Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999 4GB/256GB - $1299 4GB/512GB - $1749 4GB/1000GB - $1749	8GB/256GB - $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 LTE version - 633 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 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

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1578 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Nona-core
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	15402
3D Mark High
Untested	8881
3D Mark Low
Untested	6860

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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

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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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) Aperture size: F1.8
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 (60 fps)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	6.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
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

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
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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
LTE version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
LTE version - 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

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