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PROS

Beautiful, extremely thin designs. The 9.7", 10.5" and 11" models weigh a pound or
less and the 12.9" models weighs a little more than a pound and a half. Impressive.
Bright, high resolution and crisp displays. Although all are high quality, each series
is even better than the last with increased brightness and improved refresh rates.
All displays have a helpful antiglare coating.
Fast performance, even faster than some Macs.
Excellent battery life.
System-wide mirroring support. All iPad Pro 11" models and iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd
Gen & 4th Gen) even support a second display.

Cellular capable models support a wide range of cellular bands with each new
model supporting more bands than the last. The current iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen) and
iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen) models support 5G.
Quality rear cameras (especially iPad Pro 2nd Gen and later models).
Usable onscreen keyboard and optional external Apple Smart Keyboard and Apple
Magic Keyboard make productive use quite possible (larger keyboards for the 12.9"
models is easier to use than smaller keyboards for the smaller models).

Sold  unlocked and without a contract in the US, and most other countries, with
multiple wireless carrier options.

Touch ID or Face ID authentication.


Apple Pencil support (All iPad Pro 11" models and iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd and later
models support the much better Apple Pencil 2nd Gen.

USB-C support -- all iPad Pro 11" models and iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd and later models
-- opens a world of more "computer-like" usage with storage, docks, and external
display capability. The current iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen) and iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen)
models support even faster Thunderbolt / USB 4 via their USB-C shaped port.

LiDAR scanner -- on iPad Pro 2 11" and later and iPad Pro 4 12.9" and later
promises distant measurement and significant enhancements in AR experiences.

Cons
The 12.9" models are large and heavy enough that some users may find it unwieldy.
The original 12.9" display is not as high quality as the 9.7" model and subsequent
models.
The original 9.7" model only has 2 GB of RAM unlike the original 12.9" model and
subsequent models that have 4 GB of RAM or more. This likely means that the original
9.7" model will not be usable for as long and iOS support will be more limited in the
future.
The battery is glued in place and is not designed to be replaced by an end user.
Internal storage cannot be upgraded and may be inadequate given increasingly large
file sizes to display images and other content optimized for the high-resolution displays
(not to mention recording 4K video on compatible models). However, recent iPad Pro
models easily can support external storage via USB-C.
Shooting photos and video with such a physically large device is awkward.
No SD card slot for easy photo transfer.

The original 9.7" model only supports USB 2 rather than USB 3 like the original 12.9"
model and subsequent models, so data transfer is much slower on the 9.7" model.
The original 12.9" model lacks 4K video support.
Onscreen keyboard and even many of the external keyboard options are not as
comfortable as typing on a "traditional" notebook keyboard with more "travel" for the
keys (the Apple Magic Keyboard options finally get pretty close, though).
No bundled headphones (a particularly miserly omission given the high price of the
device).
On all iPad Pro 11" and iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd & 4th Gen) models, there is no "Home"
button and this may take some getting used to for those not already acclimated by
recent iPhone models.
All iPad Pro 11" and iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd & 4th Gen) models are not compatible with
many older Lightning-based peripherals without adapters.
Expensive compared to other iPad models, Android tablets, and even many full featured
Mac and Windows notebooks.

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