Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
6GB/128GB - $999	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
22.61 oz / 641.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	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	1564 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	iPadOS (16.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3720
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	13280
3D Mark High
Untested	7311
3D Mark Low
Untested	7009

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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

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
7 MP (EIS, 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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, LiDAR scanner, 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
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
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 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

with 1TB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

variant with LTE

Weight	22.68 oz / 643.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, Glonass
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

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