Apple iPad Pro 13" ME8K4LL/A Silver 2025
The Apple M5 10-core chip with 16GB of memory and up to 2TB of storage drives on-device AI and demanding pro apps, paired with a 13-inch 2752x2064 OLED display delivering P3 wide color and ProMotion. At just 582 grams, its iPadOS 26 windowing system and Apple Pencil Pro support create a lightweight yet powerful multitasking and drawing environment, while Wi-Fi 7 and 5G provide rapid file transfers. Best for digital illustrators and graphic designers who require a color-accurate, portable tablet with desktop-class AI acceleration for creative workflows.
About This Tablet
The Apple M5 10-core chip with 16GB of memory and up to 2TB of storage drives on-device AI and demanding pro apps, paired with a 13-inch 2752x2064 OLED display delivering P3 wide color and ProMotion. At just 582 grams, its iPadOS 26 windowing system and Apple Pencil Pro support create a lightweight yet powerful multitasking and drawing environment, while Wi-Fi 7 and 5G provide rapid file transfers. Best for digital illustrators and graphic designers who require a color-accurate, portable tablet with desktop-class AI acceleration for creative workflows.
- CPU Apple M5
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 2000 GB
- Screen 13" 2752x2064
- OS Apple iPadOS
- Stylus
- Cellular
- Battery wh 39
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (98th percentile) 98th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 2.0 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 2752 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 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 | Yes |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| Battery | 39 Wh |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 13" ME8K4LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro EP2-20077 | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G | UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 2.3 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 2000 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | true | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 39 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 13" ME8K4LL/A | 96.2 | 95.1 | 88.2 | 99.9 | 98.4 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 98.4 | 44 |
| 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 | 84.1 | 98.3 | 93.8 | 50.6 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.3 | 93.5 | 96.1 | 43 | 30.9 | 93.6 | 89.5 | 72.4 | 48.6 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 Compare | 83.3 | 82.2 | 88.2 | 27 | 88.1 | 77.5 | 52.4 | 88.8 | 65.1 |
Usage Scores
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