iPad · Pro
2015
iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation)
The inaugural iPad Pro introduces an expansive 12.9-inch 5.6-million-pixel Retina display, Apple Pencil active stylus support, the magnetic Smart Connector, and four-speaker spatial audio driven by the desktop-class A9X chip.
- Announced
- 2015-09-09
- Family
- iPad
- Branch
- Pro
- Historical weight
- Paradigm shift
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- 12.9" Retina IPS, 2732×2048
- Chip / CPU
- Apple A9X · 2.16 GHz
- Memory
- 4 GB
- Base storage
- 32 GB
- Ports & charging
- Lightning, Smart Connector
- Weight
- 713 g
- Dimensions
- 305.7×220.6×6.9 mm
- Original OS
- iOS 9.1
- Launch price
- $799
- Released
- November 11, 2015
- Discontinued
- June 2017
- Graphics
- PowerVR (12-core)
- CPU cores
- 2
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
8- Design
iPad Pro product tier
A new premium product line tailored for creative professionals, engineers, designers, and enterprise users.
- Display
12.9-inch Retina display
Apple's largest iOS display at launch, featuring 2732-by-2048 resolution at 264 ppi (5.6 million pixels, 78% more screen area than a 9.7-inch iPad), oxide TFT substrate, photo alignment technology, and a custom timing controller (TCON).
- Display
Variable display refresh rate
The custom timing controller dynamically slows the display refresh rate from 60Hz to 30Hz when viewing static content, conserving battery life.
- Display
Apple Pencil (1st generation) active stylus support
Sub-pixel precision stylus with pressure sensitivity and tilt angle detection, supported by display sensors that scan the touch surface at 240Hz (double the standard touch rate) for near-instant responsiveness.
- Connectivity
Smart Connector
Three-pin flush magnetic interface on the chassis edge that provides a bidirectional communication and power link to accessories like the Smart Keyboard, eliminating the need for Bluetooth pairing, cables, or internal accessory batteries.
- Audio
Four-speaker audio system
Four speakers built directly into the unibody aluminum enclosures with rear resonating chambers delivering 3x the acoustic output of iPad Air 2; automatically adjusts the orientation of high frequencies to the top two speakers regardless of how the device is held.
- Silicon
Apple A9X chip
Third-generation 64-bit architecture featuring custom dual-core Twister CPU, 12-core PowerVR Series 7 GPU, and an embedded M9 motion coprocessor, paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 memory and a 128-bit memory bus with 51.2 GB/s bandwidth.
- Camera
USB 3.0 controller over Lightning
The Lightning interface supports USB 3.0 transfer speeds (up to 5 Gbps) using adapters such as the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.
Retained
4- Sensors
Touch ID capacitive fingerprint sensor in the Home button
Touch ID capacitive fingerprint sensor in the Home button.
- Camera
8MP iSight rear camera with f/2.4 aperture and 1.2MP FaceTime HD front camera
8MP iSight rear camera with f/2.4 aperture and 1.2MP FaceTime HD front camera.
- Product
3.5mm stereo headphone jack
3.5mm stereo headphone jack.
- Power
10-hour battery life rating backed by a massive 38.5-watt-hour battery in a 6.9mm chassis
10-hour battery life rating backed by a massive 38.5-watt-hour battery in a 6.9mm chassis.
Technology DNA
Ideas carried by this generation.
Canonical predecessor
Starts a new branch