Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	6.24 x 3.07 x 0.30 inches 158.4 x 78.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
15.66 oz (444.0 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Gold, Silver, Red, Space gray

Display

Size
9.7-inch	5.5-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 401 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
72.80 %	67.47 %
Peak brightness
	625 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Apple A11 Bionic APL1W72 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste	Hexa-core 2390 MHz Monsoon and Mistral
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Apple 3-core GPU
RAM
2GB (LPDDR4)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
256GB	256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	iOS (15.x, 14.x, 13.x, 12.x, 11.x)

Battery

Capacity
7306 mAh	2691 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
	USB Power Delivery, Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W Wireless: 7.5W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 28 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover, PDAF, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 56 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
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) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Lightning	Lightning
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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)

Multimedia

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

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), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
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 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1029	$ 949
In The Box
	EarPods with Lighting connector, Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter, Documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Sep 12, 2017

Alternative variants

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

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 799

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 749

A1864

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 899

with 128 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 729

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 879

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Specs	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Review	Apple iPhone 8 Plus Review
User Reviews
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch User Reviews	Apple iPhone 8 Plus User Reviews