Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 Silver 2025
A 9-core M5 chip powers a vivid 13-inch 1600-nit OLED display with fluid 120Hz ProMotion, all housed in a 5.3mm-thin aluminum body. At just 582 grams with Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi 7, it delivers laptop-caliber connectivity in an ultraportable tablet frame, while the 264 ppi touchscreen and Apple Pencil Pro precision elevate handwritten notes and sketches. This iPad Pro is ideal for students, researchers, and creative sketchers who prioritize a superior reading and annotation experience with all-day interactive use.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong battery (99th percentile) 99th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| 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 6.0 |
| 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 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G | UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | 2.3 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 512 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" 2752x2064 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 11" | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | true | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 39 | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | 96 | 95.3 | 81.2 | 99.8 | 98.5 | 96.7 | 83.4 | 98.6 | 98.4 | 99.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 91.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 74.3 | 93 | 98.7 | 98.4 | 99 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 78 | 93.3 | 42.2 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 54.4 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| HOTWAV R9 Ultra 5G R9 Ultra 5G Compare | 94.2 | 93.6 | 96.2 | 41.9 | 30.5 | 93.6 | 89.4 | 94.8 | 71.4 | 51.3 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Active T1 Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 88.2 | 26.3 | 87.7 | 76.7 | 51.7 | 88.5 | 88 | 68.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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