The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not An Obstacle For Apple To Release The 2020 IPad Pro

JAKARTA - At a time when the COVID-19 outbreak broke out globally, this did not stop Apple from launching its technology products. Without a major event, Apple announced the new line of iPad Pro 2020, complete with new keyboard and trackpad.

Launching from The Verge, the 2020 iPad Pro uses the Bionic A12Z chip, which offers the highest performance ever on an iPad. Physically, the most visible change is in the rear camera design, which follows the configuration of the iPhone 11.

Where Apple has two cameras on the back, each with a resolution of 12 MP for the main lens and 10 MP for the ultrawide lens. This rear camera is capable of taking pictures with 4K results.

In addition, Apple has also embedded LiDAR technology which is useful for augmented reality (AR) technology applications. LiDAR itself is a sensor that scientists usually use for ground penetrating radars, remote sensing, and autonomous cars.

"An innovative LiDAR scanner that has never existed on any mobile device. LiDAR Scanner measures distances to objects up to 5 meters, works indoors and outdoors, and operates at the photon level at nano-second speed," Apple said in a statement. the official statement.

The LiDAR sensor on the iPad Pro 2020 itself, works with two cameras and a motion sensor to accurately measure the depth that any AR application requires.

Turning to the kitchen, the 2020 iPad Pro also has an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU, along with Apple's Neural Engine. So that users will also get up to 10 hours of battery life and an LTE network that is 60 percent faster.

To complement and support the activities of the iPad Pro 2020, the Cupertino giant, United States (US) equipped it with the Magic Keyboard. An external keyboard equipped with a trackpad, backlight, USB Type C port to charge the keyboard and also a hinge that allows users to position the tablet while standing up to an angle of 130 degrees.

If interested, Apple will start selling new iPad Pro models to order today on Apple.com. Meanwhile, the Magic Keyboard sales package will be available in May.

The 2020 iPad Pro itself will be priced starting at US $ 799 or IDR 12.5 million for the 11-inch / 128GB variant. As for the highest variant with a size of 12.9 inches and a capacity of 1 TB, it sells for 1,499 US dollars, or around Rp.23.4 million.

Apple's Magic Keyboard sells it in two 11-inch and 12-inch variants, with a price tag of around $ 299 to $ 349.