Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Announced On:October, 2018

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Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Air (2022)

Announced On:March, 2022

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)	Apple iPad Air (2022)

Price
EUR: €1,100	EUR: €550
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
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)	247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight
631 g (Wi-Fi), 633 g (LTE) (1.39 lb)	461 g (Wi-Fi) / 462 g (5G) (1.02 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Bluetooth integration, magnetic)	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (2nd gen)
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Models
A2014, A1895, A1876, A1983, iPad8,5, iPad8,6, iPad8,7, iPad8,8	A2589, A2591, iPad13,16, iPad13,17

Type
Display
IPS LCD, 120Hz	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12.9 inches, 515.3 cm² (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)	10.9 inches, 359.2 cm² (~81.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~265 ppi density)	1640 x 2360 pixels (~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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71 A2014	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, 46, 48, 66, 71 A2589
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2589, A2591

Alert Types
Notifications
Vibration, Ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM 512GB ROM, 4GB RAM 1TB ROM, 6GB RAM	64GB ROM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR	5.0, A2DP, EDR
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF	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@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 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@30/60fps

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 12	iPadOS 15.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17	Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm)	Apple M1
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)	Octa-core (4x3.2 GHz & 4xX.X GHz)
GPU
Apple GPU (7-core graphics)	Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	Nano-SIM and eSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
No	No

Performance
Benchmarks
AnTuTu: 552771 (v7) GeekBench: 5040 (v4.4) GFXBench: 39fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 9720 mAh, non-removable (36.71 Wh)	Li-Ion (28.6 Wh), non-removable
Charging
Reverse wired

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (body)

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