11-inch iPad Pro vs. 10.5-inch iPad Pro: Apple Makes Major Changes

Apple on Tuesday unveiled completely redesigned iPad Pro models. It’s a big change from the last generation iPad Pro, signaling a new direction for Apple’s high-end tablet. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how the new 11-inch iPad Pro compares with the last generation 10.5-inch iPad Pro.

With the new iPad Pro, Apple completely designed it from the ground up. Gone is the rounded finish Apple introduced with the iPad Air and in its place is a flat finish. But the most jarring change was made to the display, which saw its bezels severely minimized, paving the way for Face ID and gesture-based controls.

Unlike the bigger iPad Pro model that stayed at the same 12.9-inch screen size, the smaller iPad Pro saw a bump up to 11-inches. It’s a slight jump, but with the tweaked design, it’s a smaller footprint with a bigger display.

The big changes didn’t stop there. Apple also introduced a powerful A12X Bionic chip, second generation Apple Pencil support and up to 1TB of storage.

Interestingly enough, Apple is keeping the old 10.5-inch iPad Pro in its iPad Pro lineup for the time being, which makes this comparison that much more important. It’s not like the last generation 10.5-inch iPad Pro is a bad purchase at $649. It still comes with a Retina Display, A10X Fusion chip, Touch ID and support for the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil.

Check out the spec comparison down below between the new 11-inch iPad Pro and 10.5-inch iPad Pro to see everything that’s changed.

Please note the new iPad does not show 1TB as an option. We are working on a fix.

	Apple - iPad Pro 11-Inch	Apple - iPad Pro 10.5-inch
Display Size	11-inch, 1668 x 2388 pixel display (265 ppi)	10.5-inch, 2224 x 1668 pixel display (265 ppi)
Resolution X	1668	2224
Resolution Y	2388	1668
Display Type	Liquid Retina display	Retina Display LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display
Operating System	iOS 12.1 (at launch)	iOS 10.3.2 (at launch)
Processor	A12X Bionic chip	A10X Fusion chip with 64‑bit architecture
RAM	N/A	N/A
Storage	64GB 256GB 512GB	64GB 256GB 512GB
External Storage	No	No
Main Camera (Back)	12MP	12MP
Secondary Camera (Front)	7MP	7MP
Networks	UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) CELLULAR MODELS ONLY Gigabit-class LTE (Models A2013 and A2014: 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) CELLULAR MODELS ONLY	CDMA EV-DO Rev. A and Rev. B: 800, 1900 GSM/EDGE: 850, 900, 1800, 1900 LTE Advanced: 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 UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA: 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.2
Battery	9.37-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery	Built‐in 30.4‐watt‐hour rechargeable lithium‑polymer battery
NFC	Yes	No
Connectivity	USB-C	3.5mm Headphone jack Lightning port
Sensors	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Face ID Gyro	Accelerometer Ambient light Barometer Gyro Touch ID
GPS	Digital compass Assisted GPS CELLULAR MODELS ONLY Galileo CELLULAR MODELS ONLY GLONASS CELLULAR MODELS ONLY QZSS CELLULAR MODELS ONLY	Assisted GPS (Cellular models only) Digital compass GLONASS (Cellular models only) iBeacon
Height	9.74 inches (24.74 cm)	9.8 inches (24.89 cm)
Width	7.02 inches (17.83 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Depth	0.23 inches (5.8 mm)	0.24 inches (6.1 mm)
Weight	468 g (16.51 oz)	469 g (16.54 oz)
Colors	Silver, Space ray	Space ray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Supported Audio Formats	N/A	AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Dolby Digital (AC-3), Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3), Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
Supported Video Formats	N/A	H.264 video up to 4K, 30 frames per second, High Profile level 4.2 with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG‑4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC‑LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio or Dolby Audio up to 1008 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo or multichannel audio, in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M‑JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format