Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Jun 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$1029	$1229

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
Weight
15.66 oz (444.0 g)	24.41 oz (692.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 76.33% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste	Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Apple 12-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
7306 mAh, Li - Polymer	10891 mAh, 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
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 (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP (HDR)	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

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	NFC, 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	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording	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	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1029

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$929

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	256GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Memory	64GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Review	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Review
User Reviews
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