Big iPad, Mini LED: why Apple’s new iPad Pro display is better and brighter
Image: Apple Apple's latest iPad Pro might look very similar to the model it's replacing, but it contains several major upgrades on the inside. It's got the same powerful, energy-efficient M1 chip as the latest MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and now the redesigned iMac. Cellular models have made the jump to 5G. The front-facing camera can zoom and pan to keep you in focus on video calls. But aside from the processor, the biggest technical leap is exclusive to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro: it's what Apple calls the Liquid Retina XDR," a new display that adopts Mini LED backlighting to achieve higher brightness and greater contrast than any iPad (or Mac) that the company has ever made.
Apple says the 12.9-inch iPad Pro can reach 1,000 nits of...