Compare iPad Pro with M4 chip and iPad Pro with M2 chip

The all-new iPad Pro 2024 with M4 chip takes performance to the next level. So what upgrades did the previous iPad Pro have? Read the following article for a detailed look at iPad Pro with M4 chip and iPad Pro with M2 chip.

A few things about iPad Pro

In 2021, iPad Pro 11 and 12.9 inches launch with powerful M1 chip, Thunderbolt connectivity, 5G for cellular models, new camera features like Center Stage, etc.

Then the iPad Pro M2 2022 arrived with a number of improvements and changes, but there are many small improvements that could make customers switch to the iPad Pro M1 or even the iPad Air.

Now, more than a year and a half later, the 2024 iPad Pro models have arrived with the all-new M4 chip and a host of improvements.

Here's a closer look at the iPad Pro M4 and iPad Pro M2.

Compare iPad Pro M4 and iPad Pro M2

Efficiency

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The main performance difference between the new and old iPad Pro is due to the M4 chip upgrade. Apple says it offers up to 50% faster CPU, 4x faster GPU and increased memory bandwidth from 100GB/s to 120GB/s compared to M2.

Along with the new GPU comes a media engine that offers 8K H.264 RAW support, HEVC, ProRes and hardware-accelerated ProRes – along with Mac capable of handling 8K video.

Other new features include 38 trillion operations per second with the M4 Neural Engine, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, and more.

Note : Models 128, 256 and 512GB have 8GB RAM, 1TB and 2TB models have 16GB RAM.

	11″ iPad Pro M4	11″ iPad Pro M2	13″ iPad Pro M4	12.9″ iPad Pro M2
Chips	M4	M2	M4	M2
CPU	9 or 10 cores	8 cores	9 or 10 cores	8 cores
GPU	10 crores	10 crores	10 crores	10 crores
Supports hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW	✅	❌	✅	❌
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW	–	✅	–	✅
Ray tracing is hardware accelerated	✅	❌	✅	❌
Neural Engine	16 cores	16 cores	16 cores	16 cores
Memory	256GB – 2TB	128GB – 2TB	256GB – 2TB	128GB – 2TB
RAM	8 or 16GB	8 or 16GB	8 or 16GB	8 or 16GB
Memory bandwidth	120GB/s	100GB/s	120GB/s	100GB/s
Thunderbolt/USB 4	✅	✅	✅	✅
Cellular	5G (sub-6Ghz)	5G (sub-6Ghz and mmWave	5G (sub-6Ghz)	5G (sub-6Ghz and mmWave

iPad Pro 2024 models will lose mmWave connectivity for 5G.

Screen

The new iPad Pro M4 models go beyond their predecessors with the new 'XDR Ultra Retina Display'. This is the first product to use Tandem OLED instead of LED/mini-LED of iPad Pro M2 models.

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Apple says the benefits of the new OLED display are brighter highlights, deeper true blacks, better detail in shadows and low light, etc.

Both the small and larger iPad Pros get new OLED displays, and you can now also upgrade the 1 or 2TB iPad Pro M4 with nano-textured glass.

SDR content is also brighter at up to 1000 nits for iPad Pro M4 models (600 nits for iPad Pro M2 SDR content).

	11″ iPad Pro M4	11″ iPad Pro M2	13″ iPad Pro M4	12.9″ iPad Pro M2
Screen	11″ OLED	11″ LED	13″ OLED	12.9″ mini-LED
Resolution	2420 x 1668	2388 x 1668	2752 x 2064	2732 x 2048
PPI (pixels per inch)	264	264	264	264
Screen brightness	SDR 1000 nits, maximum full-screen XDR 1000 nits, peaking at 1600 nits (HDR only)	600 nits	SDR 1000 nits, maximum full-screen XDR 1000 nits, peaking at 1600 nits (HDR only)	SDR 600 nits, maximum full-screen XDR 1000 nits, peaking at 1600 nits (HDR only)
True Tone	✅	✅	✅	✅
Wide color P3	✅	✅	✅	✅
ProMotion (120Hz)	✅	✅	✅	✅
Anti-reflective and anti-fingerprint coating	✅	✅	✅	✅
Fully Laminate screen	✅	✅	✅	✅
The glass displays nano texture	Optional on 1TB and 2TB models	❌	Optional on 1TB and 2TB models	❌
Liquid Retina display	–	✅	–	–
Liquid Retina XDR display	–	❌	–	✅
Ultra Retina XDR display	✅	❌	✅	❌
Apple Pencil Hover	✅	✅	✅	✅

Display features shared across all M4 and M2 pro models include ProMotion (10-120Hz refresh), P3 wide color, Laminate screen, anti-reflective coating, Apple Pencil Hover and True Tone.

Design, size, weight, color

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iPad Pro M4 is 'the thinnest product Apple has ever created' with a thickness of only 5.1 mm for the 13-inch model and 5.3 mm for the 11-inch version.

Along with that, the new iPad Pro M4 is lighter than its predecessor and weighs less than 0.5kg for the 11-inch version and 0.6kg for the 13-inch version.

