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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 14.x | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2021-05-21 | 2022-10-26 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 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 A14 Bionic chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.99 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.5 | 10 |
| 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 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a general score of 91.1, which is much better than iPad (2022)'s 74.7 global score. Both devices we compare here have iPadOS OS (Operating System), but the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an older 14.x version and iPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x version. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is an older and noticeably heavier tablet device than the iPad (2022), but Apple made it somewhat thinner anyway.
IPad (2022) features just a bit better processing power than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), because although it has 2 lesser and slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a sharper screen than iPad (2022), because it has a quite higher pixels number in each display inch, a higher resolution of 2048 x 2732px, much more brightness and a larger screen.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better storage to store more games and applications than iPad (2022), because it has more internal storage. IPad (2022) has a camera that's just as good as iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)'s camera, they have the same aperture, the same 60 fps video frame rate, the same video resolution and the same resolution back camera.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a superior battery lifetime than iPad (2022).
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