"IPad Pro" has overwhelming performance with M1 chips, but the software has not caught up: Product Review

The new "iPad Pro" was released as usual.How advanced with Apple's latest tablet device in the past year?

Let's talk a little complicated.Despite some evolution in some points, Apple's software is pulling his feet and the hardware performance has not been fully demonstrated.Therefore, the evolution is felt small.Nevertheless, the new version of "iPados" will be announced at the developer meeting "WWDC" held in June, so the situation may soon change.

But what you can test is the terminal in front of you.Also, it is undeniable that this iPad Pro is an overwhelming highest peak on commercially available tablet terminals.Apple has been improving little by little every year so that the iPad can be used as a full -fledged laptop alternative, but the 2021 model is a record degree of perfection.

「iPad Pro」はM1チップで圧倒的な性能を手にしたが、ソフトウェアが追いついていない:製品レヴュー

That said, the latest iPad Pro does not reach 100 % of full -fledged laptops.Nevertheless, with the latest hardware, it has reached enough Revels to meet the needs of everyday computing.And it seems like we are waiting for a software update, which is the last push that unleashes the true ability.

Mini LED display that can enjoy vivid images

As usual, the iPad Pro has two models, 11 inches and 12.9 inches.One of the new models worth noting is the 12.9 -inch model that sells new display technology.Apple calls the display the "Liquid Retina XDR Display", but this article will be called a mini LED according to the industry term.There is no doubt that the biggest reason for replacing this model is in the display.

The iPad Pro display is not an organic EL (OLED), but still a liquid crystal.However, different from other LCD tablet terminals are backlight technology used to brighten the liquid crystal.

In the conventional iPad Pro, the screen illuminated the screen with 72 LEDs placed on the back of the display, but in the latest models, the number of LEDs increased to more than 10,000 at a stretch.That is the essence of mini LED technology.In other words, thousands of small LEDs illuminate the display.

The more LEDs placed on the back, the more detailed the contrast of the entire screen and the black depth of the screen of the screen.This is a technology called local dimming.With this technology, you can adjust the area of the screen that needs to be brightened (called the zone) and the area of the screen that needs to be darkened.

There are 2,596 local dimming zones on the screen of this model.Of course, if there are so many mini LEDs, the whole display can be much brighter than before.

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