	11″ iPad Pro M4	11″ iPad Pro M2	13″ iPad Pro M4	12.9″ iPad Pro M2
Length	9.83 inches (249.7 mm)	9.74 inches (247.6 mm)	11.09 inches (281.6 mm)	11.04 inches (280.6 mm)
Width	6.99 inches (177.5 mm)	7.02 inches (178.5 mm)	8.48 inches (215.5 mm)	8.46 inches (214.9 mm)
Thickness	0.21 inches (5.3 mm)	0.23 inches (5.9 mm)	0.20 inches (5.1 mm)	0.25 inches (6.4 mm)
Weight	0.98 pounds (446 g)	1.04 pounds (470 g)	1.28 pounds (582 g)	1.5 pounds (682 g)

New this time is the Space Black finish replacing Space Gray for the iPad Pro M4. The remaining choice is still Silver.

Connections and accessories

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The new iPad Pro models work with the same range of Apple accessories: the Magic Keyboard and the new Apple Pencil Pro – or you can opt for the mid-range Apple Pencil with USB-C.

Here are the rest of the I/O and connectivity specifications:

	11 and 13″ iPad Pro M4	11 and 12.9″ iPad Pro M2
Supports Apple Pencil Pro	✅	❌
Supports Apple Pencil Gen 2	❌	✅
Apple Pencil USB-C	✅	✅
Magic Keyboard support	✅	✅
5G	✅ (sub-6Ghz)	✅ (sub-6Ghz and mmWave)
WiFi 6E	✅	✅
SIM	eSIM only	eSIM and nano-SIM
Bluetooth	5.3	5.3
USB-C	✅ USB 4	✅ USB 4
Thunderbolt	✅	✅
Face ID	✅	✅

In addition to removing mmWave for 5G, the iPad Pro M4 has also lost its nano-SIM slot.

Battery life

iPad Pro 2024 models with M4 chip have battery life equivalent to their predecessors:

10 hours of web or video use on WiFi
9 hours of web use using mobile network

Memory and price

Storage is tweaked a bit with the iPad Pro M4 starting with 256GB and going up to 2TB. The price is $100 more than the iPad Pro M2 series or $200 more if you add nano-texture glass to the 1 and 2TB models.

	11″ iPad Pro M4	11″ iPad Pro M2	13″ iPad Pro M4	12.9″ iPad Pro M2
128GB WiFi	–	$799	–	$1,099
128GB + cell	–	$999	–	$1,299
256GB WiFi	$999	$899	$1,299	$1,199
256GB + cells	$1,199	$1,099	$1,499	$1,399
512GB WiFi	$1,199	$1,099	$1,499	$1,399
512GB + cells	$1,399	$1,299	$1,699	$1,599
1TB WiFi	$1,599	$1,499	$1,899	$1,799
1TB + cells	$1,799	$1,699	$2,099	$1,999
2TB WiFi	$1,999	$1,899	$2,299	$2,199
2TB + cells	$2,199	$2,099	$2,499	$2,399

Camera, video and audio

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On the rear camera system of iPad Pro M4, there is a 12MP wide lens, LiDAR Scanner and Retina flash with True Tone. Interestingly, the iPad Pro M4 has dropped the 10MP ultra-wide lens of the iPad Pro M2.

On the front, there's a 12MP ultra-wide lens with Center Stage support that now focuses on the long horizontal edge instead of the short edge like the iPad Pro 2024 M4 models.

	11 and 13″ iPad Pro M4	11 and 12.9″ iPad Pro M2
12MP wide lens	✅	✅
10MP ultra-wide lens	❌	✅
LiDAR	✅	✅
4K videos	✅	✅
Video ProRes lên tới 4K 30 fps	✅	✅
Dải động mở rộng	✅	✅
Video Slo-mo	✅	✅
Đèn flash camera sau	✅	✅
Camera TrueDepth với Face ID	✅ (cạnh dọc)	✅ (cạnh ngang)
Camera trước 12MP siêu rộng	✅	✅
Zoom quang học 2x	❌	✅
Ảnh Smart HDR 4	✅	✅
Center Stage Auto-tracking	✅	✅
Âm thanh 4 loa	✅	✅
Ghi âm thanh nổi	✅	✅
Mic chất lượng phòng thu	4	5

Camera trước của iPad Pro M4 (và M2) cũng hỗ trợ chế độ Portrait, Portrait Lighting và Animoji/Memoji.

Kết luận

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Tại sao nên mua iPad Pro M4?

Nhìn vào iPad Pro M4 và iPad Pro M2, hợp lý nhất là chỉ mua mẫu mới nếu bạn là một chuyên gia, có quy trình làm việc sẽ được hưởng lợi từ việc nâng cấp lên chip M4 hoặc không phải suy nghĩ về khía cạnh tài chính.

iPad Pro M4 sẽ có sẵn tại Apple và sẽ sớm có mặt tại các trang thương mại điện tử.

Tại sao nên mua iPad Pro M2 hoặc gắn bó với những gì đang có?

iPad Pro M4 có nhiều tính năng tương tự với iPad Pro M2 và sự khác biệt về bộ xử lý không phải là yếu tố cản trở đối với nhiều người. Trong trường hợp này, mua phiên bản rẻ hơn hoặc giữ lại iPad Pro/Air hiện có sẽ là lựa chọn hợp lý hơn.

Ngoài ra, iPad Air 2024 còn cung cấp gói hấp dẫn với mức giá rẻ hơn iPad Pro. Theo nhiều cách, nó giống như sự tái sinh của iPad Pro M2 vì iPad Air mới có chip M2. Và điểm mới cho năm 2024 là mẫu 13 inch cùng với phiên bản 11 inch.

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