Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 Space Black
The Apple M5 chip with dedicated Neural Accelerators drives pro-level AI tasks and creative workflows on the 13-inch Ultra Retina XDR display, which reaches 1600 nits peak brightness for HDR content. At just 581 grams, this tablet combines desktop-class 16GB memory and up to 2TB storage with a redesigned iPadOS 26 windowing system that narrows the gap to laptop multitasking. It’s best for digital illustrators and mobile video editors who need P3 wide color accuracy, Apple Pencil Pro precision, and Wi-Fi 7 speeds for transferring large media files.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 13"
OS iPadOS
stylus Yes
47 Overall Score
Price $2,012
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong feature (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average screen (29th percentile)
- Below average battery (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina XDR |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil Pro |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.6 kg / 1.3 lbs |
| OS | iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU | Vekfulpc T60 Pro | UMIDIGI Active T1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | Dimensity 8300 | 2.2 GHz | 2000 MHz |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 12 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 1024 | 128 | 256 | 128 |
| Screen | 13" | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 13" 2880x1920 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13.4" | 11" |
| OS | iPadOS | Android 16 | Windows 11 Pro | Android 14 | Android 15 | Android |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | false | true | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 47 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 13" M5 | 36 | 37.6 | 87.4 | 29.2 | 31 | 79 | 96.4 | 39.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Compare | 97.9 | 96.4 | 80.6 | 96.3 | 93 | 87.8 | 74.5 | 64.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11th Edition Compare | 75.8 | 92.2 | 98.8 | 98.5 | 99.1 | 75.8 | 98 | 93.1 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro TB373FU Compare | 98.3 | 96.8 | 77.4 | 93.5 | 91.1 | 97.5 | 54.3 | 78.3 |
| Vekfulpc T60 Pro Compare | 93.1 | 88.7 | 66.2 | 62.8 | 88.3 | 89.4 | 74.5 | 60.6 |
| UMIDIGI Active T1 Compare | 84.4 | 80.4 | 87.4 | 29.2 | 88.3 | 79 | 54.3 | 88.2 |
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Other Configurations14
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