Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)

[ 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” (3rd Gen, 2018) (67/100), 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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)

67/100
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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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Gaming 99.0 Excellent WINNER 69.0 Average
NanoReview Score 91.0 Excellent WINNER 67.0 Average
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 54.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Battery cycles 1000 cycles —
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Bypass charging No —
Capacity 8160 mAh 9720 mAh
Fast charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 60 min)
Max charge power 30 W 30 W
Replaceable No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Wireless charging No No
Full charging time — 2:45 hr
Gaming — 06:08 hr
Standby — 178 hr
Watching video — 12:15 hr
Web browsing — 08:41 hr

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
CPU 1791896 —
Compute Score (GPU) 75091 —
GPU 1221223 —
Graphics score 4104 3206
Graphics test 30 FPS 19 FPS
Memory 446888 —
Multi-core score 15913 4736
Section 1 88 FPS —
Section 2 63 FPS —
Section 3 46 FPS —
Single-core score 4193 1358
Stability 71% 72%
Total score 4122404 —
UX 662397 —

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
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, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66, 71
5G support Yes No
Bluetooth features LE LE
Bluetooth version 6.0 5
DisplayPort Yes No
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 3.1
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display - Dual Band- 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
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) 5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
Waterproof No No
Weight 444 g (15.66 oz) 631 g (22.26 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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (10-120 Hz) Yes (24-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio 3:2 4:3
Contrast ∞ Infinity 1975:1
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 1600 nits —
PPI 267 ppi 265 ppi
PWM 240 Hz Not detected
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Resolution 1668 x 2420 pixels 2048 x 2732 pixels
Response time 1 ms 36 ms
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 81.3% 85.5%
Size 11 inches 12.9 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
RGB color space — 99.7%

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
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
Camera features - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support - Bokeh mode
Flash Quad LED Quad LED
Image resolution 4032 x 3024 4032 x 3024
Lenses 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth 1) Standard: 12 MP
Matrix 12 megapixels 12 megapixels
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.4 micron
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 120 FPS (1080p)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Zoom Digital Digital
Focal length — 29 mm
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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Channels 4 2
Memory card No No
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
RAM size 12 GB 4 GB
Storage size 256 GB 64 GB
Storage type NVMe NVMe
Memory clock — 2133 MHz

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Announced October 2025 October 2018
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 18 W
Category Flagship Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $999
Release date October 2025 November 2018
Sensors - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor - Barometer- Proximity sensor- 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” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: —
CPU cores 10 (4 + 6) —
Chipset Apple M5 (iPad) Apple A12X Bionic
FLOPS ~4147.2 GFLOPS —
GPU clock 1620 MHz —
Graphics Apple GPU 10-core Apple GPU 7-core
Lithography process 3 nanometers —
Manufacturing TSMC —
Max clock 4610 MHz 2500 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) Apple Neural Engine —

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Date Benchmark —
📘 2026-07-17->Libero GeekBench GPU —

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
Megapixels 12 megapixels 7 megapixels
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
OS size 56 GB —
OS updates 5 years —
Operating system iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) iPadOS 12 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5)

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 12.9” (3rd Gen, 2018)
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Headphone audio jack No No
Speakers 4.0 4.0

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