iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) vs iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
94
out of 100
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86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 13-inch Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) (with Apple M5 (iPad)) that was released on October 16, 2025, against the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024), which is powered by Apple M4 (iPad) and came out 1 year and 6 months 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 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
- Has a 2 inches larger screen size
- Comes with 2180 mAh larger battery capacity: 10340 vs 8160 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 4153 and 3683 points
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (68.7 vs 94.1 square inches)
- Weighs 135 grams less
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 | OLED |
| Size | 13 inches | 11 inches |
| Resolution | 2064 x 2752 pixels | 1668 x 2420 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 4:3 | 3:2 |
| PPI | 264 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 86.2% | 81.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
Screen space comparison
iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
13β³ (4:3 ratio) = 81.1 in2
iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
11β³ (3:2 ratio) = 55.8 in2
~45% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 281.6 mm (11.09 inches) | 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) |
| Width | 215.5 mm (8.48 inches) | 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.2 inches) | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) |
| Weight | 579 g (20.42 oz) | 444 g (15.66 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | No |
| Area | 607 cm2 (94 inches2) | 443 cm2 (68.7 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.7/5) | Average (2.7/5) |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (1st and 20th place)
iPad Ranking (1st and 5th place)
Performance
| Chipset | Apple M5 (iPad) | Apple M4 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 4400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 10 (4 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: |
- 4 cores at 2.85 GHz: - 4 cores at 4.41 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4147.2 GFLOPS | ~3763.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 75273 | 55718 |
| Single-core score | 4153 | 3683 |
| Multi-core score | 15895 | 11421 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 965229 | 1521099 |
| GPU | 1313129 | 945613 |
| Memory | 458312 | 257529 |
| UX | 660296 | 590286 |
| Total score | 3396957 | 3314527 |
| Samples | [2 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 79% | 71% |
| Graphics test | 29 FPS | 26 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3978 | 3477 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 66 FPS | 55 FPS |
| Section 1 | 87 FPS | 63 FPS |
| Section 2 | 60 FPS | 56 FPS |
| Section 3 | 53 FPS | 44 FPS |
| Graphics score | 17246 | 14373 |
Recent User Tests
Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-09 (patrick) | AnTuTu | 3511739 |
| π 2026-08-12 (LBWNB) | AnTuTu | 3396957 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | GeekBench GPU | 76009 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | GeekBench CPU | 4153 / 15895 |
| π 2026-07-06 (Toxicaliv) | AnTuTu | 3159489 |
Apple iPad Pro 11" (5th Gen, 2024)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | GeekBench GPU | 57080 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | GeekBench CPU | 3907 / 15397 |
| π 2026-09-07 (Lexapes) | AnTuTu | 3396741 |
| π 2025-09-13 (Yusuf baser) | GeekBench CPU | 3683 / 13402 |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 7500 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | iPadOS 17.5 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| OS updates | 5 years | 5 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 10340 mAh | 8160 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 38 min) | Yes (41% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:46 hr |
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 07:14 hr |
| Watching video | - | 13:45 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | - | 169 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) |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | 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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (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 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| 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 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Release date | October 2025 | May 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1299 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Face recognition sensor |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Face recognition sensor |
| Keyboard weight | 662 g | 580 g |
| Bundled charger | Not included | 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 13" (8th Gen, 2025) is definitely a better buy.
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