Apple’s Latest iPad Pro with M4 Chip and Ultra-Bright OLED Display

The Apple iPad Pro 2024 OLED heralds a momentous evolution for the professional tablet realm, showcasing a sleeker design, the revolutionary Apple M4 chip, and the debut of an extraordinary OLED display, marking it as the iPad Pro OLED’s grand arrival.

This iteration introduces two size variants, a pro 11-inch, and a 13-inch model, boasting incredibly slim profiles at 5.3 mm and 5.1 mm, respectively. The 11-inch model is remarkably lightweight at 444 grams, while the 13-inch version tips the scales at 580 grams.

Brand new Apple M4

A highlight of the new iPad Pro is its pioneering tandem OLED display, a world-first featuring dual self-illuminating OLED panels. This configuration allows for exceptional HDR brightness at up to 1,600 nits and consistent SDR brightness at 1,000 nits, branded as the Ultra Retina XDR Display by Apple. An optional upgrade to nano-texture glass, mirroring that on the Studio Display and the Pro Display XDR, is also available for enhanced viewing.

At the heart of the iPad Pro 2024 lies the highly anticipated debut of the Apple M4 chip. Significantly, it is fabricated using a state-of-the-art 3 nm process and is comprised of four performance cores alongside six efficiency cores. Consequently, this strategic design enables an impressive 50% boost in CPU performance compared to the iPad Air M2. Furthermore, as an added benefit, the energy efficiency of the M4 chip ensures that power consumption is remarkably halved in comparison to its predecessor, the Apple M2.

Despite its thinner profile, the new iPad Pro OLED model boasts a 20% improvement in cooling efficiency. Consequently, it promises a graphics performance four times superior to its predecessor, alongside faster NPU processing for AI tasks and hardware-accelerated ray tracing support.

The 256 GB and 512 GB budget models feature a modified Apple M4 chip with three performance cores and 8 GB of RAM. Despite these specs, they maintain a 120 GB/s memory bandwidth.

Final Cut Camera

Apple boosts the iPad Pro experience with iPad-optimized versions of Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro. The introduction of the Final Cut Camera app enables iPhones to serve as wireless cameras, facilitating real-time video editing. Logic Pro, meanwhile, simplifies music production with AI instruments and allows for isolated editing of individual track components.

The camera setup boasts a single 12-megapixel rear camera that supports 4K ProRes video recording. It is complemented by a LiDAR scanner for three-dimensional environment mapping and an enhanced adaptive flash to boost photo quality. A 12 MP front-facing camera, now positioned along the device’s longer edge, supports optimal framing in landscape mode.

The new Magic Keyboard offers a MacBook-like feel as a notable accessory update. The Apple Pencil Pro adds innovative features, including rotation recognition, Find My integration, squeeze gestures, and haptic feedback.

iPad Pro 2024 OLED price and release date

Pre-orders for the new iPad Pro are open on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Bhphotovideo, with availability starting May 15th. Pricing begins at $999 for the 11-inch, 256 GB model, and $1,299 for the 13-inch version. Customers have the option to enhance their experience with nanotexture glass, available for an extra $100. Users seeking enhanced connectivity can upgrade to a 5G modem for an additional cost of $200. For better functionality, they can buy the Apple Pencil Pro at $129 and a Magic Keyboard for $300-$349.