Apple Ipad Pro 9 7 2016 vs Apple iPad Air 13 2024
Product
Price
729 USD
799 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone
Model No
Ipad Pro 9 7 -2016
A2903, A2904
Launch Date
2016, March 01
2024, May 16
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41
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 - A2899
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2900
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2899, A2900
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.41 oz)
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Nano-SIM, eSIM
eSIM
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iPadOS 13.6.1
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Apple A9X (16 nm)
Apple M2
CPU
Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
2GB
8GB
Storage
32GB/128GB/256GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
No
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
Face detection, HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Capacity
Li-Ion 7306 mAh, non-removable (27.9 Wh)
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Siri natural language commands and dictation
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector; magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector