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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2018-03-27 | 2021-05-21 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a score of 86.4, which is much better than iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s general score of 77. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) construction is notably newer, just a bit lighter and notably thinner than the iPad 9.7-inch (2018). Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit sharper screen than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a quite larger screen, a bit higher resolution of 1688 x 2388px and a little bit higher amount of pixels in each inch of screen.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features just a bit better processing power than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a greater number of cores and 6 GB more RAM memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a lot better camera than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a lot better video resolution and a way higher resolution camera in the back.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features as much memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos as the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) one, they have equal internal storage capacity. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has improved battery lifetime than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has a 17% more battery size.
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