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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), getting a score of 84.6 against 73.2. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) design is extremely thinner than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it's incredibly heavier and was released about a year before. Both of these tablets work with iPadOS OS, but iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has older 13.x version and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x version.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a little more vivid display than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have a greater amount of pixels per inch of display, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has a better 2048 x 2732 resolution, a little bit more brightness and a larger display. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a little faster processing unit than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a much better camera than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a way larger diafragm aperture, a way higher 12 MP resolution camera and a much higher (4K) video definition. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a much greater storage for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 128 GB internal storage.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features just a little bit longer battery performance than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a 9720mAh battery capacity against 8526mAh.
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