According to Apple's tech specs, the new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro models have OLED displays with a refresh rate as low as 10Hz, but they still do not have an always-on display option like the iPhone and Apple Watch do.
Although the iPad Pro has supported ProMotion since 2017, up until this point, the device was limited to refresh rates of 24Hz to 120Hz. Display industry analyst Ross Young claims that the latest iPad Pro models employ low-power LTPO technology, which enables the display to ramp down to 10Hz for static content. Although this modification will help reduce power usage, the promised battery life is essentially the same as it was for the prior iPad Pro model.
A few years ago, the same thing happened with the iPhone 13 Pro models, which do not have an always-on display option but do support ProMotion down to 10Hz. The iPhone 14 Pro variants, which have the ability to ramp down to 1Hz, are the ones that brought this functionality to the device in the end. Apple Watch models that have an always-on display can also achieve 1Hz.
In summary, an always-on display option for the iPad Pro is unlikely to come about until it too supports a 1Hz refresh rate.
"State-of-the-art tandem OLED technology, which employs two OLED panels and mixes the light from both to create amazing full-screen brightness," is what Apple claims the iPad Pro now has. The full-screen brightness of SDR content on the new iPad Pro models can reach up to 1,000 nits, while the previous generation iPads could only manage 600 nits.
Starting today, customers can place orders for the new iPad Pro models, which will go on sale on Wednesday, May 15.
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