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

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8.0
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018)
8.5
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)
Released · Nov 07, 2018
Released · May 07, 2024
12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
13.0-inch · 2752x2064px
Single camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
8GB · 256GB
9720 mAh
10290 mAh
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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 13.0-inch
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD OLED
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.51 % 86.26 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
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
RAM
4GB 8GB
Internal storage
64GB 256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x) iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Capacity
9720 mAh 10290 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
5h 25min
Browsing
10h 54min
Video
8h 22min
Gaming
8h 34min

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C Type-C
Location
Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 999 $ 1299
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter), 18W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018

Alternative variants

with 1000 GB storage
Internal storage 1000GB
MSRP $ 1749
With 512GB internal storage
RAM 512GB
with 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 1299
With 1TB internal storage
Internal storage 1024GB
with 512 GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1499
With 2TB internal storage
Internal storage 2048GB
variant with LTE
Weight 22.33 oz (633.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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
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