Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

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8.5
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch
9.0
Apple iPad Air (2019)
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Apple iPad Air (2019)
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Mar 18, 2019
9.7-inch
10.5-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 256GB
3GB · 256GB
7306 mAh
8134 mAh

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches
238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches
248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
15.66 oz (444.0 g) 16.37 oz (464.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch 10.5-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI 2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.80 % 79.41 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm) Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
2260 MHz
Twiste
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4) 3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB 256GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
7306 mAh 8134 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer Li - Ion

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (HDR) 7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
USB
Lightning Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Additional microphone(s)
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), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d) 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 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1029 $ 779
In The Box
Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Mar 18, 2019

Alternative variants

Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 599
Officially announced Mar 21, 2016
with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
MSRP $ 629
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 749
Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage
Internal storage 64GB
Weight 16.08 oz (456.0 g)
MSRP $ 499
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 899
Wi-Fi only
Weight 16.08 oz (456.0 g)
MSRP $ 649
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 729
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 879
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