iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)

The ultimate iteration of Apple's 12.9-inch mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR architecture, supercharged with M2 silicon, Apple Pencil hover, and Wi-Fi 6E.

Generation delta

What changed?

Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU (4 performance and 4 efficiency cores), 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine performing 15.8 trillion operations per second, 100 GB/s memory bandwidth, and dedicated ProRes encode/decode hardware engines.
Silicon
Apple Pencil hover detection
Senses Apple Pencil (2nd generation) up to 12 mm above the display, allowing users to preview brush strokes, mark positions, and UI interactive elements before physical contact.
Display
ProRes video capture
In-device recording of ProRes video footage up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB model), paired with up to 3x faster video transcoding.
Product
Wi-Fi 6E connectivity
Tri-band Wi-Fi support (2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz) offering peak theoretical speeds up to 2.4 Gbps.
Connectivity
Bluetooth 5.3
Updated Bluetooth wireless specification.
Connectivity

12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (2D mini-LED backlight system with 2,596 full-array…
12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display (2D mini-LED backlight system with 2,596 full-array local dimming zones, 2732-by-2048 resolution at 264 ppi, 1,000 nits full-screen brightness, 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, ProMotion 10Hz-120Hz, P3 wide color, True Tone).
Display
Thunderbolt / USB 4 port (up to 40 Gbps data transfer, external display output up to 6K)
Thunderbolt / USB 4 port (up to 40 Gbps data transfer, external display output up to 6K).
Display
TrueDepth camera system on the portrait bezel featuring Face ID and 12MP Ultra Wide wit…
TrueDepth camera system on the portrait bezel featuring Face ID and 12MP Ultra Wide with Center Stage.
Camera
Dual rear cameras (12MP Wide + 10MP Ultra Wide) with LiDAR Scanner
Dual rear cameras (12MP Wide + 10MP Ultra Wide) with LiDAR Scanner.
Camera
Four-speaker audio system with five studio-grade microphones
Four-speaker audio system with five studio-grade microphones.
Audio
6.4 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 682 g (Wi-Fi) / 685 g (Cellular)
6.4 mm aluminum unibody enclosure weighing 682 g (Wi-Fi) / 685 g (Cellular).
Connectivity
40.88-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi
40.88-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