Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018
MSRP
$ 999	$ 1299

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
22.26 oz (631.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: 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	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Type
9720 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
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
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 (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 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
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
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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
TV-out	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G
	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	1000GB
MSRP	$ 1749

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
MSRP	$ 1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
MSRP	$ 1499

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz (633.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Specs	Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs
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