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hmm well can't wait to read those comments after I post this video I'm sure I'm gonna get a lot of hate for taking a look at an Apple product but regardless let's do this what's up everyone Eber here with Hardwick and X and this is the nine point seven inch iPad pro yes it is an apple product and not some gaming keyboard or a gaming laptop but a device that happens to be one of my favorite pieces of tech here in the office because I use it pretty much every day to get some work done if I'm here or if I'm outside a coffee shop normally take this with me to write scripts watch youtube videos and catch up on TV shows and stuff like that and of course it's a great productivity device for me personally because it's got a great portable form factor battery life is insanely good and the software experience is respectable so allow me to walk you through my experience using the iPad pro for the past year or so right after a message from our sponsor it's time to play with light what faintings 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enjoying my time using the iPad pro now I've done a few things to add a little bit of protection to this device first up I've installed a skin to prevent scratches at the back and I've also added a screen protector at the front to prevent unnecessary scratches or even the slightest damage because believe it or not the resale value for Apple products is a lot higher than Android tablets and smartphones so if I decide to sell this tablet later on and get a pretty good price for it so if it's in pristine condition the better the build quality of the iPad pro is just amazing Apple has managed to cram a high-resolution display along with a faster or fast enough processor the logic board the battery and all the other internals into an aluminum unibody chassis that just weighs a pound this thing is compact the size is perfect for me and it feels really good in the hand and that's something that you can necessarily find on an Android tablet now given that Apple still dominates the tablet market share regardless of the overall tablet sales declining from year to year it kind of makes sense because people are on the lookout for devices that can run a full version of Windows or Mac OS in a relatively thin form factor that comes with all the features like better build quality good battery life better reliability and that's something that you won't necessarily find on a tablet because while it is portable you won't be able to run a desktop class of applications but that's not the case for me because when I'm traveling you know I normally carry my editing notebook with me that has the horsepower to render and edit videos but if I won the portability to just edit scripts or watch YouTube videos or something like that I think something like a tablet would make a lot more sense because I don't mean all that rendering horsepower one of the main selling features of this iPad pro is the nine point seven inch Retina display with the resolution of 2048 by 1536 it is an IPS display so color reproduction is excellent and the viewing angles are top-notch the display goes as far as 500 nits which is incredible considering the form factor and it's almost almost close to what you would get with an ultrabook it is really bright enough so you wouldn't have a problem viewing content outdoors watching YouTube videos and TV shows on Netflix or even Amazon Prime has been a pleasant experience I've even rented two times where I would edit raw photos from my DSLR camera on the iPad pro using Adobe Lightroom and the experience is just amazing the fact that you're getting a natural displaying without too much saturation like what you'll get with AMOLED panels is so refreshing and like I said it is a pleasant experience in fact if you aren't thinking of picking up a tablet with a color accurate display highly recommend picking up the iPad pro because it supports a wider color gamut and you wouldn't have a problem editing photos raw photos in particular are using apps like Adobe Lightroom or other photo editing apps now Apple has implemented something called true tome that essentially uses four channel sensors to dynamically adjust a white balance to match the lighting around you for a more natural and immersive experience for example if you're using the tablet in a bright room setting where there's lots of natural light just big daylight as instance the color temperature would be a lot more in the cooler side because the white walls and the white lighting would sort of reflect and it would it would be a lot more easier to view content whereas if you switch to say for example you know a darker scene where you're in a situation where there are warmer lights then the sensors would detect that light and it would shift the color temperature of the display to the warmer side so it'll obviously reduce the strain on your eye I love this feature because you know I do stare at the screen pretty much most of the time for work and of course to fall to contact and to consume content and stuff like that so it reduces the stress on my eye and it's really hard for me to go back or live without this feature because normally I do turn on night shift on both my smartphone and the iPad pro and having the true tone display sort of kicking in the background without having to worry about it even at night or in daylight is just amazing ask for ports well don't expect too much you're not gonna get a full-size SD card reader or a full-size USB port all you do get is a lightning port which you use to charge the device and of course connect other accessories there are four speakers integrated in this tablet so two on each side it gives you a good stereo separation when listening to music and consuming content they are really loud especially coming from a tablet this size and I don't think you would necessarily need a Bluetooth speaker to go along with the iPad pro because they are really good they do emphasize a lot on the higher ends and you can definitely pick up the mid frequencies they do lack the proper base response but again that is expected because after all they are integrated speakers so I would keep your expectations somewhat in the middle not too high but not too low again because you will be impressed with the sound quality coming out of the iPad pro especially since it's gone four speakers oh I should also mention that there is a headphone jack I'm so glad Apple hasn't decided to eliminate that port on the iPad pro and what's even interesting is that the internal DAC is fantastic I was easily able to drive my Achy gk7 X's and my sennheiser HD 598 without a problem again clean