Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Apr 20, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/32GB - $729 2GB/128GB - $749 2GB/256GB - $899 2GB/256GB - $1029 Wi-Fi Only - $599

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
15.66 oz / 444.0 g	24.06 oz / 682.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
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	10758 mAh, Li - Polymer

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple 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) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
Dual LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
5 MP (HDR)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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