Our quick take
Alternatives to consider
Microsoft Surface Pro 6
- Read the Surface Pro 6 review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch
- Read the iPad Pro 11-inch review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) - 4.5 / 5
A very thin design
- Buttonless edge-to-edge display Face ID instead of Touch ID Improved speaker performance
A new Liquid Retina display
- A 12.9-inch 2732-by-2048 resolution display Rounded corners will mean app updates needed No HDR, but bright enough it shouldn’t matter Tap to Wake feature
Look mum, no hands - thanks to Face ID
Face ID works in portrait and landscape Animoji, Memoji and Portrait mode come to iPad No Optical Image Stabilisation
Apple iPad Pro 11 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018): Which should you buy?
How does the 12.9 iPad Pro perform?
- A12X Bionic processor Noticeably faster than iPad Pro 10.5 Nano and eSIM options
Battery, quick charging and USB-C connectivity
- Fast charging 10 hour claimed battery life USB-C adds connectivity
Almost a laptop, but not quite
- No mouse or trackpad support Multitasking beyond two apps is still hard No file directory support
iPadOS 13
A new Apple Pencil
- Wireless charging New double tap tool change feature Magnet to ensure it sticks to side of iPad Costs $129 or £119
Smart Keyboard Folio
Now protects the back Two angles No presentation mode Costs $199 or £199
Apple’s new iPad Pro has a staggering number of magnets inside
To recap
Apple might have just relaunched the MacBook Air, but from our experience, this could just very well be your next laptop replacement.
