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

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	12.9-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.80 %	76.33 %
Peak brightness
	600 cd/m2 (nit)
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
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB	512GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Capacity
7306 mAh	10891 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 (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Dual LED	Quad 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) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (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: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
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, Compass, Barometer
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(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), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1029	$ 1229

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Jun 05, 2017

Alternative variants

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 599
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1029

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 749

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 929

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
MSRP	$ 1099

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 729

Internal storage	256GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
MSRP	$ 899

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

Internal storage	64GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
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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