Apple iPad Pro 11″ (M5) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

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iPad Pro 11″ (M5) compared with iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

	AppleiPad Pro 11″ (M5)	AppleiPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2025	November 2018
Display
Screen size
Screen size	11.1″	12.9″
Resolution
Resolution	2420 × 1668	2732 × 2048 (better)
Sharpness
Sharpness	265 pixels per inch	265 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	Tandem OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	1,000 nits (better)	600 nits
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	1,600 nits	–
Display type
Display type	Ultra Retina XDR display, tandem OLED; sold as 11-inch, 11.1 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle	Liquid Retina; LED-backlit IPS LCD; rounded corners reduce the viewable area
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	1.8% reflectivity
Display features
Display features	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	ProMotion adjusts refresh up to 120 Hz; P3 wide colour; True Tone; fully laminated; anti-reflective and fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coatings; Dolby Vision and HDR10 content playback
Performance
Chip
Chip	M5	A12X Bionic
Memory
Memory	12 GB – 16 GB (better)	4 GB – 6 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB
CPU
CPU	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)	Eight-core 64-bit CPU with four performance and four efficiency cores; embedded M12 coprocessor; 4 GB RAM on 64/256/512 GB and 6 GB on 1 TB (Notebookcheck)
GPU
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	Seven-core Apple GPU
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	Neural Engine
Cameras
Rear camera
Rear camera	12 MP	12 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	12 MP (better)	7 MP
Rear camera
Rear camera	12MP Wide, ƒ/1.8, five-element lens, autofocus with Focus Pixels, Adaptive True Tone flash, digital zoom up to 5x, Smart HDR 4	f/1.8; five-element lens; digital zoom up to 5x; quad-LED True Tone flash; sapphire lens cover; Focus Pixels autofocus; Smart HDR; wide colour capture
Front camera
Front camera	Landscape 12MP Center Stage TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.0; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting	TrueDepth; f/2.2; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting; Retina Flash; Smart HDR; Animoji and Memoji
Video recording
Video recording	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	Rear 4K at 30/60 fps and 1080p at 30/60 fps; slow-motion 1080p at 240 fps; stabilised time-lapse; HEVC/H.264; front 1080p at 30/60 fps
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	31.29 Wh	36.71 Wh (better)
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 surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video; up to 9 hours surfing the web on mobile data	Up to 10 hours Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing
Charging
Charging	Up to 50% in around 30 minutes with a 60W or higher USB-C adapter (sold separately)	USB-C power adaptor or computer; supplied 18 W adaptor is not a stated maximum charging rate
USB-C
USB-C	Thunderbolt / USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) with charging and DisplayPort; one external display up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 120Hz	USB-C with USB 3.1 Gen 2 and external displays up to 5K; Smart Connector
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO (Apple N1 chip); Thread	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 6	Bluetooth 5.0
Mobile network
Mobile network	Apple C1X modem; 5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE; eSIM only	Gigabit-class LTE; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; nano-SIM and eSIM; data only; cellular model weighs 633 g
Stylus support
Stylus support	Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover	Apple Pencil (2nd generation) with magnetic attachment, pairing and wireless charging; Apple Pencil (USB-C); sold separately
Keyboards
Keyboards	Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (black or white)	Smart Keyboard Folio through Smart Connector, sold separately
Design
Weight
Weight	444 g (better)	631 g
Thickness
Thickness	5.3 mm (better)	5.9 mm
Height × width
Height × width	249.7 × 177.5 mm	280.6 × 214.9 mm
Operating system
Operating system	iPadOS	iPadOS
Biometrics
Biometrics	Face ID	Face ID through TrueDepth camera
Speakers
Speakers	Four-speaker audio	Four-speaker audio
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality four-mic array	Five microphones
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensors	Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light sensor; digital compass; iBeacon; GPS/GNSS on cellular model
Materials
Materials	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 30% recycled content overall	–
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Black	Silver, Space Grey
Software at launch
Software at launch	iPadOS 26	iOS 12; subsequently received iPadOS
In the box
In the box	iPad Pro; polishing cloth with nano-texture glass models (no cable or power adapter in the UK)	iPad Pro; USB-C Charge Cable (1 m); 18 W USB-C Power Adapter