Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999 4GB/256GB - $1299 4GB/512GB - $1749 4GB/1000GB - $1749	6GB/128GB - $799 6GB/256GB - $899 6GB/512GB - $1099 6GB/1000GB - $1299 LTE version - $949

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
22.26 oz / 631.0 g LTE version - 633 g	16.61 oz / 471.0 g LTE version - 473 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.87% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 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 A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
9720 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
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, 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
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
LTE version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	LTE version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
LTE version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	LTE version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
LTE version - 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	LTE version - 5, 8, 4, 2, 1

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