Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2018-03-27 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), getting a 77 score against 74.8. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much better performing processing unit than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 4 less cores and a smaller amount of RAM. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a little sharper display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lot smaller display, a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a just a little inferior pixels amount in each display inch.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) takes clearer photographs and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality and a lot more mega pixels back-facing camera. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a very superior storage for applications and games than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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