sound so that's one of one of the one of my favorite features or I guess it's a really welcoming addition I'm glad that they haven't cheaped out on that part so kudos to Apple for that quick mention on touch ID it's a simple and secure way of logging into the device it's fast and it still works what's even interesting is that this tablet actually does support Apple pay so if you do see ourselves using this device to pay for coffee at a coffee store that supports Apple pay well there is an option but you may look ridiculous doing that so yeah there's a 12 megapixel sensor at the back with an F 2.2 aperture and it can shoot video up to 4k at 30 frames per second and 1080p up to 120 frames per second now that's just a little bit too overkill for a tablet because I don't see myself shooting video with a tablet and I haven't with the iPad pro because normally when I'm outdoors I do carry my smartphone with me so if I were to take pictures or trade video this is what I would normally use to do that not the tablet I mean it's great to shoot documents or something like that if you want to scan or scan and sign certain documents I think the rear camera comes and beneficial but certainly not for taking pictures like portraits or just outdoor pix I'm I'm not that guy now the front-facing camera can come in beneficial for Skype calls so that's nice but I certainly don't see myself again using the rear facing camera for photography because yeah it just it just looks insane and now on to these software experience Apple has been constantly updating the iPad pro since launch and currently it's rocking iOS 11.3 dot one which is the updated version at the time of making this video one of the major improvements to this OS is the addition of the dock kind of like what you get with Mac OS but a mobile-friendly version you can add your most frequently used apps onto the dock which are permanent by the way and your recently used apps are separated towards the right when you're in full screen mode within an app accessing the dock is just as simple as swiping from the bottom and you can instantly switch apps right away which is nice the one thing that I did find annoying was these stupid animations while closing and launching a certain app in my opinion it's just too long there is a quick and easy way to fix this all you have to do is head over to settings then general and within the vision tab look for reduce motion and enable that right away the tablet just feels a lot more faster so I'm definitely not turning off that feature iOS 11 also brings in multitasking which allows the user to work with two apps at the same time it works pretty well for the majority of apps that I used like Google Docs YouTube Safari and a few more Spotify is one exception which I found to be really odd now I'm not looking for advanced multitasking gestures on an iPad because after all this is an iPad and it's not a fully functioning computer so you won't be able to run four different apps at the same time but that doesn't stop me from using the tablet because all I need is being able to run Google Docs on one side and YouTube or Safari on the other and that setup works for me really well however the lack of customizing the UI on iOS is its biggest drawback you know I can't throw third-party launchers and customize or add widgets to make it look a little bit unique compared to other tablets it's just a plain old look that comes with all these apps and the home screen and there's no way to add widgets or something which is a little bit disappointing whereas with Android you can throw in custom launchers and make it your own or make it unique and that's pretty and that's obviously the advantage of the Android ecosystem when compared to iOS it's just simple and plain I really wish if Apple could have taken advantage of the extra screen real estate that you get with an iPad because again you just get a bunch of apps on the home screen and that's pretty much it so it's plain it's simple it looks kind of man so yeah the last thing I don't want to talk about is battery life and it has just been incredible at the nine point seven inch iPad pro features a 7300 milliamp hour battery which is almost three times the size of a smartphone and that's expected given the form factor this thing can last you for a week depending on usage and the standby time is just phenomenal my usage primarily involves editing scripts consuming content and browsing the web again it's all about hardware and software optimization and with Apple devices that seems to turn out really well because they design pretty much everything from ground up so it makes a lot more sense and I certainly I mean for the past I mean having using this tablet for the past year or so the battery life has held up really well so to conclude I really enjoyed my time using me 9.7 iPad pro for the past year or so and I still continue to love using this device because you know from a Productivity standpoint that is coming really useful at times because if I were to go to a coffee store this is the thing this is the tablet come that comes with me because I write scripts i watch content and I do all kinds of stuff when I'm at the coffee store when I'm outdoors just if I want and if I want to get some work done this is exactly what I take with me because the sighs it's just so portable the battery life is just insanely good and of course app stability there are a variety of apps that you can take advantage of not just you know Google Docs and YouTube but if I were to you know DJ at an event or something like that there are apps that work really well on the iPad pro and that's awesome what's even interesting is then for accessories and stuff like that you won't have to spend a hundred dollars extra to get a good keyboard because I do end up for I did end up picking up this cheap thirty dollar keyboard from Logitech and it comes with Bluetooth functionality it pairs perfectly well with the iPad pro and the battery life on this can last for two years which is kind of insane if you think about it I haven't even thought about replacing the battery on this guy and of course you get a great tactile feedback on this keyboard so that's awesome so again as I said a portable set up for me and that's what the nine point seven inch iPad pro has been and I again I really enjoyed my time using this device but I'd love to hear your thoughts on the nine point seven inch iPad pro what do you guys think about it I mean of course this is an Apple product so I'm sure you have your own opinions but regardless I'd love to hear your thoughts I mean but with hardware connects thank you so much for watching and we'll see you in the next one