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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 91.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 18.x | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2025-03-04 | 2021-05-21 |
| -- | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 1098.99 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.6 | 9.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is way better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a global score of 91.1 against 62.5. Both of these tablets come with iPadOS OS, but iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has the previous 14.x version while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x version. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a much sharper screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a bigger screen and a lot brighter screen.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a very superior processing unit than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a greater number of cores and a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) shoots much better pictures and videos than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both have the same resolution camera and the same camera aperture.
IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) have extremely similar memory capacity to install games and applications, they have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much longer battery performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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