Pavel Jelic Apple has placed a brand new display with mini-LED technology in the new 12.9″ iPad Pro. This technology has been talked about for a long time and the good news is that we finally got it. For the time being, this cutting-edge and modern display is only available for the larger iPad Pro, but gradually we will definitely see an extension to other devices from the Apple portfolio. In a way, it can be said that the 12.9″ iPad Pro (2021) currently offers the best display of all available devices from Apple. In addition, we must not forget the top-notch display labeled Pro Display XDR.
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Benjamin Levicek Almost immediately after Apple introduced the new 12.9″ iPad Pro with a display with mini-LED technology, interesting thoughts began to appear on the Internet, trying to compare the display of the new iPad Pro with the aforementioned professional Pro Display XDR. Of course, in a way, there is a comparison of apples and pears, but still it is interesting to see that on paper the display of the new iPad Pro offers the same and here and there even better specifications than the Pro Display XDR, which is almost five times more expensive - so we are mainly looking at what you get for your money. In addition, the iPad is a device in itself, while the Pro Display XDR is "only" a monitor. At the outset, we can mention that both displays offer, for example, support for a wide color range (P3) and True Tone, which is rather a classic these days.
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The most interesting difference is in the so-called local damping zones. While the Pro Display XDR offers 576 of these zones (i.e. the display is divided into 576 "groups"), the mini-LED display of the latest 12.9″ iPad Pro offers 4,5 times more of these zones, namely 2. It is necessary to think again over the fact that the Pro Display XDR is much larger - specifically, it has a 596" diagonal and has an LCD display (just like the iPad Pro), but with a "classic" LED backlight. The iPad therefore has a roughly 32x smaller display and still offers 2,5x more local damping zones. The resolution of the Pro Display XDR is 4,5 × 6016 pixels at 3384 PPI, the 218″ iPad Pro offers a resolution of 12.9 × 2732 at 2048 PPI – the iPad Pro display is finer, mainly due to its smaller size. The maximum classic brightness for the Pro Display XDR is then 264 nits, in the case of the 500″ iPad Pro 12.9 nits. The maximum long-term brightness of the Pro Display XDR and the iPad Pro across the entire screen is the same, i.e. 600 nits, then 1 nits at the peak. The contrast ratio for both displays is 000:1. You can see a clear comparison in the table below.
| 12.9″ iPad Pro | ProDisplay XDR | |
| Display size | 12.9" | 32" |
| Distinction | 2732 × 2048 pixels | 6016 × 3384 pixels |
| Display backlight | Mini-LED | LED |
| Number of local damping zones | 2 596 | 576 |
| Fineness (pixels per inch) | PPI 264 | PPI 218 |
| Maximum brightness | 600 rivets | 500 rivets |
| Maximum long-term brightness across the entire screen | 1 nits | 1 nits |
| Maximum peak brightness | 1 nits |
1 nits |
| Contrast ratio | 1: 000 | 1: 000 |
| Color gamut P3 | year | year |
| true Tone | year | year |
| Reflectivity | 1.8% | 1.65% |
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