iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)

Debuts Apple Pencil hover interaction, Apple M2 silicon with ProRes media acceleration, and Wi-Fi 6E in the compact 11-inch Pro form factor.

Generation delta

What changed?

Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, up to 15 percent faster than M1), 10-core GPU (delivering up to 35 percent faster graphics), 16-core Neural Engine performing 15.8 trillion operations per second (40 percent faster), and 100 GB/s unified memory bandwidth (50 percent increase over M1).
Silicon
Apple Pencil hover detection
Detects Apple Pencil (2nd generation) up to 12 mm above the display surface, interpreting electromagnetic signals emitted from the pen tip to preview marks, display interactive UI highlights, expand Scribble text boxes dynamically, and preview watercolor pigment blends before touching the glass.
Display
ProRes video capture engine
Dedicated media engine with hardware ProRes encode and decode, enabling direct capture of ProRes video up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB capacity) and up to 3x faster ProRes transcoding.
Product
Wi-Fi 6E connectivity
Introduced 6 GHz spectrum support delivering wireless download speeds up to 2.4 Gbps (doubling the throughput of the prior generation).
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3
Upgraded short-range wireless standard for lower latency and improved power efficiency.
Connectivity

11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2388-by-1668 resolution at 264 ppi, Pro…
11-inch Liquid Retina display (LED-backlit IPS, 2388-by-1668 resolution at 264 ppi, ProMotion 10Hz-120Hz dynamic refresh rate, P3 wide color, True Tone, 600 nits peak brightness, fully laminated with anti-reflective coating).
Display
TrueDepth camera system on the portrait bezel featuring Face ID biometric authenticatio…
TrueDepth camera system on the portrait bezel featuring Face ID biometric authentication and a 12MP Ultra Wide sensor with Center Stage.
Camera
Dual rear camera system
12MP Wide (f/1.8) and 10MP Ultra Wide (f/2.4) with LiDAR Scanner for 3D depth mapping and augmented reality.
Camera
Thunderbolt / USB 4 port supporting up to 40 Gbps transfer speeds, external storage, an…
Thunderbolt / USB 4 port supporting up to 40 Gbps transfer speeds, external storage, and external displays up to 6K resolution.
Display
Four-speaker audio system with orientation-adaptive high-frequency routing and five stu…
Four-speaker audio system with orientation-adaptive high-frequency routing and five studio-quality microphones.
Audio
Compact 5.9 mm thin aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 466 g (Wi-Fi) / 470 g (Cellular)
Compact 5.9 mm thin aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 466 g (Wi-Fi) / 470 g (Cellular).
Connectivity
28.65-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi
28.65-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi.
Connectivity

Technology DNA

TrueDepth-based face authentication introduced with iPhone X.

High-density display branding introduced on iPhone 4 and later expanded across product families.

Canonical predecessor