Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 13.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2020-03-25 | 2022-10-26 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.3 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is slightly better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), getting a general score of 84.6 against 80.2. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is an noticeably older tablet device than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), but it is just a little bit thinner and just a little lighter anyway. Both tablets in this comparison work with iPadOS OS, but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has the older 13.x version while iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has iPadOS 16.x version.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a little bit better looking screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), and although they both have exactly the same resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels, a screen of the same size and the same pixels density, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) also has a way brighter screen. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) counts with as much storage capacity for apps and games as the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) one, both of them have equal internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a bit better battery lifetime than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because it has an 11 percent greater battery size.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022)'s camera is very similar to the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) one, both have the same (4K) video definition, a same size aperture, a same resolution camera and the same 60 frames per second video frame rate.
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