Apple iPad Pro 12.9" 2nd generation Silver 2017
The A10X Fusion chip and 10-hour battery drive a 12.9-inch 2732x2048 Retina display with four-speaker audio in a 676g body. Apple Pencil compatibility combined with a 12MP camera that records 4K video caters to on-the-go content creation. It suits digital illustrators and graphic designers, reflected in its 66.3/100 art and design score.
About This Tablet
The A10X Fusion chip and 10-hour battery drive a 12.9-inch 2732x2048 Retina display with four-speaker audio in a 676g body. Apple Pencil compatibility combined with a 12MP camera that records 4K video caters to on-the-go content creation. It suits digital illustrators and graphic designers, reflected in its 66.3/100 art and design score.
- CPU A10X Fusion chip with 64‑bit architecture Embedded M10 coprocessor
- RAM 64 GB
- Storage 64 GB
- Screen 12.9" 2732x2048
- OS Apple iOS 10
- Stylus
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong feature (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong social proof (83th percentile) 83th
Cons
- Below average connectivity (15th percentile) 15th
- Below average storage (29th percentile) 29th
- Below average battery (31th percentile) 31th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| Storage | 64 GB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 12.9" |
| Resolution | 2732 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| USB-C | 0 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
| OS | Apple iOS 10 |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 12.9" 2nd generation | 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 | A10X Fusion chip with 64‑bit architecture Embedded M10 coprocessor | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Processor (3.35 GHz ) | 5 GHz intel_core_ultra_7 | 3000 MHz | 2.3 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 12 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 64 | 256 | 128 | 1024 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 12.9" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iOS 10 | Android 16 | Android 14 | Windows 11 | Android 14 HyperOS | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | 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 12.9" 2nd generation | 36.9 | 38.7 | 99.5 | 87.3 | 30.9 | 95.3 | 29.1 | 15.4 | 82.9 |
| 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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