Apple’s latest addition to its iPad series, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch, is gaining a lot of positive feedbacks lately.
Reports are claiming that the device is able to provide excellent display and is even dubbed as the best iPad to date.
In particular, Ray Soneira of DisplayMate recently branded the device’s display as indistinguishable to perfection.
The in-depth analysis by DisplayMate compares the newest device not only to previous iPads but also to the other top tablets from Microsoft, Samsung, and other competitors.
Soneira took a technical look at the device’s screen, with the Retina display and it yielded record-breaking results.
MacRumors reports that the 9.7-inch iPad Pro results yielded the highest absolute color accuracy among other tablets. It also has the lowest screen reflection for any mobile display.
The tablet uses a new DCI-P3 Wide Color Gamut that is used in 4K UHD TVs and digital cinemas. That is in addition to the sRGB/Rec.709 gamut that all previous iPhones and iPads have used.
The device has the highest peak brightness for any full-size tablet for any picture level, the highest contrast rating in ambient light, and the smallest color variation with viewing angle.
Apple has long said that the new iPad Pro is 40% less reflective and 25% brighter than its predecessor, the iPad Air 2.
Color reproduction also matches the same gamut offered on the iMac with Retina 5K display. The 9.7-inch tablet also has 25% greater color saturation than the iPad Air 2.
9to5Mac reports that the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is definitely a major upgrade over the iPad Air 2. It earned high marks for its contrast ratio of 1,022 described as very good for a mobile display. However, it’s ratio was lower than the record 1,631 for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
Soniera also expects that the massive improvements found on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro will also make its way to Apple’s upcoming flagship phone, the iPhone 7.
The analyst believes that the tech giant can implement the wide color gamut and anti-reflection coating, which could improve iPhone 7’s screen performance and readability in high ambient light.
This move will also make iPhone 7 a cut above from the previous iPhone models because of massive improvements in its display.
DisplayMate also compared the current iPad Pro with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and the smaller device beats the larger iPad Pro in about every category except in size and black luminance.
Soneira notes that the 12.9-inch tablet has a very good display, but the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is in a league all its own.
As for True Tone technology, it relies on two new four-channel ambient light sensors that measure both brightness and color temperature to adjust the display accordingly, giving users a ‘paper-white’ viewing experience.
Soneira notes that True Tone could be added if Apple upgrades the ambient light sensors so they measure color in addition to brightness.
He recommends that the tech giant could include a slider adjustment for True Tone, allowing users to control the effect to their liking.
Despite Soneira’s high praise for the 9.7-inch iPad Pro, he noted that the display technology can always get better. He says the major challenge is the preservation of image quality and readability in bright light where color saturation gets lost.
He suggests the inclusion of tunable Quantum Dots in future devices as well as special phosphorus, fluorescent films or discrete blue, green, and red LEDs in order to implement the necessary large color gamut.
When compared to other devices, specifically Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4, the smaller iPad Pro emerges as the better device.
Microsoft’s latest tablet was able to beat the 12.9-inch iPad Pro last year in terms of color accuracy and display, but it looks like Apple has taken back its throne with the smaller iPad Pro.