M5 chip · 11″ or 13″
iPad Pro
The fastest iPad, with the best screen Apple makes.
From $1,199 (11″) · $1,499 (13″)
Released October 2025 · 12 months ago
Best for
iPad as your main computer
Headroom for heavy multitasking, an external display at up to 5K and 120 Hz, and fast Thunderbolt storage.
Photo and video editing
The best display for color work, up to 2 TB of storage and the fastest exports on any iPad.
Drawing and illustration
Apple Pencil Pro with hover, on a 120 Hz screen that keeps up with every stroke.
Music production
Thunderbolt handles audio interfaces and fast sample drives, and the M5 runs big Logic Pro sessions.
Think twice if…
- You mostly watch, read and browse. An iPad Air or iPad does that just as well for far less money.
- You’re on a tight budget. The Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro add more than $400 on top of an already high price.
Our take
The iPad Pro is the one to get if the iPad is your main computer and you want headroom for years. The Tandem OLED display is the best screen on any Apple device, Thunderbolt makes external drives and displays painless, and 12 to 16 GB of memory keeps pro apps and lots of windows running.
It’s also the most expensive way to iPad, and most people won’t use everything it offers. If you mostly read, watch and write, an iPad Air gets you most of the way for a lot less.
Specs that matter
iPad features
- Apple Pencil
- Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil (USB‑C) · hover
- Keyboard
- Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
- External display
- One display, up to 6K at 60 Hz or 5K at 120 Hz
- Port
- Thunderbolt / USB 4, up to 40 Gb/s
- Apple Intelligence
- Yes
- Unlock
- Face ID
- Cameras
- 12 MP wide · 12 MP landscape Center Stage front
- Cellular
- Optional 5G (eSIM only)
Display
- Screen size
- 11″ or 13″
- Display type
- Tandem OLED (Ultra Retina XDR)
- Refresh rate
- ProMotion, 10–120 Hz
- Sharpness & brightness
- 264 ppi · 1,000 nits, 1,600 nits HDR peak · nano-texture glass option (1 and 2 TB)
Performance & storage
- Chip
- M5
- CPU / GPU
- 9- or 10-core CPU · 10-core GPU
- Memory
- 12 GB (16 GB with 1 or 2 TB)
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
Size & battery
- Weight
- 444 g (11″) · 579 g (13″)
- Thickness
- 5.3 mm (11″) · 5.1 mm (13″)
- Battery
- Up to 10 hours
- Speakers & mics
- Four speakers · four studio-quality mics
- Wireless
- Wi‑Fi 7 · Bluetooth 6
Recommended accessories
Keyboard
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (M5)
Turns the iPad Pro into a laptop, with a function row, a large glass trackpad and an aluminum palm rest.
$299 (11″) · $349 (13″)View at AppleApple Pencil & stylus
Apple Pencil Pro
The best stylus for iPad, with squeeze, barrel roll and haptics. Works with iPad Pro, iPad Air and iPad mini.
$129View at AppleApple Pencil & stylus
Apple Pencil (USB‑C)
The affordable Apple Pencil for notes and sketches. No pressure sensitivity, but precise and fine for handwriting.
Other iPads
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