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

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)
9.0
Apple iPad Air (2020)
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Mar 25, 2020
Released · Oct 16, 2020
12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Dual camera
Single camera
6GB · 128GB
64GB
9720 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
22.61 oz (641.0 g) 16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
12.9-inch 10.9-inch
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
85.51 % 81.23 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit) 500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm) Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
Hexa-core
3100 MHz
Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
6GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x) iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
9720 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

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, 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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 999 $ 729
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter), 18W USB-C Power Adapter USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020 Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 1099
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 879
with 512GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
MSRP $ 1299
Wi-Fi only
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 599
with 1TB storage
Internal storage 1000GB
MSRP $ 1499
Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 749
variant with LTE
Weight 22.68 oz (643.0 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), 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, 48(3600)
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
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
Location GPS, Glonass
MSRP $ 1149
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