<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
is	O
a	O
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
designed	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
Two	O
models	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
12.9inch	O
or	O
11inch	O
screen	O
,	O
were	O
both	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
available	O
to	O
purchase	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
of	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first	O
iPad	B-Device
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
(	O
second	B-Device
generation	I-Device
)	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
stylus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
second	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
but	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
use	O
facial	O
recognition	O
(	O
Face	O
ID	O
)	O
to	O
unlock	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upgrades	O
from	O
the	O
second	B-Device
generation	I-Device
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
include	O
the	O
more	O
powerful	O
A12X	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
processor	O
,	O
storage	O
capacity	O
up	O
to	O
1terabyte	O
and	O
the	O
larger	O
display	O
of	O
the	O
11inch	O
model	O
(	O
upgraded	O
from	O
a	O
10.5inch	O
model	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
also	O
premiered	O
a	O
new	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
screen	O
that	O
covers	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
front	O
face	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
rounded	O
corners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
redesigned	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
was	O
announced	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
during	O
an	O
Apple	O
Special	O
Event	O
at	O
the	O
Howard	O
Gilman	O
Opera	O
House	O
in	O
Brooklyn	O
,	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2018	O
models	O
feature	O
new	O
edge-to-edge	O
Liquid	O
Retina	O
displays	O
,	O
Face	O
ID	O
,	O
improved	O
12	O
megapixel	O
and	O
7	O
megapixel	O
cameras	O
,	O
USB-C	O
connector	O
,	O
and	O
Apple	B-Device
A12X	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablets	B-Device
are	O
offered	O
in	O
11-inch	O
and	O
12.9-inch	O
sizes	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
to	O
offer	O
tap-to-wake	O
LCD	O
displays	O
(	O
following	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
1	O
TB	O
of	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1	O
TB	O
models	O
featured	O
more	O
RAM	B-Architecture
than	O
the	O
smaller	O
storage	O
sizes	O
with	O
an	O
increase	O
to	O
6	O
GB	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
4	O
GB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
devices	O
are	O
the	O
first	O
iPads	B-Device
to	O
feature	O
a	O
USB	O
Type-C	O
connector	O
,	O
replacing	O
Apple	O
's	O
proprietary	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
12.9	O
”	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
gained	O
eSIM	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
(	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
present	O
on	O
all	O
generations	O
of	O
the	O
smaller	O
11	O
”	O
iPad	B-Device
Pros	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
lacked	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	O
jack	O
,	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
tablets	B-Device
lack	O
Touch	O
ID	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
superseded	O
by	O
Face	O
ID	O
using	O
a	O
sensor	O
array	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
bezel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
iPhone	O
models	O
featuring	O
Face	O
ID	O
until	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
third-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
can	O
unlock	O
in	O
any	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tablets	B-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Silver	O
and	O
Space	O
Gray	O
as	O
the	O
Gold	O
and	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
finishes	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
generation	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3rd-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
were	O
notably	O
the	O
thinnest	O
iPad	B-Device
yet	O
at	O
5.9mm	O
thick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2018	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
models	O
were	O
praised	O
for	O
their	O
improved	O
displays	O
,	O
slimmer	O
bezels	O
,	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Face	O
ID	O
and	O
general	O
speed	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
that	O
although	O
the	O
hardware	O
updates	O
are	O
great	O
steps	O
forward	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
's	O
limitations	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
external	O
storage	O
capabilities	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
addressed	O
with	O
the	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
update	O
,	O
prevents	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
from	O
competing	O
against	O
traditional	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
addresses	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
external	O
storage	O
on	O
supported	O
iPads	B-Device
by	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
external	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
on	O
forum	O
boards	O
have	O
reported	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
bending	O
after	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
of	O
use	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
after	O
carrying	O
it	O
around	O
in	O
a	O
backpack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nelson	O
concluded	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
two	O
weakest	O
points	O
 [ were ] 	O
right	O
dead	O
center	O
on	O
either	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
the	O
crack	O
happened	O
at	O
the	O
very	O
poorly	O
placed	O
microphone	O
hole	O
and	O
the	O
new	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
2	O
charging	O
duct	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
