What's better Apple iPad Wi-Fi or Apple iPad Pro 9.7? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Apple iPad Wi-Fi vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Apple iPad Wi-Fi

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • NFC

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Apple iPad Pro 9.7

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)

    PLATFORM GPU: PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)

    DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

    NETWORK Technology: GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

    NETWORK 2G bands: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

    NETWORK GPRS: Yes

    NETWORK EDGE: Yes

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Apple iPad Wi-Fi
  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, March

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, March

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2

  • Chipset

    Apple A9X

  • CPU

    Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)

  • GPU

    PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

  • Front

    5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

  • Features

    1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - True-tone display

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)

  • Weight

    437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.66 oz, 0.96 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)

  • NFC

    NFC

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector; magnetic connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2010, January. Released 2010, March

  • Status

    Discontinued

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5.1.1

  • Chipset

    Apple A4

  • CPU

    1.0 GHz Cortex-A8

  • GPU

    PowerVR SGX535

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

    No

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    768 x 1024 pixels (~132 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 6600 mAh battery (24.8 Wh)

  • Talk time

  • body

  • Dimensions

    242.8 x 189.7 x 13.4 mm (9.56 x 7.47 x 0.53 in)

  • Weight

    680 g (1.50 lb, 23.99 oz)

  • SIM card

    No

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64 GB, 256 MB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band

  • Bluetooth

    v2.1, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    No

  • NFC

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    No cellular connectivity

  • 2G bands

    N/A

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

    No

  • EDGE

    No

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  • Summary

    The iPad Pro 9.7 has a better processor Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister) in compare to the Apple iPad Wi-Fi. This is an significant difference between these models because a powerful processor means that the iPad Pro 9.7 is a better choice for multitasking. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 uses a more powerful graphics processor PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) which will allow the user to play more modern games. The iPad Pro 9.7 is produced with more RAM (2 GB) which means that this model shows better performance in comparison to the Apple iPad Wi-Fi.

    The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) screen resolution with 263 ppi pixel density which is higher compared with the iPad Wi-Fi HD (768 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 131 ppi pixel density. Such screen resolution means that the iPad Pro 9.7 is the best buy for watching movies.

    The iPad Pro 9.7 weighs 437g which is 243g less compared to the weight of the Apple iPad Wi-Fi. As you can see the iPad Pro 9.7 will become the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.