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Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (2015) review: First iPad Pro.

Item: Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (2015)
Rating: 80
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2015·$799

Overall

80/100

Class rank

#1 of 8

Tier

Tablet

Buy?

At the right price

The verdict, up front

iPad Pro 12.9 (2015).

First iPad Pro introduced 12.9" + Apple Pencil + Smart Connector to Apple's tablet line.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 80-point average for tablet phones of 2015.

TypeRetina IPS LCD

Size12.9"

Resolution2732 x 2048

02Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among tablet phones of 2015 — 14 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetApple A9X

RAM4 GB

Storage128 GB

03Camera

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among tablet phones of 2015 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main8 MP

Front1.2 MP

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 81-point average for tablet phones of 2015.

Capacity10,307 mAh

05Software

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among tablet phones of 2015 — 11 points above the cohort average.

What works

First iPad Pro 12.9".
A9X with 4 GB RAM.
First Apple Pencil + Smart Connector.
Quad speakers.

What doesn't

713 g — large.
1.2 MP front cam.
60 Hz display.
iOS 9 launch limits multitasking.

Cross-shop it against

Xperia Z4 Tablet

$600 · score 76/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of tablet devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .