Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm	9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
	17.18 oz / 487.0 g Wi-Fi only - 487 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1564 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M4	Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Yes
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB	64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

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

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Battery

Type
10290 mAh, Li - Polymer	8526 mAh, Li - Ion
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP (HDR)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	4.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	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
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

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