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Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch

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Released · Mar 31, 2016

8.5

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Design
Dimensions	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight	15.66 oz (444.0 g)
Materials	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys	Right: Volume control
Colors	Gold, Gray, Pink

Display
Size	9.7-inch
Resolution	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Technology	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body	72.80 %
Features	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20 APL)	Untested
Bright Min	2 (Good)
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Hardware
System chip	Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)
Processor	Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste
GPU	PowerVR Series 7XT
RAM	2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage	256GB
OS	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)
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Battery
Capacity	7306 mAh
Type	Li - Polymer

Camera
Rear	Single camera
Main camera	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash	Dual LED
Video recording	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front	5 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features
Bluetooth	4.2
Wi-Fi	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB	Lightning
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other	NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia
Headphones	3.5mm jack
Speakers	Multiple speakers
Features	Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)	Video recording

Cellular
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type	Nano SIM

Buyers information
MSRP	$ 1029
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Availability
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
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Alternative variants

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 599
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 749

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 729

Differences from the main variant:
Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

Carrier Availability

Discontinued

Verizon
AT&T
T-Mobile
U.S. Cellular

News

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Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Review

Overall User Rating

(2 reviews)

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9.5

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9.5

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9.5

alphazen97

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Great tablet for media, games, school and anything else

Posted: Nov 30, 2016, 3:51 PM

Phone owned for less than a year

This tablet works for anything, from school, to games to web browsing to drawing. I use the tablet for Minecraft a lot and the game runs awesome. Also use it for school with the Apple Pencil. The tablet has a great operating system and it's very simple to use.

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Good for anything

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Wish it had OLED Display with better resolution

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sgtdisturbed47

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I waited 5 years to get a tablet, and glad I waited

Posted: Apr 22, 2016, 6:49 PM

Phone owned for less than a month

This cannot replace a Windows computer. At all. Transferring downloaded content from the web onto a computer from the iPad is a pain. There are definitely more capable devices. Now, for what this iPad Pro 9.7" does do, it does exceedingly well. Watching video, listening to music, playing games, web browsing, and light multitasking (calendar plus notes, or notes plus calculator, web plus calculator, etc) make this a capable iPad, but not the most capable tablet. The 4 speakers work very well to balance the sound, and have the best audio range of any tablet I've ever heard. They also get very loud with no distortion. Apple Pencil is an awesome tool for photo editing and drawing (it does work with a tempered glass screen protector just fine). If you want to replace your old iPad or have a tablet for entertainment and light "work", this will blow you away. If you want to download drivers for a Windows desktop, plug the tablet into the computer, and transfer the downloaded drivers over to the desktop, you'll need an Android tablet, or a Surface Pro 4. I haven't found a good way of accomplishing such thing with this iPad, but maybe I'm overthinking a rare circumstance. Anyway, I waited 5 years for tablets to mature, and boy, have they. This is the best iPad to date, and one of the best tablets available.

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