Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) vs Apple iPad (2025)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)

Announced On:September, 2015

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Announced On:March, 2025

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) vs Apple iPad (2025)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015)	Apple iPad (2025)

Price
EUR: €850	EUR: €400
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)	248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm (9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 in)
Weight
713 g (Wi-Fi) / 723 g (LTE) (1.57 lb)	477 g (Wi-Fi) / 481 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)
Build
Stylus	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Models
A1584, A1652, iPad6,7, iPad6,8	A3355, A3356, A3354

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Size
12.9 inches, 519.2 cm² (~77.0% screen-to-body ratio)	11.0 inches, 357.6 cm² (~80.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 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 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 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 A3355
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 A3355, A3356

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM 256GB ROM, 4GB RAM	128GB ROM, 6GB RAM 256GB ROM, 6GB RAM 512GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Card Slot
No	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE, 5G cellular model only
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
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.3, A2DP, EDR, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 3.0, magnetic connector	USB Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
Yes	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12Âµm, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Camera Features
HDR	HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Features: face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video: 720p@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 9	iPadOS 18.3.2
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 16.7.7
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A9X (16 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 2.26 GHz (Twister)	5-core
GPU
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)	Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	(cellular model only)
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 10,307 mAh, non-removable (38.8 Wh)	Li-Po (28.93 Wh)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR EU
Misc
	1.47 W/kg (body)

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