Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (4th Gen, 2020) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)

The short verdict

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) is scored, the other is pending

We haven’t scored the iPad Pro 12.9” (4th Gen, 2020) yet. Compare the measured differences and prices below.

iPad Pro 12.9” (4th Gen, 2020)

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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)

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iPad Pro 12.9” (4th Gen, 2020)

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At a glance

Key differences

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Full specs

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Display1 difference

Display type

IPS LCD

Liquid Retina XDR display

Performance2 differences

Chipset

Apple A12Z Bionic

Apple M1

GPU

Apple GPU 8-core

8-core GPU

Battery & Charging2 differences

Capacity

9,720 mAh

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video, Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using cellular data network

Charging port

USB Type-C

Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)

Memory1 difference

Storage

128 GB

128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB

Camera1 difference

Primary camera

12 MP

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Connectivity3 differences

Bluetooth

5.0

Ports

USB Type-C

Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi 6 · simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz) · HT80 with MIMO

Body2 differences

Dimensions

11.05 in (28.1 cm)

280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm

Weight

641 g

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iPad Pro 12.9” (4th Gen, 2020) vs iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) is scored, the other is pending

Key differences

Side-by-side specifications

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