Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$1299

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: 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	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Octa-core
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
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,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, OTA sync, AirDrop	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)
	Noise cancellation, 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
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

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

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs	Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Review
User Reviews
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