12.9″ iPad Pro’s mini-LED display features 1.6K nits peak brightness, 1K nits full-screen brightness, and 2,596 local dimming zones for a 1M-to-1 contrast ratio(David Katzmaier/CNET)

12.9″ iPad Pro’s mini-LED display features 1.6K nits peak brightness, 1K nits full-screen brightness, and 2,596 local dimming zones for a 1M-to-1 contrast ratio – The new iPad Pro gets a mini-LED-powered, local-dimming screen that, on paper, looks worthy of pro-level monitors and high-end TVs.