Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) 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 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) (60/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)
Apple

Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021)

60/100
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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 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Gaming 43.0 Poor 99.0 Excellent WINNER
NanoReview Score 60.0 Average 91.0 Excellent WINNER
Performance 58.0 Below Average 99.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Capacity 8557 mAh 8160 mAh
Fast charging Yes (24% in 30 min) Yes (42% in 30 min)
Full charging time 2:45 hr —
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Wireless charging No No
Battery cycles — 1000 cycles
Bypass charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
CPU 272419 1791896
GPU 317618 1221223
Graphics score 2552 4104
Graphics test 10 FPS 30 FPS
Memory 149125 446888
Multi-core score 4214 15913
Section 1 12 FPS 88 FPS
Section 2 10 FPS 63 FPS
Section 3 7 FPS 46 FPS
Single-core score 1792 4193
Stability 85% 71%
Total score 1087108 4122404
UX 347946 662397
Compute Score (GPU) — 75091

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
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, 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 version 4.2 6.0
DisplayPort No 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 No USB Type-C
USB version 2 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Bluetooth features — LE

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Area 436 cm2(67.6 inches2) 443 cm2(68.7 inches2)
Colors Silver, Gray Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button No
Frame material Metal Metal
Height 250.6 mm (9.87 inches) 249.7 mm (9.83 inches)
Rear material Metal Metal
Thickness 7.5 mm (0.3 inches) 5.3 mm (0.21 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 487 g (17.18 oz) 444 g (15.66 oz)
Width 174.1 mm (6.85 inches) 177.5 mm (6.99 inches)
Repairability — Average (2.7/5)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 4:3 3:2
Contrast 1014:1 ∞ Infinity
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Max rated brightness 500 nits 1000 nits
PPI 265 ppi 267 ppi
PWM 40000 Hz 240 Hz
RGB color space 97.9% —
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1620 x 2160 pixels 1668 x 2420 pixels
Response time 27 ms 1 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 73.8% 81.3%
Size 10.2 inches 11 inches
Type IPS LCD OLED
Max rated brightness in HDR — 1600 nits

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
4K video recording No Up to 60FPS
8K video recording No No
Aperture f/2.4 f/1.8
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Camera features - - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support
Flash No Quad LED
Focal length 31 mm —
Image resolution 8 MP 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 8 MP 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth
Matrix 8 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.22 micron
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Channels 4 4
Memory card No No
Memory clock 2133 MHz —
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
RAM size 3 GB 12 GB
Storage size 64 GB 256 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Announced September 2021 October 2025
Bundled charger Yes, 20 W Not included
Category Mid-range Flagship
Keyboard weight 293 g —
Launch price (MSRP) $329 $999
Release date September 2021 October 2025
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor
Successor -Apple iPad 11" (11th Gen, 2025) —

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Thunder- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: Lightning - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz:
CPU cores 6 (2 + 4) 10 (4 + 6)
Chipset Apple A13 Bionic Apple M5 (iPad)
FLOPS ~629.8 GFLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS
GPU clock 1230 MHz 1620 MHz
GPU shading units 256 —
Graphics Apple GPU 4-core Apple GPU 10-core
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Max clock 2650 MHz 4610 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine Apple Neural Engine

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Operating system iPadOS 15 (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 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack Yes No
Speakers Stereo 4.0

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad 10.2" (9th Gen, 2021) Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-07-17->Libero — GeekBench GPU

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