Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 Silver 2025
The 13-inch Super Retina XDR display with its 120Hz refresh rate and 1000 nits brightness pairs with the M5 10-core chip for immediate responsiveness in demanding visual tasks. Its art and design score of 87.9 is bolstered by precise Apple Pencil Pro support and the option for a nano-texture glass finish that eliminates glare. This system is best for designers, illustrators, or architects who require a color-accurate, portable workstation for detailed creative work.
About This Tablet
The 13-inch Super Retina XDR display with its 120Hz refresh rate and 1000 nits brightness pairs with the M5 10-core chip for immediate responsiveness in demanding visual tasks. Its art and design score of 87.9 is bolstered by precise Apple Pencil Pro support and the option for a nano-texture glass finish that eliminates glare. This system is best for designers, illustrators, or architects who require a color-accurate, portable workstation for detailed creative work.
- CPU Apple M5
- RAM 12 GB
- Storage 1024 GB
- Screen 13" 2752x2064
- OS iPadOS 26
- Stylus
- Cellular
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong storage (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong cpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong gpu (95th percentile) 95th
Cons
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2752 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | Yes |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Fingerprint Reader | No |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS 26 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS 26 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | 96.2 | 95.1 | 81.2 | 99.5 | 30.9 | 86.5 | 98.3 | 91.8 | 59 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 95.9 | 93.3 | 86.5 | 73.7 | 63.3 | 97.8 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 77.5 | 91.9 | 91.2 | 99.8 | 64.9 | 96.5 | 97.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 Compare | 74.4 | 93 | 97.5 | 98.2 | 99 | 84.2 | 98.3 | 93.8 | 49.4 |
| Xiaomi Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Xiaomi Pad 7 PRO Compare | 97.3 | 96.3 | 81.2 | 98.6 | 86.2 | 65.7 | 89.5 | 78.8 | 86.7 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.7 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 47.1 |
Usage Scores
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