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Apple touts smaller iPhone and iPad Pro

One of Apple’s biggest announcements last month was actually one of its smallest.

On March 22, the consumer electronics giant announced its most petite iPhone yet: the iPhone SE.

The iPhone SE packs a 4-inch Retina Display with a pixel density equivalent to that of the iPhone 6S (326 ppi, or pixels per inch) into a 7.6 millimeter-thick frame (only 0.5 millimeters thicker than the 6S). The iPhone SE’s design is nearly identical to that of the iPhone 5S (excluding the bigger screen, of course.)

The new phone is powered by Apple’s very own A9 chip and M9 motion coprocessor, the very same chips that power the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus.

The camera on the SE, like it’s larger counterparts, also has a 12 megapixel iSight camera, which can take videos in 4K. But the phone’s front-facing camera is slightly different. It has a 1.2 megapixel camera rather than a 5 megapixel.

But other than those minor variations, the only two differences that set the SE and the 6S/6S Plus apart are its design and its screen size.

Other than that, you’ll pretty much be getting the same experience as you would if you opted to pay much more for a 6S or 6S Plus.

The iPhone SE is available in Apple stores everywhere, starting at $399 for the 16GB version and $499 for the 64GB version. It provides coverage under on all major carriers.

Apple also announced a smaller iPad Pro. Once again, the tablets are nearly identical in terms of specifications.

The smaller iteration of the iPad Pro offers a 9.7 inch Retina Display at 264 ppi.

What’s unique about the 9.7 inch version is that it has what Apple calls a “True Tone” display. This new technology will utilize ambient light sensors to detect the lighting of your environment, and adjust the color temperature accordingly.

The new iPad is also significantly lighter, weighing in at 0.96 pounds, compared to the 12.9 inch iPad’s 1.57 pounds.

The iSight camera on the smaller iPad Pro also delivers 4K (four times the resolution of standard HD) video recording rather than the larger iPad Pro’s maximum of 1080p (Full HD).

The punier iPad Pro starts at $599 for 32GB (WiFi only), all the way up to $1,029for 256GB and cellular connectivity.