2 days ago Apple announced the release of the new iPad Pro with the M1 chip (not as big an upgrade as it is for Macs since it is based on previous iPad chips, but still an upgrade).
Well the 12.9 model (all are $100 more expensive than previous models) has an upgraded display that includes apple XDR mini-LED display with IPS tech, and that may be more important than you think. It includes P3 color space and could support HDR 10, 10+ and Dolby Vision.
Patently Apple has an article about how Michael Cioni the VP of Onnovation at Frame.io told the Hollywood Reporter that this could be the perfect viewing display, since it can display work as it was originally intended.
I would actually like to see the original interview. I question the iPads viability because I know just how weird Apple’s color science is. Maybe it would work well with footage from Final Cut Pro X that has Apple’s weird color science baked in, but with footage from Premiere and DaVinci, I will bet it will be just as messed up as a Mac is even if it could show the correct colors. Unless maybe Frame.io is working on a solution in it’s app to bypass Apple’s funky as Color Science. If Frame.io figured out how to bypass the wonky color science or read what machine it is on and display correctly that would make Frame.io even more worthwhile.