<s>
The	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPads	B-Device
,	O
with	O
12.9inch	O
and	O
10.5inch	O
screens	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
models	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
of	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
first	B-Device
generation	I-Device
,	O
a	O
larger	O
size	O
and	O
stylus	O
compatibility	O
were	O
a	O
point	O
of	O
difference	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
available	O
iPads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
from	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
include	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
A10X	B-Device
Fusion	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
storage	O
capacity	O
up	O
to	O
512GB	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
10.5inch	O
model	O
(	O
upgraded	O
from	O
a	O
9.7inch	O
model	O
)	O
while	O
the	O
12.9inch	O
model	O
was	O
refreshed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
12.9	O
inch	O
version	O
was	O
discontinued	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
3rd-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
10.5	O
inch	O
version	O
continued	O
in	O
production	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
11	O
inch	O
version	O
until	O
March	O
18	O
,	O
2019	O
when	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
alongside	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
at	O
WWDC	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
models	O
,	O
the	O
10.5-inch	O
and	O
12.9-inch	O
,	O
have	O
a	O
upgraded	O
A10X	B-Device
SoC	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
6-core	O
CPU	O
with	O
a	O
12-core	O
GPU	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
ProMotion	O
display	O
technology	O
which	O
supports	O
HDR10	O
and	O
Dolby	O
Vision	O
content	O
(	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
or	O
later	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
120Hz	O
refresh	O
rate	O
and	O
their	O
True	O
Tone	O
display	O
is	O
50	O
percent	O
brighter	O
than	O
the	O
earlier	O
models	O
;	O
both	O
sizes	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
12-megapixel	O
rear-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
quad-LED	O
True-Tone	O
flash	O
and	O
a	O
7-megapixel	O
front-facing	O
camera	O
with	O
Retina	O
Flash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
USB	O
3.0	O
connection	O
speeds	O
using	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
cables	I-Architecture
,	O
with	O
USB-C	O
fast-charge	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
has	O
storage	O
capacities	O
up	O
to	O
512GB	O
(	O
1	O
GB	O
=	O
1	O
billion	O
bytes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
the	O
final	O
model	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
with	O
Touch	O
ID	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
third-generation	O
model	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
gestures	O
for	O
navigation	O
and	O
Face	O
ID	O
replacing	O
Touch	O
ID	O
for	O
authentication	O
purposes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
12.9	O
inch	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
Lauren	O
Goode	O
of	O
The	O
Verge	O
complimented	O
the	O
high	O
quality	O
camera	O
,	O
A10X	B-Device
processor	O
and	O
large	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
but	O
argued	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
could	O
have	O
been	O
cheaper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reports	O
indicate	O
that	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
12.9	O
inch	O
second-generation	B-Device
iPad	I-Device
Pro	I-Device
has	O
a	O
high	O
propensity	O
of	O
experiencing	O
a	O
"	O
backlight	O
bleed	O
"	O
failure	O
,	O
manifested	O
as	O
brighter	O
halos	O
of	O
light	O
bleeding	O
through	O
one	O
edge	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2nd	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
and	O
The	O
3rd	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
models	O
can	O
develop	O
a	O
glowing	O
white	O
spot	O
on	O
the	O
display	O
which	O
is	O
located	O
above	O
the	O
home	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
