8

Ever since it introduced the first iPad

Pro back in 2015, Apple’s been trying

to convince us that its top-end tablet

is capable of doing everything a laptop

can – despite continuing to launch new

MacBooks (see panel opposite). Until now

that’s not been entirely accurate, but the

latest iPad Pro looks set to finally deliver

on the promise.

While hardware changes are minor – a

new A12Z Bionic chip, more RAM, more

storage as standard, Wi-Fi 6 support, and

an upgraded camera module with a LiDAR

scanner for AR – with the new backlit

cantilevered Magic Keyboard (from £299),

10hr battery life, and the fact that iPadOS

now works with a mouse or trackpad (see

p17), the iPad Pro finally has everything

it needs to convince us to embrace

the tablet life.

There’s a choice of two edge-to-edge

Liquid Retina display sizes (11in or 12.9in)

and four storage options: 128GB, 256GB,

512GB or 1TB. All you need to decide after

that is whether to ditch that clunky old

ThinkPad or not. We know what Apple

would tell you to do...

As hot as... a bonfire of unwanted laptops

from £769 / apple.com

THE LAST LAP?

Apple iPad Pro (2020)

HOT

FIVE

Range brew

The iPad Pro’s new

LiDAR scanner sits next

to the dual 12MP and 10MP

ultra-wide camera setup.

It measures distance, so

that AR tiger will really

look like it’s sitting in

your bath.

Port contagion

The full-size Magic

Keyboard offers an extra

USB-C port in the hinge,

so you can charge your

iPad Pro while leaving its

own USB-C port free for

other accessories.

Handy.