If we were talking about laptops or desktops, this would be a bigger deal, because there are more occasions when you transfer data over USB. With so many shared components, why does the smaller model get stuck with slow file transfers? The 12.9-inch iPad Pro transfers data at USB 3 speeds, while the 9.7-inch iPad Pro uses USB 2. Tucked at the bottom of the description for the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter is this caveat (emphasis mine):

A screen that Apple says is 40 percent less reflective than an iPad Air 2 (hooray!)īut in one crucial way-especially for photographers-the 9.7-inch iPad Pro lags behind the 12.9-inch model, and it’s almost enough to make me pause.

Better cameras-a 12 megapixel (MP) iSight camera with Focus Pixels on the back, and a 5 MP FaceTime camera on the front.

A wider color gamut (the DCI-P3 color space, which is also used by the 5K iMac).

The True Tone display technology that adapts the color temperature of the screen based on the ambient lighting.

In some ways, the 9.7-inch model improves upon the larger one:

They’re both powered by A9X processors and M9 coprocessors both support the Apple Pencil both have four speakers that adapt to how the device is being held and both claim up to 10 hours of battery life.

The newly-announced 9.7-inch iPad Pro (yes, that’s the official name) is in many ways just like the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but with a different-sized screen. I write this knowing that it sounds like I have a particularly odd spec fixation, but it’s something my brain keeps coming back to.

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