Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) vs Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) (91/100)

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) (66/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018)

66/100
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[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)

91/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 69.0 Average 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 66.0 Average 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 53.0 Below Average 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Capacity 7812 mAh 8160 mAh
Fast charging Yes (50% in 60 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:35 hr —
Gaming 05:53 hr —
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Standby 169 hr —
Watching video 12:23 hr —
Web browsing 08:57 hr —
Wireless charging No No
Battery cycles — 1000 cycles
Bypass charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Graphics score 3195 4104
Graphics test 19 FPS 30 FPS
Multi-core score 4727 15913
Single-core score 1318 4193
Stability 69% 71%
CPU — 1791896
Compute Score (GPU) — 75091
GPU — 1221223
Memory — 446888
Section 1 — 88 FPS
Section 2 — 63 FPS
Section 3 — 46 FPS
Total score — 4122404
UX — 662397

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
2G network GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz —
3G network UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
4G network LTE 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 LTE 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
5G support No Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 5 6.0
DisplayPort No Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
LTE Cat* 18 —
NFC* No No
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 4.0
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Area 442 cm2(68.5 inches2) 443 cm2(68.7 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner No No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Thickness 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 468 g (16.51 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Width 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)
Repairability — Average (2.7/5)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz) Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Contrast 1420:1 ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 600 nits 1000 nits
PPI 265 ppi 267 ppi
PWM Not detected 240 Hz
RGB color space 99.7% —
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1668 x 2388 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Response time 45 ms 1 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.5% 81.3%
Size 11 inches 11 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Focal length 29 mm —
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.4 micron 1.22 micron
Sensor size 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) —
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Channels 2 4
Memory card No No
Memory clock 2133 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
RAM size 4 GB 12 GB
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Announced October 2018 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 18 W Not included
Category Flagship Flagship
Keyboard weight 601 g —
Launch price (MSRP) $799 $999
Release date November 2018 October 2025
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg —
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor
Successor -Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) —

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Chipset Apple A12X Bionic Apple M5 (iPad)
Graphics Apple GPU 7-core Apple GPU 10-core
Max clock 2500 MHz 4610 MHz
Architecture — - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores — 10 (4 + 6)
FLOPS — ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 1620 MHz
Lithography process — 3 nanometers
Manufacturing — TSMC
Neural processor (NPU) — Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 7 megapixels 12 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Operating system iPadOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)
OS size — 56 GB
OS updates — 5 years

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers 4.0 4.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11” (1st Gen, 2018) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-07-17->Libero — GeekBench GPU

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