The iPad debuts Apple’s new A12X Bionic chipset, it features an 8-core CPU and a 7-core GPU. It boasts 35% better single core performance and 90% better multitasking performance.
FaceID can be used from different orientations, it doesn’t have to be used portrait anymore. This is great, holding an iPad portrait to unlock it every time would have been very annoying.
The biggest news is the switch from the Lightning port to the USB-C port. This is a great move from Apple to market the iPad as a real laptop alternative. It also allows it to connect to external screens up to 5K resolution.