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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | -- |
| 24.06 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 9.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot better than the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), getting a score of 91.1 against 62.5. Both tablets in this comparison review work with iPadOS OS (operating system), but Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has 14.x version and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a very superior performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has more CPU cores and more RAM memory. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a bigger display and much more brightness.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) captures a lot better photos and videos than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Both of them have a camera with a 12 MP and the same aperture. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) count with similar memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have equal internal memory.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a way better battery life than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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