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

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8.5
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch
9.0
Apple iPad Air (2020)
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Mar 31, 2016
Released · Oct 16, 2020
9.7-inch
10.9-inch
Single camera
Single camera
2GB · 256GB
64GB
7306 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches
238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
15.66 oz (444.0 g) 16.23 oz (460.0 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 Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
9.7-inch 10.9-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
72.80 % 81.23 %
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 A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core
2260 MHz
Twiste
Hexa-core
3100 MHz
Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB 64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x) iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
7306 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
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR) 7 MP (EIS, 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,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO
USB
Lightning Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 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, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100) Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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 $ 729
In The Box
USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016 Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 599
Officially announced Mar 21, 2016
with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 879
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 749
Wi-Fi only
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 599
Internal storage 256GB
MSRP $ 899
Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
Weight 16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP $ 749
Internal storage 32GB
MSRP $ 729
Internal storage 128GB
MSRP $ 879
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