iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 6 (M2, Early 2021) vs iPad 2 (A5, Early 2011)
            iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 6
            (M2, Early 2021)
                $1,099
            
        
    
            iPad 2
            (A5, Early 2011)
                $499
            
        
    | Base Price (MSRP) $1,099 | Base Price (MSRP) $499 | 
| CPU M2 (8C10G-FL)  | CPU A5 (iPad)  | 
| GPU 10-Core M2-FL  | GPU PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5  | 
| Memory 8GB  | Memory 512MB  | 
| Storage 128GB  | Storage 16GB  | 
| Display 12.9" LCD IPS 2732×2048 Touch  | Display 9.7" LCD IPS 1024×768 Touch  | 
| 25 FPS 1080p 21% 3.58 TFLOPS FP32 7% | N/A 0% 12.8 GFLOPS FP32 0% | 
| 8GB LPDDR5-6400 | 512MB LPDDR2-800 | 
| 24 Tabs 5% | Unknown # Tabs 0% | 
| 128GB - | 16GB - | 
| 186 min 4K Video 5% | Unknown # min 4K Video 0% | 
| No Optical Drive | No Optical Drive | 
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| 12.9" LCD IPS HDR - | 9.7" LCD IPS - - | 
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| Area 79.9 in² (515.3 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | Area 45.2 in² (291.4 cm²) 4:3 Aspect Ratio | 
| Brightness 1,000 Nits 1,600 Nits Peak | Brightness 400 Nits - | 
| Refresh Rate 120Hz Variable - - | Refresh Rate 60Hz - - - | 
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| Resolution 2732×2048 5.6 Million Pixels 264 PPI | Resolution 1024×768 0.8 Million Pixels 132 PPI | 
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| Mini-LED Backlight 2,596 Zones 1,000,000:1 Contrast | LED Backlight - 800:1 Contrast | 
| Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | Viewing Angles 178° Horizontal 178° Vertical | 
| Colour Depth 8-bit | Colour Depth 8-bit | 
| Coverage 100% sRGB 98% DCI-P3 - | Coverage 100% sRGB - - | 
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| Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective Fully Laminated | - - - | 
| Touch Capacitive | Touch Capacitive | 
| Main 12.2MP 28mm Lens ƒ/1.8 Aperture 1/2.93" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size Optical Image Stabilization - | Main 0.7MP 31mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/8.7" Sensor Size 1.75 µm Pixel Size - - | 
| Ultrawide 10.0MP 11mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.24" Sensor Size 1.22 µm Pixel Size 126˚ Diagonal Field of View - - | - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Front 12.2MP 12mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/3.4" Sensor Size 1.00 µm Pixel Size 122˚ Diagonal Field of View | Front 0.3MP 35mm Lens ƒ/2.4 Aperture 1/9" Sensor Size 2.50 µm Pixel Size 63˚ Diagonal Field of View | 
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| Zoom 2.5x Zoom-Out - - 5x Digital Zoom-In | Zoom - - - 1x Digital Zoom-In | 
| Max FPS 30 FPS 720p 240 FPS 1080p 60 FPS 4K - | Max FPS 30 FPS 720p - - - | 
| Max Front FPS - 60 FPS 1080p - - | - - - - - | 
| Features Flash - Autofocus - Center Stage HDR Photo - Video Stabilization - - Photo Geotagging Stereo Recording Audio Zoom | Features - - - - - - - - - - Photo Geotagging - - | 
| Modes Slow Motion - Time-Lapse - - - Panorama Burst Mode - Front Portrait Mode - - - - - | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| Not Included | Not Included | 
| Facial | No Biometrics | 
| 4 | 1 | 
| 5 | 1 | 
| No Cellular Modem Qualcomm X62 5G mmWave | No Cellular Modem Qualcomm MDM6600 3G | 
| Speed Up to 4400Mbps Download Up to 1600Mbps Upload | Speed Up to 7.2Mbps Download Up to 5.76Mbps Upload | 
| SIM Slots 1x nano SIM 1x eSIM |  | 
| Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps | Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n) 1 Stream Up to 150Mbps | 
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 2.1 | 
| Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - Barometer | Motion Accelerometer Gyroscope - - | 
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| Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer LiDAR Adaptive Colour (True Tone) - - - | Utility Proximity Ambient Light (ALS) Magnetometer - - - - - | 
| Communication - - Ultra-Wideband Chip | - - - - | 
| Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | Location - - - - - - iBeacon - | 
| Integrated Chipset | Integrated Chipset | 
| Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB 4 (40Gbps) - - - - - - - - - - | Data - - - - - - 1x Apple 30-pin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - | 
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| External | External | 
| 20W 9.00V 2.22A | 10W 5.10V 2.10A | 
| USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 2.22A 9V (19.98W) - - - - - - | USB-PD 2.10A 5V (10.5W) - - - - - - - | 
| - USB-C - Removable Cable - | - USB-A - Removable Cable - | 
| 40.9Wh 10702mAh 3.82V Lithium-Ion - | 25Wh 6579mAh 3.80V Lithium-Ion - | 
| Up to 10 Hours | Up to 10 Hours | 
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| iPadOS | iPadOS | 
| Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | Build Material Aluminum, Glass - - | 
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| Height 280.6 mm (11 in) Width 214.9 mm (8.5 in) Depth 6.4 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.400 L | Height 241.2 mm (9.5 in) Width 185.7 mm (7.3 in) Depth 8.8 mm (0.3 in) Volume 0.400 L | 
| Weight 682 g (24.06 oz) - - - - | Weight 601 g (21.2 oz) - - - - | 
| CPU Not Upgradable | CPU Not Upgradable | 
| GPU Not Upgradable | GPU Not Upgradable | 
| Memory Not Upgradable | Memory Not Upgradable | 
| Storage Not Upgradable | Storage Not Upgradable | 
| Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | Wi-Fi Not Upgradable | 
| Motherboard Not Upgradable | Motherboard Not Upgradable | 
| Power Supply Not Upgradable | Power Supply Not Upgradable | 
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