Design and display
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 Wi-Fi Cellular 32GB sports a premium metallic design just like its predecessors. The slate measures quite slim around the waist, 6.1mm to be precise, and tips the scale at 444 grams. The device gets a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, which is embedded directly into the home button of the slate. It also offers four speakers for immersive media viewing experience, which are located on each corner of the tablet. It can be attached to a Smart Keyboard accessory to be used like a laptop, and comes with Apple Pencil support to draw and to take notes. The slate flaunts a 9.7-inch display with Retina resolution of 2,048 x 1,536 pixels. The device offers a pixel density 264ppi, anti-reflective coating, and fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating as well.
Configuration and OS
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 utilises a powerful Apple A9X processor, which also powers the 12.9-inch iPad Pro variant. The slate also gets an Apple M9 co-processor and 2GB of RAM to deliver smooth performance while playing games. It comes with 32-gigabytes of internal memory, which can't be further expanded. Software-wise, the iPad Pro 9.7 runs iOS 9.3, and comes with split-screen multitasking, Night Shift and a secure Notes app.
Camera
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a 12-megapixel rear iSight camera, which is capable of shooting 4K videos. The primary camera also gets a TrueTone LED flash, Focus Pixels and Live Photos as well. For self-portraits and video-calling purposes, the slate comes with a 5-megapixel secondary snapper with Retina Flash, which ensures quality selfies under the low light conditions.
Connectivity and battery
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Wi-Fi Cellular tablet comes with inbuilt Apple SIM, which lets users choose any telecom operator they want. The 4G LTE-enabled slate supports India's both FDD-LTE band 3 and TDD-LTE band 40 4G networks. In addition to 4G LTE, the tablet also offers other connectivity features like dual band Wi-Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.2 and GPS. The slate is powered by a 25.7 Whr battery, which the brand promises to deliver nine hours of web surfing using mobile data network.