Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/128GB - $559 2GB/32GB - $459	6GB/128GB - $799

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	16.61 oz / 471.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2388x1668px, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.7 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 2GB/32GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	7538 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

5h 57min

Gaming

7h 56min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 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	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

Memory	128GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 1TB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

variant with LTE

Weight	16.68 oz / 473.0 g
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, Glonass
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)
Prices (MSRP)	$949

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