Apple iPad Pro 2018 Models With Face ID, USB Type-C, and Slimmer Bezels Launched
Apple in New York on Tuesday announced the launch of the much-awaited refresh to its iPad Pro range of premium tablets. Two new iPad Pro tablets - 11-inch and 12.9-inch - have been launched with upgrades including a sleeker design, thinner bezels, no home button, support for Face ID technology with Animoji/ Memoji, a faster Apple A12X Bionic chip, a USB Type-C port instead of the proprietary Lightning port, and a 7-core Apple graphics chip. Notably, this is the first iOS device to sport the USB Type-C connector port. The Apple Pencil has also received its first upgrade since 2015 and now comes with a new design alongside wireless charging support magnetically attaching to the new iPad Pro.
Both the iPad Pro 11-inch and 12.9-inch variants will be sold in 64GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. The 11-inch model starts at $799 (roughly Rs. 58,800) in the US, while the 12.9-inch variant gets a starting price of $999 (around Rs. 73,500). Prices for every variant, including Wi-Fi and Cellular, can be found here. The iPad Pro pre-orders in the US start today (and 40 other countries and regions), on October 30, with availability from November 7. India is not amongst the first wave of launch countries, but instead Apple has said it will launch the tablets in the country "later this year".
Apple claims that it has sold 400 million iPad units to date, making it the “most popular tablet in the world”. The tech giant also unveiled the latest MacBook Air and Mac mini models at the launch event.
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