
#Ipad pro vs macbook video editing pro
Although that may not seem like a huge deal on a touch-screen device, your arm will grow tired reaching out to tap the display when the iPad Pro is in laptop mode. We have no qualms with the stylus, which is now easier to dock and more comfortable to hold, but the keyboard is a serious roadblock in the iPad Pro's quest to replace your laptop.įirst, the Smart Keyboard lacks a touchpad. If you're going to use the iPad Pro as a true laptop, you'll need to purchase the Apple Pencil ($199) and the Smart Keyboard ($129) accessories.

The iPad Pro may have dominated the performance round, but it's important to consider the overall usability of the tablet. MORE: Apple AirPods 2 Launch Looks Imminentīoth devices feature Apple's True Tone technology, which dynamically changes the color temperature of the iPad Pro's and MacBook Pro's displays based on ambient lighting to relieve eyestrain. Similarly, the MacBook Pro illuminated to an excellent 439 nits but is still dimmer than the iPad Pro. That's a very good result, but short of what the iPad Pro achieved. The MacBook Pro's 13.3-inch, 2560 x 1600-pixel display covers 119 percent of the sRGB color gamut.

The display should also be plenty visible outside as it reached a blinding 484 nits of maximum brightness. According to our colorimeter, the iPad Pro's 12.9-inch, 2732 x 2048 Liquid Retina display can reproduce 128.4 percent of the sRGB spectrum at an excellent color accuracy of 0.29 (0 is perfect).
