iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) vs iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 11-inch Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) (with Apple M4 (iPad)) that was released on May 7, 2024, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021), which is powered by Apple M1 (iPad) and came out 3 years and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
- 63% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3314K versus 2027K)
- Delivers 66% higher peak brightness (1000 against 601 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 7500 MHz
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Apple M4 (iPad)
- Reverse charging feature
- 52% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3683 and 2420 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 11 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 1668 x 2420 pixels | 1668 x 2388 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 81.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| PWM | - | Not detected |
| Response time | - | 30 ms |
| Contrast | - | 1425:1 |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) | 247.6 mm (9.75 inches) |
| Width | 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) | 178.5 mm (7.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) | 5.9 mm (0.23 inches) |
| Weight | 444 g (15.66 oz) | 466 g (16.44 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 443 cm2 (68.7 inches2) | 442 cm2 (68.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.7/5) | - |
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (20th and 42nd place)
iPad Ranking (5th and 13th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M4 (iPad) | Apple M1 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 2.1 GHz: Icestorm - 4 cores at 3.2 GHz: Firestorm |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Apple GPU 8-core |
| GPU clock | 1470 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3763.2 GFLOPS | ~2617 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 55718 | - |
| Single-core score | 3683 | 2420 |
| Multi-core score | 11421 | 8793 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1521099 | 629472 |
| GPU | 945613 | 687856 |
| Memory | 257529 | 214672 |
| UX | 590286 | 495700 |
| Total score | 3314527 | 2027700 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 71% | 77% |
| Graphics test | 26 FPS | 15 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3477 | 1965 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 83% |
| Graphics test | 55 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 1 | 63 FPS | 30 FPS |
| Section 2 | 56 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 3 | 44 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 14373 | 6406 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 76% |
| Graphics test | - | 30 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 5045 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | GeekBench GPU | 57080 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | GeekBench CPU | 3907 / 15397 |
| 📘 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | AnTuTu | 3396741 |
| 📘 2025-09-13 (Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | 3683 / 13402 |
Apple iPad Pro 11" (3rd Gen, 2021)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-24 -> op1 | GeekBench CPU | 2420 / 8793 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | GeekBench CPU | 2385 / 8775 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (Rift) | AnTuTu | 2027700 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 7500 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | iPadOS 14.5.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS size | - | 13.7 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 8160 mAh | 7538 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (41% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:46 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 07:14 hr | 08:24 hr |
| Watching video | 13:45 hr | 11:59 hr |
| Gaming | 06:38 hr | 05:57 hr |
| Standby | 169 hr | 171 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Quad LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 125° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 10 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | - | 10 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | May 2024 | April 2021 |
| Release date | May 2024 | May 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $799 |
| Successor | - | - Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 580 g | 600 g |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 20 W | Yes, 20 W |
Further details
Notes on iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024):
- The base versions with 256 or 512 GB come with 8 GB of RAM and have a 9-core CPU, while 1 TB and 2 TB models have 16 GB RAM and a 10-core CPU (about 14% faster in multi-core tests).
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024) is definitely a better buy.
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