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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | -- |
| 2021-05-21 | 2020-09-18 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 1098.99 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 1.36 |
| 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) is much better than iPad (2020), having a 91.1 score against 66.6. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) design is way heavier but thinner than the iPad (2020), and both were only released 8 months apart. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a little bit better hardware performance than iPad (2020), because although it has a 32 bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a sharper screen than iPad (2020), and although they both have the same quantity of pixels per inch of screen, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has a much brighter screen, a higher resolution of 2048 x 2732px and a larger screen. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a much bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a much better battery performance than iPad (2020). The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a better camera than iPad (2020), because it has a much larger camera aperture, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot higher 12 MP resolution back camera.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot more expensive than the iPad (2020), but you can get a much better tablet for that few more dollars.
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