Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1029	$459

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
15.66 oz / 444.0 g	17.46 oz / 495.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste	Quad-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Apple G11P
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7306 mAh, Li - Polymer	8827 mAh, Li - Ion

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR)	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$599

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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