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Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

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Version

Announced May 2024 April 2021
Release date May 2024 April 2021

Device

Weight 582 g 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G)
Design Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame / Façade en verre, arrière en aluminium, cadre en aluminium
Other Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic Stylus support / Prise en charge du stylet

Screen

Type Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD, 120Hz, HDR10
Size 13.0 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 2064 x 2752 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating / Verre résistant aux rayures, revêtement oléophobe
Other Antireflective coating Wide color gamut, True-tone / Large gamme de couleurs, True-tone

Platform

Operating system iPadOS 17.4 iPadOS 14.5
Chipset Apple M4 Apple M1
Processor 9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models ////// 10-core (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models Octa-core
GPU Apple GPU (10-core graphics) Apple GPU

Memory

Card slot
Internal & RAM 256GB 8GB RAM or 512GB 8GB RAM or 1TB 16GB RAM or 2TB 16GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM

Camera

Main 12 MP + TOF 3D LiDAR (depth) 12 MP + 10 MP (125˚) + 3D TOF
Features Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video 4K@60fps, 1080p@240fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps
Selfie 12 MP (122°) (1080p@60fps) 12 MP (Face detection) (1080p@25/30/60fps)

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo (4 speakers) Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) / Oui, avec haut-parleurs stéréo (4 haut-parleurs)
Jack 3,5 mm

Connectivity

Wifi dual-band, hotspot ✔️
Bluetooth 5.3 ✔️
GPS Yes ✔️
NFC No
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 4, DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 4, DisplayPort

Characteristics

Sensors Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, barometer, Siri natural language commands and dictation / Face ID, accéléromètre, gyroscope, baromètre, commandes et dictée en langage naturel Siri

Battery

Type Li-Po (38.99 Wh) Li-Po

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Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)