The new iPad Pro appears on Apple's official website in Taiwan, 11-inch screen, starting from NT$25,900

Not long ago tonight, Apple Taiwan’s official website announced the new iPad Pro equipped with a breakthrough light radar scanner and a new smart keyboard designed specifically for iPad Pro. It also disclosed the detailed price and expected release date.

全新 iPad Pro於台灣apple官網現身 11吋螢幕 25,900元起 — The new iPad Pro appears on Apple’s official website in Taiwan, 11-inch screen, starting from NT$25,900

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The new iPad Pro appears on Apple’s official website in Taiwan, 11-inch screen, starting from NT$25,900

On Apple’s official Taiwan website, the new iPad Pro’s slogan is “Your next computer, not a computer.” It has the following main features: equipped with an A12Z Bionic chip; a fully extended Liquid Retina display that supports P3 wide color gamut (available in 11-inch and 12.9-inch sizes); rear 12-megapixel wide-angle and 10-megapixel ultra-wide-angle cameras; a special lidar scanner; specially designed for iPad Pro Designed new smart control keyboard, etc.

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According to Apple’s official website in Taiwan, the screen part includes 11-inch and 12.9-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit multi-touch displays. The former has a resolution of 2388 x 1668 and the latter has a resolution of 2732 x 2048. Both support wide color gamut display (P3) and True Tone display, and “ProMotion automatic adaptive refresh rate technology” can automatically adjust the display’s update frequency up to 120 Hz.

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For the camera, the rear lens uses a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens with ƒ/1.8 aperture and a 10-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with ƒ/2.4 aperture and 125° viewing angle. It can zoom out by 2x optical zoom and up to 5x digital zoom; video shooting supports 4K video at 24 fps, 30 fps, 60 fps (wide angle), and 60 fps. (ultra wide-angle), and can also take 8-megapixel still photos when recording 4K videos.

In addition, one of the highlights is that the new iPad Pro is equipped with a breakthrough “light radar scanner”. According to the official introduction, the light radar scanner can measure the distance of surrounding objects up to 5 meters, and is suitable for indoor and outdoor use. In addition to further improving the function of the “Distance Meter” app and having a “ruler display mode” for more precise measurements, it also brings a new level of AR experience.

In addition to the new iPad Pro body, a new Smart Keyboard accessory designed specifically for iPad Pro and iPadOS 13.4 supporting touch trackpads were also released. As an accessory for iPad Pro, the new Smart Keyboard is magnetically connected to iPad Pro and can display the “multi-touch” screen through a floating design. The unique cantilever hinge can smoothly and freely adjust the viewing angle up to 130 degrees. The keyboard body provides a full-size keyboard with backlit keys and a scissor structure with 1 mm key travel. The touch trackpad on the Smart Keyboard can be clicked anywhere, and the USB-C on the keyboard The port has pass-through charging function, freeing up the port on iPad Pro for connecting other accessories.

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In terms of price, the new iPad Pro offers different price points based on 11-inch and 12.9-inch screen sizes; 128G, 256G, 512G, 1TB capacity; and mobile network availability. The colors are currently available in space gray and silver. The 11-inch price starts at NT$25,900; the 12.9-inch price starts at NT$32,900. The release date has not yet been determined.

The new Smart Keyboard also has price differences according to the 11-inch and 12.9-inch screen sizes. The price for the 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation) is NT$9,490; the price for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation) is NT$10,990. It is currently expected to be launched in May.

And if you want to know the difference between the new iPad Pro and other iPads, you can also go to the comparison page for a more complete specification comparison.

Unexpectedly, the new iPad Pro unexpectedly appeared on Apple’s official website in Taiwan, and detailed price information was provided, but the release date is still undecided. I wonder if everyone, seeing such new equipment and specifications, agrees with Apple’s statement that the new iPad Pro can achieve the ideal of “your next computer, not a computer”?