Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)

Announced On:June, 2017

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2017)	Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €900	EUR: €950
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm (12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
677 g (Wi-Fi) / 692 g (LTE) (1.49 lb)	617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Stylus	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Space Gray, Gold, Silver	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A1670, A1671, A1821, iPad7,1, iPad7,2	A2903, A2904

Type
Display
IPS LCD, 120Hz True-tone	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
12.9 inches, 515.3 cm² (~76.4% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2732 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, Ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM 512GB ROM, 4GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 3.0, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, 1/3.0", PDAF, OIS	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR	HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard) Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama Video: 1080p@30fps	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 10.3.2	iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A10X Fusion (10 nm)	Apple M2
CPU
Hexa-core 2.38 GHz (3x Hurricane & 3x Zephyr)	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 10,891 mAh, non-removable (41 Wh)	Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR EU
Misc
0.97 W/kg (body)

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