iPad Pro 12.9" 4th Gen 2020 vs iPad Pro 12.9" 6th Gen 2022

The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) have a display size of 12.9 inches and they measure 11.04” (H) x 8.46” (W). The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) measures 0.23” (D) and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) measures 0.25” (D). The WiFi-only iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) weighs 1.41 pounds and the WiFi + Cellular model weighs 1.42 pounds. And to compare, the WiFi-only iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) weighs 1.5 pounds and the WiFi + Cellular model weighs 1.51 pounds.

The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) features a Liquid Retina display and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) features a Liquid Retina XDR display with support for Apple Pencil Hover. Otherwise, these two iPad displays share many of the same specs. The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) have a 12.9-inch display with a resolution of 2732 x 2048 at 264 pixels per inch. The display specs include wide color (P3), True Tone, and ProMotion technology, and they are both fully laminated and feature an anti-reflective coating and a fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating. The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2021) support an SDR max brightness of 600 nits, and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) also supports an XDR max brightness of 1000 nits and an HDR max brightness of 1600 nits.

The iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) is equipped with a 36.71-watt-hour battery and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) is equipped with a 40.88-watt-hour battery. Aside from the difference in battery capacities, the iPad Pro 12.9” (2020) and the iPad Pro 12.9” (2022) both charge via USB-C, and are able to get up to 10 hours of battery life when on WiFi or up to 9 hours of battery life when on cellular.