uses a 2nd generation 3nm process
The M4 features 28 billion transistors
Source: Apple.
Apple has improved the thermal performance of the iPad Pro by 20% compared to the previous model
The Neural Engine can handle 38 trillion operations per second
The unified memory bandwidth is 120GB/s
The iPad Pro display supports 1000 nits of brightness for SDR and HDR content and 1600 nits peak brightness for HDR
Storage capacities range from 256GB to 2TB
The Wi-Fi version of the 11” iPad Pro is .98 pound (444 grams) and the 13” model is 1.28 pounds (579 grams). Adding cellular adds 2 grams to the 11” model and 3 grams to the 13” version.
Source: Apple.
The 256 and 512GB models have 8GB of RAM, while the 1TB and 2TB models have 16GB of RAM
The new models support Bluetooth 5.3
The 11” iPad Pro is 5.3mm and the 13” model is 5.1mm thick
It’s possible to spend $3,077 on a fully-spec’d 13” iPad Pro with Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for iPad
iPad Air
Source: Apple.
There’s a new 13” model
The M2 chip in the new Air is 50% faster than the M1 and 3x faster than the iPad Air with the A12 Bionic chip
The iPad Air can be configured with up to 1TB of storage
The front and back cameras both have 12MP sensors
There are 4 colors available, 2 of which are new
The 11” Air is 1.02 pounds and the 13” model is 1.36 pounds, both of which are heavier than their iPad Pro counterparts
Both models are 6.1mm thick
The 11” iPad Air maxes out at 500 nits of brightness and the 13” model at 600 nits for a 100-nit difference
Accessories and Other
Look at that beautiful function row.
The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro has a 14-key function row
The price of the existing 10th generation iPad was reduced to $349
Apple paid 0 tributes to Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard
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