Apple iPad Pro UK release date and prices finally REVEALED

Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the iPad Pro at an event in September

APPLE'S large-screen iPad Pro, keyboard smart case and Apple Pencil stylus go on sale Wednesday 11th November in the UK.

 

Apple announced its larger-screen tablet computer – the iPad Pro – back in September by CEO Tim Cook.

Mr Cook told the whooping crowds gathered in the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco that the new 12.9inch tablet the "biggest news in iPad since the iPad."

The iPad Pro will have a 12.9inch screen with more than 5.6million pixels – the highest ever pixel count on an iOS device, and higher than some devices in Apple's MacBook Pro with Retina Display range.

 

Apple has packed a 2732 x 2048 resolution into the 12.9inch display, which works out as a Retina-worthy 264pixels-per-inch.

Powering the new iPad is the new 64-bit A9X chip, which Apple says is capable of rivalling most portable PCs.

The new larger iPad Pro is thin and light and boasts a battery life of some ten hours. Apple has also packed four speakers into the new tablet, another first for an iOS device.

 



The Smart Keyboard allows the iPad Pro to become a laptop replacement



Apple believes the new iPad will open the floodgates to a new generation of advanced apps aimed at productivity users – including design, illustration, engineering, medical and education.

The iPad Pro is aimed at productivity users and can edit up to three streams of 4K video simultaneously.

To help boost the productivity of iPad Pro owners, Apple has created a couple of accessories for the new device.

The firm has introduced a new stylus for the iPad Pro, dubbed the Apple Pencil, that makes drawing and sketching on the device more fluid and natural.

 



The iPad Pro is big enough to run a full-size iPad app alongside another smaller app window



 



Apple has unveiled its own stylus input device, dubbed the Apple Pencil



Apple has also built a new Smart Keyboard, which instantly transforms the Pro into a laptop.

The Smart Keyboard attaches to iPad Pro’s Smart Connector port, eliminating the need for a separate battery, on/off switch or Bluetooth pairing.

"The early response to iPad Pro from app developers and our customers has been incredible, and we’re excited to get iPad Pro into the hands of customers around the world this week,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.

 

 

"iPad Pro is the most powerful iPad we’ve ever made, giving users the ability to be even more creative and more productive with the epic 12.9-inch Retina display, powerful 64-bit A9X chip and groundbreaking Apple Pencil and new Smart Keyboard."

Sadly, all this groundbreaking new technology doesn't come cheap with prices starting at £679 for the 32GB model.

If you fancy the top of the range 128GB version it'll cost you £899.

Apple Pencil lands in your hand for £79 and the Smart Keyboard will be available in charcoal grey for £139.