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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-03-24 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 220.00 | $ 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 |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9 APL0898 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GT7600 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 0 | 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 (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 4.8 | 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
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a score of 74.8, which is better than iPad 9.7-inch's 65.4 global score. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a extremely lighter and noticeably thinner tablet than iPad 9.7-inch.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch features a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has lesser RAM memory and lesser cpu cores. Apple iPad 9.7-inch has a little sharper screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, a little less pixels per inch of display and a lot smaller screen.
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features just a bit better camera than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video quality. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a superior storage to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a much better battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Although Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPad 9.7-inch, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the iPad 9.7-inch. So if you need that extra features, you can buy the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the iPad 9.7-inch, letting go a couple specs and features.
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