The Cupertino company does not stop evolving all its products, however, on some occasions it may happen that a new device continues to be below another that was presented years ago. For this reason, in this post we want to see if the 9th generation iPad is capable of surpassing the 11-inch iPad Pro of 2018 on paper, since in addition, according to what circumstances, they do not differ so much in price.
What elements are different?
These two devices are separated by several years in time , however, as they are two completely different ranges of the same product, it is possible that many users may hesitate to purchase one or the other based on the benefits they are capable of providing. . Below we will briefly comment on which are the most significant.
- Design is the first thing that jumps out when buying both devices. The 11 “iPad Pro from 2018 was the first to embrace this famous frameless design that Apple users have loved so much, while the iPad 9 remains anchored in an already historic design.
- The screen is surely the most differential between the 9th generation iPad and the 11-inch iPad Pro of 2018. To begin with, the size is different, on the one hand you have 10.2 inches and on the other 11. But really the difference is not in the size, if not the technology of it. On the iPad Pro you have a Liquid Retina with ProMotion technology and on the iPad 9 a Retina display.
- The port is another point that radically makes a difference. The iPad 9 still maintains the Lightning connection , while the iPad Pro has USB-C , which allows you to have a much wider range of accessories to connect and use.
- Apple itself continues to leave the iPad 9 behind the 11 “iPad Pro of 2018, as accessories such as the 2nd generation Apple Pencil or the famous Magic Keyboard are not compatible with the iPad 9.
- Another difference lies in the way of unlocking the device. The presence of Face ID in the Pro makes it much more comfortable to use this device, while Touch ID remains the method that users of the iPad 9 have to use.
- In terms of power you will hardly be able to find differences, in the case of the Pro model it has the A12X Bionic chip while the iPad 9 has the A13 Bionic chip .
Our conclusion
The reality is that the 11-inch iPad Pro of 2018 is still a device that in most cases will give you better performance than the 9th generation iPad. However, this does not speak badly of the iPad 9, but on the contrary , that Apple has been able to give the same power to both devices speaks very well of this iPad.
On the other hand, it is normal that technologies that today are still reserved for the iPad Pro models, are not present in the cheapest iPad model that Apple has on the market. At the end of the day, although they are two devices that today could be compared, the truth is that they are two ranges focused on two totally different audiences .