Design and Build

The iPad Pro 2 (2017), which is offered with 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch choices, is constructed with an aluminum body having rounded edges. The 10.5-inch device is sized 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches (250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm) and weighs 1.03 pounds (469g Wi-Fi, 477g Cellular) and the 12.9-inch is 12.0 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches (305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm) and 1.49 pounds (677g Wi-Fi, 692g Cellular) heavy. With a plating of Space Gray, Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold, it also includes a Touch ID and the compatibility of the first generation of Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard. While the new Lightning port is 3.0, it also helps to improve the speed of the data transmission. There was no IP rating assigned. Customers regard it as a beautiful design, but the 12.9-inch model's weight is a lot.

• Aluminum chassis with rounded edges
• Touch ID, Home button
• Lightning port (USB 3.0)
• Supports 1st-gen Apple Pencil, Smart Keyboard
• No water/dust resistance

iPad Pro 2 Display

The iPad Pro 2 line has a 10.5-inch Retina IPS LCD (2224 x 1668, 264 PPI) and a 12.9-inch Retina IPS LCD (2732 x 2048, 264 PPI) as its display options, which are both benefiting from 120Hz ProMotion technology, True Tone, and P3 color. The screens have a peak brightness of approximately 600 nits. The company assures that the new screens are fully laminated; hence it is more accurate to use Apple Pencil with it. ProMotion gives the display a very smooth operation and P3 makes the colors more lively. End users are quite satisfied with the touch-sensitive display but they also noticed that outdoor visibility is tolerable only. The glass is particularly coated with a non-reflective finish.

• 10.5-inch: Retina IPS LCD, 120Hz
• 12.9-inch: Retina IPS LCD, 120Hz
• Resolutions: 2224 x 1668 (10.5-inch), 2732 x 2048 (12.9-inch), 264 PPI
• Brightness: ~600 nits
• ProMotion, True Tone, P3, anti-reflective coating

Performance and Software

Being equipped with the A10X Fusion chip of Apple (6-core CPU, 12-core GPU), the iPad Pro 2 features 4GB of RAM as well as choose the storage capacity between 64GB ($649/$799), 256GB, or 512GB (maxing out at $1049/$1199). With iOS 10 installed, the iPad is capable to do multitasking (upgradable to iPadOS 16) though it doesn't run on Apple Intelligence. Thanks to A10X, now it can process video editing and play games at a speed that is about 30% faster than A9X. Users were quite happy with the performance but they also noticed that iPadOS is only good for casual users and the default storage of which is only 64GB is very low.

• Apple A10X Fusion chip, 6-core CPU, 12-core GPU
• 4GB RAM
• Storage: 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
• iOS 10 (up to iPadOS 16)
• No Apple Intelligence support

The A10X delivers excellent performance, but iPadOS and base storage constrain its potential.

Camera System

The iPad Pro 2 has a 12MP rear camera (f/1.8, OIS, 1080p 30fps) and a 7MP front camera (f/2.2, 1080p 30fps) with it. There is only basic HDR, but it lacks the enhanced features of Center Stage and LiDAR. The cameras are good enough for the purpose of scanning and video calls, also their low-light performance is better than the Pro 1's.

• Rear: 12MP (f/1.8, OIS)
• Front: 7MP (f/2.2)
• Video: 1080p 30fps (rear), 1080p 30fps (front)
• Features: Basic HDR, OIS

Battery and Charging

iPad Pro 2 is holdsin its belly a battery of 8134mAh (10.5-inch) or 10307mAh (12.9-inch), which corresponds to 8-10 hours (10.5-inch) or 8-10 hours (12.9-inch) for video rendering and about (the battery will sustain for) 8–10 hours in real life work. Moreover, the distinctive feature of this device is the ability to charge the device with 18W (completely in ~3.5 hours) through Lightning, with the 12W charger option included. The gadget doesn't support wireless charging. Nevertheless, the high battery life makes a perfect match with current devices; the majority of end-users confirmed the device's perfect endurance.

• Battery: 8134mAh (10.5-inch), 10307mAh (12.9-inch)
• Video playback: ~10h (10.5-inch), ~11h (12.9-inch)
• Real-world: 8–10h
• 18W wired charging
• 12W Lightning charger included

Connectivity

The iPad Pro 2 has data rates of Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 4.2, and optional 4G LTE when there exists a cellular model (from $779 to $929). The latter is completed by a nano-SIM, an eSIM, and a GPS (A-GPS, GLONASS on cellular). The Lightning port supports USB 3.0 and hence provides a higher transfer speed. The networking establishes a link correctly, but it definitely lacks Wi-Fi 6 or 5G. Regardless that users can have a connection being not strong, they say that they do not neglect the slow paces it capable of when compared to their new devices.

• Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
• Bluetooth 4.2
• 4G LTE (cellular models)
• Nano-SIM, eSIM
• GPS: A-GPS, GLONASS (cellular)
• Lightning port (USB 3.0)

Pricing and Availability

With 64GB Wi-Fi, the 10.5-inch and the 12.9-inch models of iPad Pro 2 cost $649 and $799, respectively dettop.dayton.ippn. The iPad Pro 2 was supposed to be given places for pre-ordering on June 5 and had sales started on June 13, 2017. Cellular models are tagged with an additional $130. When money is not an issue, a user can reach the maximum memory size of 512GB for $1049/$1199. On the other hand, we have the piece of information that it was withdrawn from the market in October 2018.