It's another $130 when you throw in the Pencil. iPad Pros have always been more expensive than their non-Pro counterparts, but at just north of $1,000, the 2022 iPad Pro might be a big ask for some. The biggest strike against the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is price.

The recent redesign may have brought down the overall footprint of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, but it's still a large tablet.

The same goes for if you need it to fit in slightly smaller bags. If you want an iPad not as your primary artistic tool but instead as a supplement to your Mac or something similar, a smaller size might be just right for you. To many, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro might simply be too big to be completely practical. The Apple Pencil also has a small gesture area on its flat side, which you can double-tap to switch between your two most recent tools quickly. It has a new matte finish, which feels better than the glossy finish of the first Pencil. The Pencil recognizes things like tilt and pressure applied to the tip and supports palm rejection. Using the Pencil is mostly the same experience as it has been on other iPads.

That attachment point also serves as an inductive charging space for the Pencil, so you can carry it around with you and charge it at the same time without having to stick it out of the charging port of the iPad Pro itself. The 2022 iPad Pro works only with the second-generation Apple Pencil when it comes to digital sketching, painting, and other artistic projects, which magnetically attaches to one side of the iPad. For drawing apps like Procreate or photo editors like Pixelmator Photo, this extra power can be invaluable for smoother painting or sketching experiences or applying photo edits more quickly. It also packs in an 8-core GPU and 8GB of RAM on the 128/256/512GB models, or 16GB RAM on the 1TB and 2TB options. The M2 chip is the same one that is found in iMacs, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. When it comes to power, the iPad Pro is truly an impressive machine. This is great when working with the Apple Pencil, as your strokes appear on the screen nigh-instantly, like a real piece of paper, and renders more fluidly than it would on other iPads. It also has a ProMotion display, meaning that it will run at up to 120Hz.

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