iPad · Pro

2024

iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)

The thinnest Apple product ever at 5.1 mm, featuring a 13-inch Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR display, M4 silicon, and Apple Pencil Pro.

Announced
2024-05-07
Family
iPad
Branch
Pro
Historical weight
Paradigm shift

Key specifications

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Display
13" Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED, 2752×2064
Chip / CPU
Apple M4 · 4.40 GHz
Memory
8 GB (up to 16 GB)
Base storage
256 GB
Ports & charging
Thunderbolt / USB 4
Weight
579 g
Dimensions
281.6×215.5×5.1 mm
Original OS
iPadOS 17.5
Launch price
$1,299
Released
May 15, 2024
Graphics
Apple 10-core GPU
CPU cores
10

Generation delta

What changed?

Introduced

8
  • Thinnest product in Apple hardware history (5.1 mm)

    Redesigned unibody enclosure measuring only 5.1 mm thin (a 1.3 mm reduction from the 6.4 mm 12.9-inch predecessor) and weighing 579 g (Wi-Fi) / 582 g (Cellular) — a massive weight drop of 103 grams (nearly a quarter pound).

    Connectivity
  • 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR display with Tandem OLED

    Dual-panel stacked tandem OLED display delivering 1,000 nits full-screen brightness for SDR/HDR, 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness, 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio, sub-millisecond response time, specular highlight rendering, and zero mini-LED local dimming halo/blooming artifacts. Features 2752-by-2064 resolution at 264 ppi with ProMotion (10Hz-120Hz).

    Display
  • Nano-texture display glass option

    Etched nano-texture glass available on 1TB and 2TB models to dramatically scatter reflected ambient light in high-glare creative production studios.

    Display
  • Apple M4 chip (2nd-generation 3nm)

    9-core CPU (256/512GB) or 10-core CPU (1TB/2TB), 10-core GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing, mesh shading, and Dynamic Caching, plus a 16-core Neural Engine executing 38 TOPS.

    Silicon
  • Landscape 12MP TrueDepth front camera

    Moved Face ID and 12MP Ultra Wide Center Stage camera to the long landscape top edge.

    Camera
  • Apple Pencil Pro support

    Integrates squeeze gestures, barrel roll rotational sensing, custom haptics, and Find My tracking.

    Ports
  • Aluminum Magic Keyboard

    Redesigned companion keyboard with aluminum top case, 14-key function row, larger glass haptic trackpad, and magnetic USB-C passthrough charging.

    Ports
  • Adaptive True Tone rear flash

    AI document scanning engine eliminating page shadows.

    Product

Changed

3
  • Diagonal screen size

    Expanded from 12.9 inches (2732-by-2048) to 13.0 inches (2752-by-2064).

    Display
  • Base storage tier

    Doubled from 128GB to 256GB (offered in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB).

    Storage
  • Cellular SIM architecture

    eSIM-only worldwide without physical SIM card slot.

    Connectivity

Retired

4
  • Mini-LED backlighting

    Replaced by Tandem OLED display technology.

    Display
  • 10MP Ultra Wide rear camera

    Retired from the camera module.

    Camera
  • Apple Pencil (2nd generation) compatibility

    Incompatible with new charging coils.

    Power
  • Physical SIM tray

    Completely retired.

    Product

Retained

3
  • Thunderbolt / USB 4 port supporting up to 40 Gbps transfer speeds and 6K Pro Display XD…

    Thunderbolt / USB 4 port supporting up to 40 Gbps transfer speeds and 6K Pro Display XDR external monitors.

    Display
  • Four-speaker audio system with spatial audio rendering and four studio-quality microphones

    Four-speaker audio system with spatial audio rendering and four studio-quality microphones.

    Audio
  • 38.99-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi

    38.99-watt-hour battery delivering up to 10 hours of web browsing on Wi-Fi.

    Connectivity

Technology DNA

Ideas carried by this generation.

Canonical predecessor

iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)