Instead of using a single backlight, like in traditional screens, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro comes with a mini-LED matrix backlight. It comes with 1000 nits of brightness, plus it can reach up to 1600 nits of peak brightness in certain situations, which is very impressive.

It is in a league of its own when it comes to display brightness. Having 100 more nits makes iPad Pro a slightly better option for people who often find themselves using their tablet outdoors.īut the real outdoor workhorse comes out to be the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Talking of the display brightness, the Apple iPad Air comes with a max brightness of 500 nits compared to 600 nits on 11-inch iPad Air.īoth these tablets are bright enough to be visible and legible outdoors but definitely not comfortable. Let’s discuss these dissimilarities and how it affects your drawing experience – in detail. Looking at the display comparison table you can clearly see that – iPad Air and the 11-inch iPad Pro have very comparable screens, but there are important differences. Here is a detailed report on the display quality of these two tablets. So it would be interesting to see how iPad Air compares to the iPad Pro. It is common for cheaper tablets to make compromises with the display quality. In a good drawing tablet, you want to have a high-resolution color-accurate screen with good viewing angles. With iPad Air being so closer to the iPad Pro, people are questioning whether iPad Air has gotten too good and if it is even worth getting an iPad Pro.Ī display is one of the most important parts of a drawing tablet as that is where everything happens. This is the same series of processors that is used in iPad Pro and even Macbook Air. The recent 5th Gen iPad Air upgrade leveled the playing field by bringing the Apple M1 chip to the iPad Air. This was big news for digital artists – as they now have the option to get a top-of-the-line drawing experience without necessarily spending top dollars. It not only got a massive design overhaul (narrow bezels) which made it look and feel very much like iPad Pro, but it also got support for the Second generation of Apple Pencil. iPad Air vs iPad Pro for artists (artwork credit: Procreate) Last year with the 4th generation upgrade, the iPad Air caught the attention of the artist community. It was not that long ago when iPad Air used to be the underdog, overshadowed by the might of the iPad Pro.

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