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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iPadOS 16.x | -- |
| -- | 2018-03-27 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 16.86 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has an overall score of 77, which is slightly better than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen)'s global score of 74.8. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a little bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a bit lower screen pixel density.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has much more storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 128 GB more internal memory. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and lesser cpu cores.
IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) captures just a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a camera with lot more MP and a lot higher video quality. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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