If you look at the previous generations of iPad, you will notice that Apple has not changed the basic formula of its tablet design; To put; look at the first generation iPad. Flat edges, a 4:3 aspect ratio, and black borders will attract your attention.

By maintaining the original signature of the iPad and offering a product suitable for content creation, Apple held its superiority in the world of tablets. Unfortunately, tablet manufacturing companies such as Samsung, unlike Apple, still insist on using 16:9 (and sometimes 16:10) screens, and by reducing the available vertical space, they significantly reduce productivity. In the meantime, only Microsoft provides a similar experience to the user by choosing a ratio of 3:2.

The location of the volume and lock buttons are also intelligently and correctly chosen and will be easily accessible horizontally or vertically. As a comparison, when using the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra horizontally, the volume buttons will be challenging to reach. The narrowness of the controls also makes the situation a bit more complicated.

The only problem with the design of the iPad Pro is related to the placement of Face ID; This means that due to the professional nature of the device, the user mainly uses it in horizontal mode, and in this case, in case of making a video call, the contact will not be in the center of the image. His eyes will be staring at the corner of the picture.

We should probably look for the reason for placing FaceID and the selfie camera module on the vertical side of the device in the pen’s wireless charger; Where Apple seems to have a problem with the combination of wireless pen charger and Face ID; Because in the 10th generation iPad, with the lack of a wireless pen charger, Face ID is in the right place.

The aluminum body of the iPad Pro has nothing but a mirrored Apple logo on the back, a dual camera with a LiDAR sensor and a magnetic connector for accessories, and, of course, the name iPad. A wide range of keyboards and accessories can be connected to the iPad using the mentioned connector.

The iPad Pro M2 still uses a set of 4 speakers placed on the top and bottom edges of the device, which, as expected, is the same hardware as last year’s model. The bottom edge hosts the Type-C port with Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 support, which supports data transfer up to 40 Gbps.

Last year, in an exciting move, Apple released the 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2021 model with a miniLED panel, and it was expected that the 2022 11-inch model would also be equipped with this panel; But that did not happen. As a result, the professional tablets of Cupertino residents still use last year’s panels; in this respect, it is no different from the previous year’s model.

The brightness of the 12.9-inch model with the miniLED panel reaches 1500 nits, But the 11-inch model does not exceed 500 nits; Of course, the intellect of the bigger Brother’s board only reaches the mentioned range during HDR video playback, and in normal conditions, it will not be significantly different from the 11-inch model.

The 12.9-inch mini LED panel uses a set of 10,384 LEDs to illuminate the display, which forms 2,596 dimming zones. In other words, the bigger Brother turns off, or on the exposure, zones depending on the displayed content to create deeper blacks and behave closer to OLED panels.

Although by using miniLED technology, it is possible to achieve higher brightness in addition to producing lower temperature, the problem of the aura around the content or Blooming will plague users; for a better explanation, we need to refer to the iPad Pro 2021 review written by Mehrdad Isalo:

A wide range of iPad Pro users is content creators and graphic designers, which is one of the best purchase options due to the support of this model for Apple Pencil and its high color accuracy. Therefore, similar to previous years, Apple’s professional tablets cover the sRGB color space completely; Of course, keep in mind that it is not possible to change the color profile on the iPad like the iPhone, and the color space is determined depending on the content and the ambient light.

Apple representatives continue their excellent performance in color accuracy in color temperature as well, and by offering neutral colors, they complete the quality set of their display.

One of the problems of the iPad Pro 2022 speaker can be considered to be the blocking of the lower output when playing or horizontal use; Of course, this issue also goes back to the way of holding the tablet; But in general, it can turn into an annoying incident.

After Apple’s MacBooks, now it’s the turn of the iPad Pro 2022 to use the powerful M2 chip, A 5nm chip that has experienced a 25% increase in terms of the number of transistors, and its number has now reached 20 billion; Of course, the mentioned increase does not mean a performance improvement of the same amount, and according to Apple, the new chip offers only 10-15% better performance compared to the previous generation.

It was hard for me to imagine the power of the M1 chip, even for the 2021 model, and now we are facing a more powerful chip in a similar body. The question still arises to me, what other use will such power be for editing and exporting video or gaming?

As you can see, the iPad Pro M2 is up to 15% faster overall and up to 65% faster in GPU-based computing processes than the previous generation; But how does such a dramatic improvement affect the performance of the iPad Pro in the real world? To find the answer, I set out to play a heavy game of Ganesh Impact.

As the chip’s power increases, the iPad chassis cannot cool the chip! Because, unlike the 2020 and 2021 models, even at the beginning of the game, there is no news about the stability of the frames, and the device provides an average rate of 55 frames per second in the highest graphics settings. In the graph above, you can also see the frame drop of up to 40 frames per second.

