Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Apr 20, 2021

Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
17.18 oz / 487.0 g Wi-Fi only - 487 g	16.44 oz / 466.0 g 5G version - 470 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	2.9 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Yes	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
8526 mAh, Li - Ion	7540 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (HDR)	12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G version - n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	5G version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	5G version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	5G version - 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

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