Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) vs Apple iPad Pro 13″ (M4)

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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) compared with iPad Pro 13″ (M4)

	AppleiPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)	AppleiPad Pro 13″ (M4)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2018	May 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	12.9″	13″
Resolution
Resolution	2732 × 2048	2752 × 2064 (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	600 nits	1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Display type
Display type	Liquid Retina; LED-backlit IPS LCD; rounded corners reduce the viewable area	Ultra Retina XDR display, tandem OLED; 13 inches measured diagonally as a rectangle
Pixel density
Pixel density	264 ppi	264 ppi
Brightness detail
Brightness detail	1.8% reflectivity	SDR 1,000 nits max; XDR 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only); 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio
Display features
Display features	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	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	A12X Bionic	M4
Memory
Memory	4 GB – 6 GB	8 GB – 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB	256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	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)	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	Seven-core Apple GPU	10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW, AV1 decode; 120GB/s memory bandwidth
AI engine
AI engine	Neural 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; five-element lens; digital zoom up to 5x; quad-LED True Tone flash; sapphire lens cover; Focus Pixels autofocus; Smart HDR; wide colour capture	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	TrueDepth; f/2.2; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting; Retina Flash; Smart HDR; Animoji and Memoji	Landscape 12MP Center Stage TrueDepth camera, ƒ/2.0; Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting
Video recording
Video recording	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	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	36.71 Wh	38.99 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 Wi-Fi browsing, video or music; nine hours cellular browsing	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	USB-C power adaptor or computer; supplied 18 W adaptor is not a stated maximum charging rate	Via USB-C power adapter (not included) or computer
USB-C
USB-C	USB-C with USB 3.1 Gen 2 and external displays up to 5K; Smart Connector	Thunderbolt / USB 4 with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s), USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 3 (up to 10Gb/s); one external display up to 6K at 60Hz
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac; HT80 with MIMO	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.3
Mobile network
Mobile network	Gigabit-class LTE; UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA; GSM/EDGE; nano-SIM and eSIM; data only; cellular model weighs 633 g	5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO; Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO; eSIM only
Stylus support
Stylus support	Apple Pencil (2nd generation) with magnetic attachment, pairing and wireless charging; Apple Pencil (USB-C); sold separately	Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C); Apple Pencil hover
Keyboards
Keyboards	Smart Keyboard Folio through Smart Connector, sold separately	Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (black or white)
Design
Weight
Weight	631 g	579 g (better)
Thickness
Thickness	5.9 mm	5.1 mm (better)
Height × width
Height × width	280.6 × 214.9 mm	281.6 × 215.5 mm
Operating system
Operating system	iPadOS	iPadOS
Biometrics
Biometrics	Face ID through TrueDepth camera	Face ID
Speakers
Speakers	Four-speaker audio	Four-speaker audio
Microphones
Microphones	Five microphones	Studio-quality four-mic array
Sensors
Sensors	Three-axis gyro; accelerometer; barometer; ambient light sensor; digital compass; iBeacon; GPS/GNSS on cellular model	Three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensors
Materials
Materials	–	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; more than 20% recycled or renewable content overall
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Grey	Silver, Space Black
Software at launch
Software at launch	iOS 12; subsequently received iPadOS	iPadOS 17
In the box
In the box	iPad Pro; USB-C Charge Cable (1 m); 18 W USB-C Power Adapter	iPad Pro, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m); polishing cloth with nano-texture glass models