iPad Pro (2nd generation)
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Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Manufacturer | Foxconn (on contract) |
Product family | iPad Pro |
Type | Tablet computer |
Release date | June 13, 2017 |
Introductory price | $799 |
Discontinued |
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Operating system | Original: iOS 10.3.2 Current: iPadOS 17.7, released September 16, 2024[1] |
System on a chip | Apple A10X with 64-bit architecture and Apple M10 motion co-processor |
Memory | 4 GB (LPDDR4) |
Storage | 64, 128, 256, or 512 GB[2] flash memory |
Display | 264 PPI IPS panel in 4:3 ratio |
Graphics | 12-core PowerVR Series 7XT |
Sound | Four speakers, adjusting sound to device orientation |
Camera | 12.9-inch 2G and 10.5-inch: 7 megapixels 1080p front-facing and 12 megapixels 4K rear-facing, Optical & Digital Image Stabilization[2] |
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Power | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery |
Dimensions | 12.9-inch: 305.7 mm (12.04 in) (h) 220.6 mm (8.69 in) (w) 6.9 mm (0.27 in) (d) 10.5-inch: 250.6 mm (9.87 in) (h) 174.1 mm (6.85 in) (w) 6.1 mm (0.24 in) (d) |
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Predecessor | iPad Pro (1st generation) |
Successor | iPad Pro (3rd generation) |
Related | iPad Air (3rd generation) |
Website | www.apple.com/ipad-pro/ at the Wayback Machine (archived October 28, 2018) |
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The second generation of iPad Pro is a line of iPad tablet computers developed and marketed by Apple Inc. The iPads, with 12.9 inch and 10.5 inch screens, were both announced on June 5, 2017. Both models are compatible with the first generation of Apple Pencil. Like the first generation, a larger size and stylus compatibility were a point of difference from the rest of Apple's available iPads.
Upgrades from the first-generation iPad Pro include the more powerful A10X Fusion processor, storage capacity up to 512 GB and the larger display of the 10.5 inch model (upgraded from a 9.7 inch model) while the 12.9 inch model was refreshed.[5] Following the 2017 announcement, the first-generation models were discontinued.
The 12.9 inch version was discontinued on October 30, 2018, after the announcement of the 3rd-generation iPad Pro. However, the 10.5 inch version continued in production along with the 11 inch version until March 18, 2019, when the iPad Air (3rd generation) was announced.
Both the iPad Pro 2nd Generation 12.9 and iPad Pro 10.5 supported 8 versions of iOS/iPadOS. These included iOS 10, iOS 11, iOS 12, iPadOS 13, iPadOS 14, iPadOS 15, iPadOS 16, and iPadOS 17. At WWDC 2024, it was announced that it would not support iPadOS 18 despite having superior hardware to some models supporting the new update.[6]
Features
The second-generation iPad Pro was announced on June 5, 2017, alongside iOS 11 at WWDC 2017. The two models, the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch, have a upgraded A10X SoC which features a 6-core CPU with a 12-core GPU, Apple's ProMotion display technology which supports HDR10 and Dolby Vision content (with iOS 11 or later) with a 120 Hz refresh rate and their True Tone display is 50 percent brighter than the earlier models; both sizes also have a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera with quad-LED True-Tone flash and a 7-megapixel front-facing camera with Retina Flash.[5] They have USB 3.0 connection speeds using Lightning cables, with USB-C fast-charge support.[7] The second-generation iPad Pro has storage capacities up to 512 GB.[8] The second-generation iPad Pro is the final model to include a home button with Touch ID, with the third-generation model replacing it with gestures for navigation and Face ID replacing Touch ID for authentication purposes.
