For many users, every year when the iPad product is launched, the most concerned is often the Pro series of products. However, compared to the advanced iPad Pro, the entry-level new iPad (ninth generation) also has a good performance. This year's updated iPad has been upgraded in the processor, front camera and screen display, and the price from 2499 yuan also makes this generation of iPad strongly competitive, which is the best choice for the entry-level experience of the Apple ecosystem.
Users who choose iPads need portable tablet devices for office or study, and there are also needs for large-screen video entertainment. Whether it is office software for office, or image processing, video conferencing, multitasking under the large screen split screen can bring an unmatched experience to mobile phones. In terms of audio-visual entertainment, the sense of presence and detail brought by the large screen also has obvious advantages over the mobile phones used daily. The new iPad is the latest choice for Apple's entry-level tablet devices, and on the whole, it is also the best solution for users who want to experience the Apple ecosystem and undertake light office and video entertainment.
Classic design At a glance, apple
This experience is the 64G version of the silver iPad, from the appearance, the material and design of the fuselage follow the tradition of the iPad series, the back is wrapped, and the four corners maintain the same rounded corner design. This is clearly different from the iPad mini or pro. Overall, although the products of the iPad series have always adopted a non-full-screen design, they have maintained Apple's consistent recognition.
The back cover of the new iPad continues the process of aluminum alloy material integral molding, the surface is frosted, the overall skin-like feel, the entire back cover and the middle frame are integrated, the transition to the screen without any faults, the sense of unity is very strong. On the half of the body is the sky line that supports the cellular version, and in the center is the metallic apple logo. There are also metal contacts on the side that are retained to connect the smart keyboard, and a 3.5mm wired headphone jack is also retained on the top of the fuselage, and the wired headphones of the past can also come in handy.
The front screen features a 10.2-inch LCD display with 2160 x 1620 pixel resolution, 264 ppi and a maximum brightness of 500nit. Compared with the previous generation of iPad, the screen of the new iPad supports the original color display, which can provide better screen performance in different light conditions. This point in graphic reading, can clearly perceive the delicate text and vivid image color display. At the top of the screen is the upgraded 1200w front-facing ultra-wide-angle camera, and at the bottom is a touch id fingerprint recognition button and lighting interface. The overall front panel has changed both colors to darker, the black edge is smaller, and the unity of the front screen will be better.
A13 sits down and performance is good enough to play
The ninth-generation iPad core processor upgrade that positions the entry-level is not as aggressive as pro, but compared to the previous generation iPad upgrade to the A13 bionic chip, the overall performance is powerful enough, and daily tasks and audio-visual entertainment and mainstream games are still easy. The optional capacity has also been upgraded to 256G. In terms of hardware specifications, the A13 bionic chip is more than comfortable in the face of daily operations, and the graphics processor specification upgrade makes the image processing of various high-quality scenes more smooth.
In the actual running score test, AnTutu was close to 65W points, the 3D Mark Unlimited test was 1957 points, the Geekbench single-core score was 1320, and the multi-core score was 3519, and the comprehensive performance was in line with the level of the A13 bionic chip. In the actual game test, in the face of the mobile end of the large game god, thanks to the large area of metal back shell, in the winter room temperature of 10 ° C in the actual test of the overall heat dissipation situation is good, in the picture setting of 60 frames in the medium quality, the whole process can maintain about 50 frames of smooth running. The core processor of the new iPad is located in the middle and upper part of the lateral grip fuselage, and the hand-held part of the game does not directly contact the heat source, and the overall experience is good.
In terms of charge and power test, according to the different use scenarios of iPad, the main network live course and video playback test, game and entertainment light test. Overall, it passed the maximum brightness moderate use test of 5 hours and 30 minutes, and the final remaining power was 25%. On the whole, the new iPad is more suitable for light office and study notes, and the highest brightness is used throughout the test, and power consumption options such as Bluetooth, wifi, and geolocation are turned on. In actual use, the battery life performance of light office use will be better.
In terms of charging, the processor attached to the iPad is 20W power, the screen-off state starts from 0% to charge, it takes a total of 3h to fill 100%, in the actual test, about 1 hour is charged with close to 50% of the power, the fastest charging curve is 80% before, the slowest charging trend is concentrated after 95%, and the protective charging of the iPad is concentrated in the last 5%, which takes 30 minutes. Overall data, although the new iPad uses a charging power of 20W, it needs to be fully charged in about 3 hours in the off-screen state, and in actual use, it is necessary to reasonably plan the use time and charging arrangement.
Software ecology is the best thing to do
Choose iPad, I believe that more people value its unique software ecology, and in the software experience level, the new iPad can still provide a good experience, the new iPad OS 15 provides a variety of multi-task distribution interface, whether it is split screen or suspended small task window, can smoothly switch multi-task, to meet the needs of multi-window office and entertainment.
At the same time, powerful enough performance allows the iPad to easily run powerful applications such as Procreate, iMovie, etc. A large number of software that is more suitable for 10.2-inch screen size plus the original color display, you can comfortably watch movies, do projects or draw proud works. On the iPad, document mode and real-time translation, and the quick split-screen button are preserved, making it easier to use on a daily basis.
The iPad front lens is the same as the Pro series, supports the character center function, and can be automatically adjusted in Facetime, always keeping the character in the center, making video calls more focused. The improved front lens greatly improves the picture quality, selfies and group photos are better, and the front lens can also record interesting short videos through the iPad and quickly edit and publish them through software.
It should be noted that the interface chosen by the new iPad is the lighting interface, the metal contacts are not common with other series of product accessories, the keyboard supports the smart keyboard, and the pencil does not support the second generation. Handheld can still feel the obvious weight, choose the right keyboard and stylus is the complete body of the iPad, and this review is written on the new iPad using the smart keyboard. OneNote software on iPad can be synchronized with computer document editing for quick graphic editing. A large number of software specially built for iPad OS makes the iPad's learning and working ability more powerful.
Overall, the new iPad has a more accurate adjustment at the hardware and software level than the conventional upgrade of the previous generation, and the upgraded processor and camera increase the use scenario. iPad is also easily capable of facing tasks such as online lessons, video conferencing, and light entertainment, and Apple's ecosystem and hardware level have a unique advantage in the same price point competitors. For the entry into the Apple ecosystem, you need a tablet to meet the needs of daily online classes, complete light office tasks, occasionally watch dramas, light game entertainment, iPad to deal with everything can be played, is still worth choosing and is the optimal solution to this price point.
Upstream News.Chongqing Evening News reporter Gu Li intern Liu Chong