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

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

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Specs	Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Review	Apple iPad Air (2019) Review
User Reviews
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch User Reviews	Apple iPad Air (2019) User Reviews