Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
17.18 oz / 487.0 g Wi-Fi only - 487 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1564 (Good)
Bright Min
1.8 (Good)	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core
GPU
Yes	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
64GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	iPadOS (16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3720
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	13280
3D Mark High
Untested	7311
3D Mark Low
Untested	7009

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Battery

Type
8526 mAh, Li - Ion	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
	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 (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E 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
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
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

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