Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) vs Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) (54/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Gaming 33.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 54.0 Below Average 94.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 47.0 Poor 99.0 Excellent WINNER
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good
Display 99.0 Excellent
Portability 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Battery type Li-Ion
Capacity 8827 mAh
Fast charging No
Full charging time 4:20 hr
Gaming 06:23 hr
Max charge power 12 W
Replaceable No
Reverse charging No
Standby 198 hr
Watching video 12:27 hr
Web browsing 09:12 hr
Wireless charging No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
CPU 309104
GPU 144993 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching
Graphics score 1427
Graphics test 8 FPS
Memory 139578
Multi-core score 2903
Single-core score 1338
Stability 85%
Total score 895627
UX 301952

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
2G network GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G network 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, 66, 71
5G support No
Bluetooth version 4.2
DisplayPort No
GPS GPS, GLONASS
Hybrid slot No
Infrared port No
LTE Cat* 12
NFC* No
Number of SIM* 1
Type of SIM card Nano
USB features - Charging- USB-Storage mode
USB type No
USB version 2
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Area 436 cm2(67.6 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button
Frame material Metal
Height 250.6 mm (9.87 inches)
Rear material Metal
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product
Waterproof No
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 579 g (1.28 lbs)
Width 174.1 mm (6.85 inches)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Adaptive refresh rate No
Aspect ratio 4:3
Contrast 954:1
Display features - DCI-P3
HDR support No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
PPI 264 ppi
PWM Not detected
RGB color space 96.1%
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1620 x 2160 pixels
Response time 30 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 73.8%
Size 10.2 inches
Type IPS LCD
Display Type Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064)
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS
4K video recording No
8K video recording No
Aperture f/2.4
Autofocus Phase autofocus
Camera features -
Flash No
Focal length 31 mm
Image resolution 8 MP
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP
Matrix 8 megapixels
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p)
Stabilization Digital
Zoom Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Channels 2
Memory card No
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Memory type LPDDR4X
RAM size 3 GB
Storage size 32 GB
Storage type NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Announced September 2020
Bundled charger Yes, 10 W
Category Mid-range
Keyboard weight 400 g
Launch price (MSRP) $329
Release date September 2020
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint
Successor -Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025)

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Tempest- 2 cores at 2.49 GHz: Vortex
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4)
Chipset Apple A12 Bionic Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU)
FLOPS ~576 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1125 MHz
GPU shading units 256
Graphics Apple GPU 4-core
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC
Max clock 2500 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Neural Engine
Gpu 144993 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No
Megapixels 1.2 megapixels
Video resolution 720p at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
OS size 14 GB
Operating system iPadOS 14 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack Yes
Speakers Stereo

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (8th Gen, 2020) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product
Weight 490 g (17.28 oz) 579 g (1.28 lbs)

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