To challenge the chip as much as possible, we took the help of the 3DMark benchmark performance test. Looking at the graph below, you can see the high-performance drop of the M2 chip. Following this incident, the M2 chip achieved 64% stability in the previous test, which is not at the level of the last generation; Of course, we must mention that after 3 minutes, when a 36% drop occurs, the chip with temperature control provides stable performance.

The cooling system of the iPad Pro 2022 does not work well in keeping the M2 chip cool, and this causes the body temperature to experience a noticeable increase in heavy and continuous processing. During the performance stability test, the temperature of the body’s center (part of the Apple logo) increased noticeably and reached the overheating limit. Although we did not experience such a temperature during the game, you should expect it during heavy duty.

To verify Apple’s claim, we went to the continuous playback of the standard 720p Zoom video with a brightness level of 200 nits. The 11-inch iPad Pro 2022 model managed to play the mentioned video for 10 hours, which, despite the favorable result, is still 15-20% away from last year’s model.

After the hardware section, we should look at the camera of the new iPad Pro. The people of Cupertino use 12- and 10-megapixel sensor sets with wide and ultra-wide lenses in both models, along with the LiDAR sensor.

Unfortunately, the rear camera cannot record portrait photos, and this feature will be limited to the selfie camera; If you do such a thing (especially in the 12.9-inch model), due to the large size of the tablet, actually taking a portrait photo will become a complex and challenging task.

As a tablet, it is impossible to maneuver on factors such as dynamic range, color registration accuracy, and other things. Still, you should know that the iPad Pro cameras provide suitable and satisfactory performance in recording images. The existence of the LiDAR sensor, although it will not be used much by the general user, you can use it to create high-quality 3D models of natural objects.

In the iPad Pro 2022 ads, Apple has also mentioned the possibility of recording ProRes videos; Of course, with a big “but”! The camera software does not provide such an option for the user, and for this, you need to use additional video recording applications such as FilmicPro.

The main challenge for Apple to make a more advanced and professional model than iPad is seen in its operating system. The part developed based on iOS and, with the addition of various and exclusive features in the past years (some of which are directly borrowed from the Mac operating system), has become a half-mobile and half-desktop product.

Although for laptop users, iPadOS does not look very professional; for content creators, such as graphic designers, it is an ideal option; Because it provides a more straightforward and more efficient user interface for this category of users. Despite their lighter weight compared to laptops, iPads are considered a better option for entertainment purposes.

Version 16 of the iOS operating system was also introduced with various improvements, such as Stage Manager. However, this feature will only be available to iPads with the M series chip. To learn about all the features of iPadOS 16, we suggest you look at the following article.

If we skip talking about the operating system, we will reach the professional software developed for iPad. As mentioned, in addition to graphic designers, the iPad has also targeted the editing community, and powerful software such as DaVinci Resolve has recently been introduced. However, there is still a lack of powerful software such as Final Cut.

In general, if we want to know the scope of iPad Pro’s abilities in creating content and acting as an entertainment product, it can handle all the mentioned tasks well; However, the limitations in areas such as file management do not allow the user to take full advantage of the full potential of Apple’s powerful tablet.

Although the second generation of Apple Pencil has not received a significant update and does not have a different function, the people of Cupertino have significantly improved the performance of the iPad Pro pen by adding the ability to hover. The process of this feature is similar to what was previously in the SPen, and by keeping the cell at the maximum distance from the screen, the content reacts to the location of the cell; For example, the icons become slightly larger than usual or a preview of the content is displayed to the user.

The presence of the M2 chip alone will guarantee the power of the desktop class in the world of tablets, But the main question is which user needs such power?

Suppose you are currently using the M1 model. In that case, you will not experience any other difference except for the hardware power and Hover feature of the Apple Pencil. Waiting for the next model is probably a better option. Still, suppose you are using iPad Pro 2021 before. In that case, iPadOS software features for M series chips like Stage Manager, along with the impressive performance of the M2 chip, will make iPad a more efficient product.

It is worth noting that the Apple Pencil hover feature is probably wholly dependent on the software. Although Apple could provide this feature as a software update for previous iPads or at least the 2021 model, he preferred to keep it as a factor to attract customers in the exclusiveness of the 2022 model.

Keep in mind that currently (April 1402), in the Iranian market, the basic version of the 11-inch model is sold for 44 million Tomans. The basic understanding of the 12.9-inch model is also dealt with with a price tag of 55 million Tomans, While last year’s model is also available in the market at a similar price. Therefore, buying the 2021 model is not very logical.

Will the iPad Pro be a suitable replacement for laptops and especially MacBooks? If we consider the conditions of Iran and the currency market, it is impossible to use an iPad instead of a computer; Because you have to pay a lot of money to buy professional programs, which will probably be beyond the scope of purchasing power of many of us. On the other hand, many professional programs have not been developed for iPadOS, and as a result, an iPad, even its “Pro” model, will not meet your needs.

If your tablet or laptop use is limited to design, 2D and sometimes 3D graphic work, and average video editing, iPad Pro 2022 with the second-generation Apple Pencil will be more suitable.