Apple iPad Pro 12.9" iPad Pro Silver 2015
The A9X chip delivers up to 1.8x the CPU performance of the iPad Air 2, handling three simultaneous 4K video streams on the 12.9-inch 2732x2048 Retina display. At just 454 grams, it pairs that massive, pixel-dense screen with Apple Pencil and keyboard support for highly portable productivity. This tablet is best for students and heavy readers who need a spacious digital canvas for textbooks, note-taking, and media consumption.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong social proof (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (7th percentile)
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
- Below average ram (32th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 12.9" |
| Resolution | 2732 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| OS | iOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 12.9" iPad Pro | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33671 | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | A9X | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 12.9" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 12" 2196x1464 | 11" |
| OS | iOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 38 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 12.9" iPad Pro | 37.5 | 39.1 | 31.6 | 87.1 | 30.6 | 73.8 | 64.7 | 6.5 | 71.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 80.8 | 95.9 | 93 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.1 | 99.2 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.3 | 95.3 | 80.8 | 98.7 | 85.9 | 64.4 | 89.5 | 78 | 84.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 79.5 | 77.2 | 91.9 | 91 | 99.7 | 64.7 | 96.2 | 91.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-33671 Compare | 98 | 1.8 | 93.2 | 64.4 | 98.1 | 67.7 | 93 | 93 | 94.5 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 93.9 | 91 | 96 | 41.8 | 30.6 | 94 | 89.5 | 71.3 | 55.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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