Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)


Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Apple iPad Air 11 (2024)

Price
EUR: €1,100EUR: €700
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, 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)462 g (1.02 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (Bluetooth integration, magnetic)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Silver, Space GraySpace Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
A2014, A1895, A1876, A1983, iPad8,5, iPad8,6, iPad8,7, iPad8,8A2899, A2900
Display
Type
IPS LCD, 120HzLiquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12.9 inches, 515.3 cm2 (~85.4% screen-to-body ratio)11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% 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 coatingScratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 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 A20141, 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 A2899
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 A2899, A2900
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, Ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

256GB ROM, 4GB RAM

512GB ROM, 4GB RAM

1TB ROM, 6GB RAM
128GB ROM, 8GB RAM

256GB ROM, 8GB RAM

512GB ROM, 8GB RAM

1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, PDAF12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDRHDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps4K@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
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 12iPadOS 17.4
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm)Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Apple GPU (7-core graphics)Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometerFingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMeSIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
NoNo
Benchmarks
Performance
AnTuTu: 552771 (v7)

GeekBench: 5040 (v4.4)

GFXBench: 39fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Po 9720 mAh, non-removable (36.71 Wh)Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Charging
Reverse wired
Misc
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (body)

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