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

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 30, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1299	4GB/64GB - $999

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm	11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm
Weight
	22.26 oz / 631.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Gray, Silver

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2732x2048px, 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)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M4	Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Apple 7-core GPU
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.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	9720 mAh, Li - Polymer
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

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	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
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 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

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 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1749

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz / 633.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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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