Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
$559	€400

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	6GB/128GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	iPadOS (18.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5837
3D Mark High
Untested	2538
3D Mark Low
Untested	2284

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Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	7698 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	12 MP

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 Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

Wi-Fi only

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

Wi-Fi only

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

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