Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)

[ 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 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021) (77/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

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

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

91/100
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Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)

77/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Gaming 99.0 Excellent WINNER 79.0 Good
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 77.0 Good
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 86.0 Very Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Battery cycles 1000 cycles —
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Bypass charging No —
Capacity 8160 mAh 10758 mAh
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 65 min)
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Wireless charging No No
Full charging time — 2:15 hr
Gaming — 06:23 hr
Standby — 171 hr
Watching video — 11:18 hr
Web browsing — 07:12 hr

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
CPU 1791896 653954
Compute Score (GPU) 75091 —
GPU 1221223 677034
Graphics score 4104 1986
Graphics test 30 FPS 15 FPS
Memory 446888 212665
Multi-core score 15913 8559
Section 1 88 FPS 30 FPS
Section 2 63 FPS 24 FPS
Section 3 46 FPS 19 FPS
Single-core score 4193 2324
Stability 71% 77%
Total score 4122404 2074840
UX 662397 531187

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
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, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 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, 66, 71, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
5G support Yes Yes
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 6.0 5
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No No
Infrared port No No
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 4.0 4.0
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes
2G network — GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
LTE Cat* — 18

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Area 443 cm2(68.7 inches2) 603 cm2(93.5 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner No No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) 280.6 mm (11.05 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Repairability Average (2.7/5) —
Thickness 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) 6.4 mm (0.25 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 444 g (15.66 oz) 682 g (24.06 oz)
Width 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) 214.9 mm (8.46 inches)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3 —
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits —
PPI 267 ppi 265 ppi
PWM 240 Hz 19190 Hz
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1668 x 2420 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Response time 1 ms 23 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.3% 85.5%
Size 11 inches 12.9 inches
Type OLED Mini LED
RGB color space — 99.9%

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
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 (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support - Bokeh mode- Pro mode
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Ultrawide: 10 MP3) Depth
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron —
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital
Angle of widest lens — 125°
Sensor size — 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch)

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Channels 4 2
Memory card No No
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
RAM size 12 GB 8 GB
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory clock — 4266 MHz

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Announced October 2025 April 2021
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 20 W
Category Flagship Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1099
Release date October 2025 May 2021
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Face recognition sensor
Keyboard weight — 710 g
Successor — -Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024)

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Icestorm- 4 cores at 3.2 GHz: Firestorm
CPU cores 10 (4 + 6) 8 (4 + 4)
Chipset Apple M5 (iPad) Apple M1 (iPad)
FLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS ~2617 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1620 MHz 1278 MHz
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Apple GPU 8-core
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 4610 MHz 3200 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Date Benchmark Benchmark
📘 2026-07-17->Libero GeekBench GPU —
📘 2026-03-29(Blizz) — AnTuTu
📘 2026-07-04(クラ絶) — AnTuTu

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
OS size 56 GB —
OS updates 5 years —
Operating system iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 14.5.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (5th Gen, 2021)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers 4.0 4.0

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