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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1)
The 2021 iPad Pro 12.9-inch brought the M1 chip, up to 16GB of RAM, a Thunderbolt/USB 4 port and the first Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED display with 1,600-nit HDR peak brightness. It launched at $1,099 for the Wi-Fi model with 128GB.
Pros
- Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display with 120Hz ProMotion and 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness
- Apple M1 chip with 8GB of RAM, or 16GB on the 1TB and 2TB models
- Thunderbolt / USB 4 port with up to 40Gb/s transfer speeds
- Optional 5G with sub-6 and mmWave support
- Works with Apple Pencil (2nd generation) and Magic Keyboard
Cons
- Heavy at 682g, and thicker at 6.4mm than the 11-inch model
- High launch price of $1,099 for the base 128GB model
- Included charger is only 20W for a 10,758 mAh battery
- No headphone jack and no microSD slot
Good
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple M1 (8-core), because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1)
Display
- Screen size
- 12.9 ″
- Panel type
- Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD
- Resolution
- 2732x2048
- Pixel density
- 264 ppi
- Refresh rate
- 120 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 1,600 nits
Performance
- Chipset
- Apple M1
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage options
- 128GB / 256GB / 512GB / 1TB / 2TB
Battery
- Capacity
- 10,758 mAh
- Charging
- 20 W
Design
- Weight
- 682 g
- Thickness
- 6.4 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP
- Front camera
- 12 MP
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Cellular
- 5G optional
- USB
- Thunderbolt / USB 4
Features
- Stylus
- Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
- Keyboard support
- Yes
- Speakers
- Quad
- Operating system
- iPadOS 14.5
Quick answers
Is the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1) good in 2026?
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1) earns an Inno Score of 64.4/100 (“Good”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 2021 iPad Pro 12.9-inch brought the M1 chip, up to 16GB of RAM, a Thunderbolt/USB 4 port and the first Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED display with 1,600-nit HDR peak brightness. It launched at $1,099 for the Wi-Fi model with 128GB.
What are the key specs of the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1)?
Screen size: 12.9 ″ · Chipset: Apple M1 · Capacity: 10,758 mAh · RAM: 8 GB
What are the closest alternatives to the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (M1)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are POCO Pad X1, Huawei MatePad Air Z, Xiaomi Pad 9 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
