Apple iPad Pro 12.9" MHNG3LL/A Space Gray 2021
The M1 chip drives a 12.9-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with 1600 nits peak brightness and ProMotion, delivering desktop-class speed in a 683g tablet. Its Thunderbolt port and LiDAR Scanner expand creative workflows, while the Ultra Wide front camera with Center Stage refines video calls. This device best suits digital artists and designers who need precise Apple Pencil input and HDR reference monitoring on the go.
CPU M1
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 12.9" 2732x2048
OS Apple iPadOS
stylus Yes
69 Overall Score
Price $449
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong feature (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong connectivity (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong screen (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average battery (31th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 8 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
| Expandable | No |
Display
| Size | 12.9" |
| Resolution | 2732 |
| Panel | Liquid Retina XDR |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| USB-C | 1 |
| Cellular | No |
Features
| Stylus Support | Yes |
| Stylus Model | Apple Pencil (2nd generation) |
| Fingerprint Reader | Yes |
| Face Unlock | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
| OS | Apple iPadOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple iPad Pro 12.9" MHNG3LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR | Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG | Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro | Microsoft Surface Pro 11 | DOOGEE U11 U11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | M1 | MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ | 3 GHz | MediaTek Dimensity 8300 Octa-core (A715 3.35Ghz + 3 x A715 3.2Ghz + 4 x A510 2.2Ghz) | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | 1.6 GHz |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 512 | 128 |
| Screen | 12.9" 2732x2048 | 14.6" 2960x1848 | 11.2" 3200x2136 | 12.7" 2944x1840 | 13" 2880x1920 | 11" |
| OS | Apple iPadOS | Android 16 | HyperOS 2 | Android 14 | Windows 11 Home | Android 16 |
| Stylus | true | true | true | true | true | true |
| Cellular | false | false | false | true | false | true |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 53 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Screen | Battery | Feature | Storage | Connectivity | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPad Pro 12.9" MHNG3LL/A | 61.9 | 63.6 | 65.8 | 90.7 | 30.5 | 98.3 | 64.6 | 93.3 | 77.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra SM-X930NZAAXAR Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 95.8 | 93.3 | 86 | 73.6 | 62.8 | 99.1 |
| Xiaomi Pad 7 Pro 24091RPADG Compare | 97.2 | 96.4 | 81.2 | 98.7 | 85.7 | 64.5 | 89.4 | 78 | 82.7 |
| Lenovo Idea Tab Pro Idea Tab Pro Compare | 83.2 | 82.2 | 77.4 | 91.6 | 91.2 | 99.6 | 64.6 | 96.3 | 90.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 11 Compare | 99.6 | 1.8 | 93.3 | 93.9 | 99.7 | 83.6 | 92.9 | 93.3 | 90.6 |
| DOOGEE U11 U11 Compare | 69.1 | 69.8 | 88.2 | 56.3 | 83.5 | 87.7 | 51.8 | 88 | 86.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $449
Amazon 2 offers From $449
Best Buy 3 offers From $475
Price History
Usage Scores
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