Reception
Max Parker from TrustedReviews and Gareth Beavis from TechRadar both praised the 10.5-inch model's high-quality audio and performance, but did note that it was expensive.[9][10]
Reviewing the 12.9 inch second-generation iPad Pro, Lauren Goode of The Verge complimented the high quality camera, A10X processor and large screen size, but argued that the device could have been cheaper.[11]
Hardware issues
Reports indicate that the display of the 12.9 inch second-generation iPad Pro has a high propensity of experiencing a "backlight bleed" failure, manifested as brighter halos of light bleeding through one edge of the screen.[12]
The 2nd generation iPad Pro and The 3rd generation iPad Air models can develop a glowing white spot on the display which is located above the home button. This is a problem caused by the display cable underneath pushing against the back of the display, creating a pressure point.[13] [14]
Timeline
Timeline of iPad models |
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<timeline>
DateFormat = mm/dd/yyyy Define $start = 01/01/2010 Define $now = 04/29/2025 Define $later = 10/29/2025 Define $skip = at:end # Force a blank line Define $dayunknown = 15 # what day to use if it's actually not known Period = from:$start till:$later ImageSize= width:800 height:auto barincrement:20 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal PlotArea = right:1 left:1 bottom:100 top:1 Colors = id:bg value:white id:linem value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:liney value:rgb(0.5,0.5,0.5) id:padodd value:rgb(0.75,1,0.75) id:padeve value:rgb(0.5,1,0.5) Legend:iPad_(original) id:airodd value:rgb(1,0.93,0.70) Legend:iPad_Air id:aireve value:rgb(1,0.84,0.31) id:miniodd value:rgb(0.88,0.99,1) Legend:iPad_Mini id:minieve value:rgb(0.66,0.90,1) id:proodd value:rgb(0.98,0.91,0.91) Legend:iPad_Pro id:proeve value:rgb(1,0.80,0.74) id:current value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) Legend:Still_produced BackgroundColors = canvas:bg ScaleMajor = gridcolor:liney unit:year increment:1 start:01/01/2011 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:linem unit:month increment:3 start:$start Legend = orientation:horizontal position:bottom BarData = barset:pad1 barset:pad2 barset:mini12 barset:mini3+ barset:air barset:air2+ barset:pro9 barset:pro10 barset:pro11 barset:pro12 PlotData = width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s barset:pad1 color:padodd from:04/03/2010 till:03/02/2011 text:"iPad (1st)" barset:break color:padeve from:03/11/2011 till:03/18/2014 text:"iPad 2" barset:break color:padodd from:03/24/2017 till:03/27/2018 text:"(5th)" barset:break color:padeve from:03/27/2018 till:09/25/2019 text:"(6th)" barset:break color:padodd from:09/25/2019 till:09/18/2020 text:"(7th)" barset:break color:padeve from:09/18/2020 till:09/24/2021 text:"(8th)" barset:break color:padodd from:09/24/2021 till:05/07/2024 text:"(9th)" barset:pad2 color:padodd from:03/16/2012 till:10/23/2012 text:"“New” (3rd)" shift:(-25,-5) barset:break color:padeve from:11/02/2012 till:10/22/2013 text:"“Retina display” (4th)" barset:break color:padeve from:03/18/2014 till:10/16/2014 text:" " barset:break color:padeve from:10/26/2022 till:$now text:"(10th)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end #Current iPad (10th) barset:air color:airodd from:11/01/2013 till:03/21/2016 text:"iPad Air" barset:break barset:mini12 color:miniodd from:11/02/2012 till:06/19/2015 text:"iPad Mini (1st)" barset:break $skip color:minieve from:11/12/2013 till:03/21/2017 text:"iPad Mini 2" barset:mini3+ color:miniodd from:10/24/2014 till:09/09/2015 text:"iPad Mini 3" shift:(-10,-5) barset:break color:minieve from:09/09/2015 till:03/17/2019 text:"4" barset:break color:miniodd from:03/18/2019 till:$now text:"(5th)" barset:break color:minieve from:09/24/2021 till:$now text:"(6th)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end barset:air2+ color:aireve from:10/24/2014 till:03/21/2017 text:"iPad Air 2" barset:break color:airodd from:03/18/2019 till:09/13/2020 text:"(3rd)" barset:break barset:break color:aireve from:10/23/2020 till:03/08/2022 text:"(4th)" barset:break color:airodd from:03/18/2022 till:05/07/2024 text:"(5th)" barset:break color:aireve from:05/07/2024 till:$now text:"(6th)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end barset:pro9 color:proodd from:03/31/2016 till:06/05/2017 text:"iPad Pro 9.7”" barset:pro10 color:proeve from:06/05/2017 till:03/18/2019 text:"iPad Pro 10.5”" barset:pro11 color:proodd from:10/30/2018 till:03/25/2020 text:"iPad Pro 11” (1st)" shift:(-10,-5) barset:break color:proeve from:03/25/2020 till:05/21/2021 text:"(2nd)" barset:break color:proodd from:05/21/2021 till:10/22/2022 text:"(3rd)" barset:break color:proeve from:10/22/2022 till:05/07/2024 text:"(4th)" barset:break color:proodd from:05/07/2024 till:$now text:"(5th)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end #current iPad Pro 11” barset:pro12 color:proodd from:11/11/2015 till:06/05/2017 text:"iPad Pro 12.9” (1st)" barset:break color:proeve from:06/05/2017 till:10/30/2018 text:"(2nd)" barset:break color:proodd from:10/30/2018 till:03/25/2020 text:"(3rd)" barset:break color:proeve from:03/25/2020 till:05/21/2021 text:"(4th)" barset:break color:proodd from:05/21/2021 till:10/22/2022 text:"(5th)" barset:break color:proeve from:10/22/2022 till:05/07/2024 text:"(6th)" barset:break color:proodd from:05/07/2024 till:$now text:"(7th)" barset:break color:current from:$now till:end #current iPad Pro 12.9” </timeline> |
Source: Apple Newsroom Archive.[15]
See also
References
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- ^ Beavis, Gareth. "iPad Pro 10.5 review". TechRadar. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ Lauren Goode (June 20, 2017). "iPad Pro 12.9-inch review". The Verge. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ "Is Your iPad Pro Suffering from 'Backlight Bleeding'? Apple May Replace It for Free". September 4, 2019.
- ^ "Some 2017 Apple iPad Pro models have bright white light above the home button, marring the display". December 25, 2018.
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