Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 Silver 2025
The Apple M5 chip with 16GB of memory and Neural Accelerators drives on-device AI tasks and pro app performance on an 11-inch Ultra Retina XDR OLED display with extreme brightness. This Geek Squad Certified Refurbished unit offers 1TB of storage and the advanced iPadOS 26 windowing system at a lower price point, backed by a 90-day warranty. It’s best for digital artists and designers who need the precise Apple Pencil Pro input and a color-accurate, high-contrast canvas.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong connectivity (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong user sentiment (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 16 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 11" |
| Resolution | 2420x1668 |
| 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 | 0.4 kg / 1.0 lbs |
| Battery | 31 Wh |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | Xiaomi Pad 62779 | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Vekfulpc T60 Pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Dimensity 8300 | 2.2 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 8 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 11" 2420x1668 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | true | false | false | false | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | 31 | - | - | 47 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | User Sentiment | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 11" M5 | 96.5 | 97.3 | 87.4 | 99.2 | 96.7 | 97 | 97 | 98.4 | 99.2 | 55.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 96.3 | 93 | 87.8 | 74.5 | 92.1 | 64.4 | 99.3 |
| Xiaomi Pad 62779 Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 98.8 | 86.5 | 67 | 89.4 | 77.5 | 78.3 | 84.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 75.8 | 98 | 77.5 | 93.1 | 39.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 0 | 78.3 | 92.4 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 88.7 | 66.2 | 62.8 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 74.5 | 0 | 60.6 | 55 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Best Buy 11 offers From $1,499
Amazon 1 offer From $1,709
Price History
Usage Scores
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