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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 9.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | 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 (2021) has a score of 91.1, which is a lot better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s score of 73.2. These tablets have iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an older 14.x version and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x version. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) construction is thinner but extremely heavier than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and both of them were released with only 4 months difference.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a processing unit that is very similar to the CPU in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), because although the iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better looking display than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have the same number of pixels in each inch in the display, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has a way brighter display, a bigger screen and a higher 2048 x 2732 resolution.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 64 GB more internal memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with longer battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back, a way larger aperture and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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