Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 11″ (M5)

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iPad Pro 10.5-inch compared with iPad Pro 11″ (M5)

	AppleiPad Pro 10.5-inch	AppleiPad Pro 11″ (M5)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2017	October 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	10.5″	11.1″
Resolution
Resolution	2224 × 1668	2420 × 1668 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	265 pixels per inch	265 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	Tandem OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	–	1,000 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Display type
Display type	Retina; LED-backlit LCD	Ultra Retina XDR display, tandem OLED; sold as 11-inch, 11.1 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle
Pixel density
Pixel density	264 ppi	264 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	–	SDR 1,000 nits max; XDR 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only); 1 nit minimum; 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
Display features
Display features	ProMotion up to 120 Hz; P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective and oleophobic coatings	ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz; wide colour (P3); True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective coating; fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating; nano-texture glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
Performance
Chip
Chip	A10X Fusion	M5
Memory
Memory	4 GB	12 GB – 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Six-core 64-bit A10X Fusion; M10 coprocessor; 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM confirmed by iFixit	9-core CPU with 3 performance and 6 efficiency cores (256GB and 512GB models); 10-core CPU with 4 performance and 6 efficiency cores (1TB and 2TB models)
GPU
GPU	12-core GPU	10-core GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode; 153GB/s memory bandwidth
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Cameras
Rear camera
Rear camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	7 MP	12 MP (better)
Rear camera
Rear camera	f/1.8; optical image stabilisation; six-element lens; quad-LED True Tone flash; Focus Pixels autofocus; wide colour capture; sapphire lens cover	12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, Adaptive True Tone flash, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4
Front camera
Front camera	FaceTime HD; f/2.2; Retina Flash; wide colour capture	Landscape 12MP Center Stage TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.0; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting
Video recording
Video recording	Rear 4K at 30 fps and 1080p at 30/60 fps; optical stabilisation; slow-motion 1080p at 120 fps or 720p at 240 fps; front 1080p	4K at 24, 25, 30 or 60 fps; ProRes up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps on 256GB); slo-mo 1080p at 120 or 240 fps; stereo recording and Audio zoom
Depth sensor
Depth sensor	–	LiDAR Scanner
Battery and connections
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 10 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	30.4 Wh	31.29 Wh (better)
Battery (mAh)
Battery (mAh)	8,134 mAh	–
Mobile data option
Mobile data option	Yes	Yes
Stylus
Stylus	Supported, sold separately	Supported, sold separately
Keyboard made for it
Keyboard made for it	Yes	Yes
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing; 8,134 mAh and 30.8 Wh battery label reported by iFixit, compared with Apple's 30.4 Wh specification	Up to 10 hours surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data
Charging
Charging	Power adaptor or USB computer charging; USB Power Delivery with a compatible Lightning to USB-C cable and adaptor (iFixit)	Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 60W or higher USB-C adapter (sold separately)
USB-C
USB-C	Lightning; 3.5 mm headphone jack; Smart Connector	Thunderbolt / USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) with charging and DisplayPort; one external display up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO (Apple N1 chip); Thread
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 6
Mobile network
Mobile network	LTE Advanced; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; CDMA EV-DO; embedded Apple SIM and nano-SIM; cellular model weighs 477 g	Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE; eSIM only
Stylus support
Stylus support	Apple Pencil (1st generation), sold separately	Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover
Keyboards
Keyboards	Smart Keyboard through Smart Connector, sold separately	Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (black or white)
Design
Weight
Weight	469 g	444 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	6.1 mm	5.3 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	250.6 × 174.1 mm	249.7 × 177.5 mm
Operating system
Operating system	iPadOS	iPadOS
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID in Home button	Face ID
Speakers
Speakers	Four-speaker audio	Four-speaker audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual microphones	Studio-quality four-mic array
Sensors
Sensors	Gyroscope; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light; compass; iBeacon; assisted GPS and GLONASS on cellular model	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensors
Materials
Materials	–	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 30% recycled content overall
Colours
Colours	Silver, Gold, Space Grey, Rose Gold	Silver, Space Black
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 10; subsequently received iPadOS	iPadOS 26
In the box
In the box	iPad Pro; Lightning to USB cable; USB power adaptor	iPad Pro; polishing cloth with nano-texture glass models (no cable or power adapter in the UK)