Both the ipad 9.7 and ipad pro 10.5 support apple pencil, though smart keyboard compatibility is limited to the ipad pro 10.5, as it has a smart connector, which the ipad 9.7 doesn't making it. New ipad pro 10.5 with 120hz promotion display is incredible. full review & ipad pro 10.5 vs 9.7 comparison, speed + camera test. ios 11 on ipad review: http.... The ipad pro is a superb tablet - apple quoted us on that in its keynote - but it has one big problem, and that's the very bigness that defines it. and not only that, it turns out the smaller ipad.
Apple's larger 12.9-inch ipad pro is more of a direct rival to the surface pro 4 than this 9.7-inch model is. this one looks pretty small compared to the surface – in landscape mode microsoft's. The ipad pro 10.5 and ipad pro 9.7 have a smart connector port, which provides a power and data connection to plugged-in devices and supports a range of first and third-party accessories.. The 9.7-inch ipad pro was released in march of 2016. the new, regular ol' ipad was released one year later, in march 2017. the base price for the ipad pro (i'll only be talking about the 9.7-inch.