Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4) vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

8 differences
SpecificationApple iPad Air 13-inch (M4)Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
Battery technologyDiffersLithium Polymer (LiPo)lithium-polymer
Display resolutionDiffers2732 x 2048 pixels2752 x 2064 pixels
Panel typeDiffersIPSTandem OLED
Device typeDiffersiPadiPad Pro
Processor modelDiffersM4M5
ContentsDiffersiPad Air, USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB-C Power AdapteriPad Pro USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB-C Power Adapter
(sg) Inputs and outputsDiffersUSB-CThunderbolt / USB 4
SensorDiffersTouch ID, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensorFace ID, LiDAR Scanner, three-axis gyro, accelerometer, barometer, ambient light sensors
Form factorSameTabletTablet
Top Wi-Fi standardSameWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Processor manufacturerSameAppleApple
Front cameraSameYesYes
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Audio callingSameFaceTime audioFaceTime audio
Bluetooth featuresSameBluetooth 6Bluetooth 6
Front camera featuresSame12MP Center Stage camera12MP Center Stage camera
Operating systemSameiPadOSiPadOS
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Battery capacitynot known36.59 Whnot known
Battery capacitynot knownnot known10290 mAh
Browsing time (Wi-Fi) (max)not known10 hnot known
Display diagonalnot known12.9"not known
Mobile network connectionnot knownnot knownYes (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 16 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular, 16 GB RAM · 2 TB · cellular)
Position locationnot knownnot knownYes (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 16 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular, 16 GB RAM · 2 TB · cellular)
Operating system installednot knownnot knowniPadOS
Internal storage capacitynot knownnot known256 GB (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi only, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi only (wi-fi 7, bluetooth 6.0, usb-c thunderbolt 3)) · 1 TB (16 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular) · 2 TB (16 GB RAM · 2 TB · cellular) · 512 GB (6 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi only, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi only (no sim))
Weightnot known616 gnot known
Dedicated volume controlsnot knownYesnot known
Model numbernot knownnot knownA3358, A3361 (12 GB RAM · 256 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 256 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular, 12 GB RAM · 512 GB · wi-fi + cellular (esim), 16 GB RAM · 1 TB · cellular, 16 GB RAM · 2 TB · cellular)
Multi-touch capacitive panelnot knownMulti-Touchnot known
(sg) Charger typenot knownnot known20W USB-C
(sg) Product series (3)not knownnot knowniPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
(sg) Touch IDnot knownnot knownFace ID
Fingerprint recognitionnot knownTouch IDnot known
Link to manufacturer informationnot knownnot knownhttps://support.apple.com/en-us/125407
Processornot knownApple M4 chipnot known