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iPad Pro 10.5-inch
ProMotion arrives, filling a larger screen into the same body.
Overview
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro grew the screen by about 20 percent while making the overall footprint only slightly larger than the 9.7-inch it replaced. Narrow bezels allowed this, and iOS 11's drag-and-drop and Dock interface soon followed to make good use of the space.
The headline display feature was ProMotion: the panel refreshed at up to 120 Hz, adapting to content, so Apple Pencil latency dropped to a fraction of what it had been. Brightness reached 600 nits and the color gamut matched P3, with True Tone and an anti-reflective coating as before.
The A10X Fusion chip combined three performance and three efficiency cores with a 12-core graphics unit, and a 12-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization joined a 7-megapixel front camera. Storage began at 64 GB, up from 32 GB.
Why it mattered
First iPad with 120 Hz ProMotion, a feature that later became standard across the Pro line.
At a glance
- Announced
- June 5, 2017
- Released
- June 13, 2017
- Discontinued
- March 18, 2019
- Launch price
- $649
- Chip
- Apple A10X Fusion, 6-core
- Display
- 10.5"
- Storage
- 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
- Status
- Vintage
Highlights
- ProMotion display up to 120 Hz
- A10X Fusion six-core chip with 4 GB RAM
- 12 MP camera with optical stabilization
- Storage options up to 512 GB
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 10.5-inch
- Type
- Retina IPS with ProMotion, True Tone, wide color (P3)
- Resolution
- 2224 x 1668 (264 ppi)
- Refresh rate
- Up to 120 Hz
- Brightness
- 600 nits
Chip
- Chip
- Apple A10X Fusion, 6-core (3 performance + 3 efficiency)
- Graphics
- 12-core GPU
- Coprocessor
- Apple M10 motion coprocessor
Memory
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage options
- 64GB, 256GB, 512GB
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP f/1.8 with optical image stabilization, 4K video
- Front camera
- 7 MP
Battery
- Battery life
- Up to 10 hours of web, video or music
- Capacity
- About 30.4 Wh
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with MIMO
- Cellular
- Optional Gigabit-class LTE model
- Connector
- Lightning and Smart Connector
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 4.2
Accessories
- Apple Pencil
- Apple Pencil (1st generation)
- Keyboard
- Smart Keyboard via Smart Connector
Audio
- Speakers
- Four speakers
Design
- Dimensions
- 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
- Weight
- 469 g (Wi-Fi), 477 g (cellular)
Security
- Authentication
- Touch ID fingerprint sensor
Software
- Launch OS
- iOS 10.3.2
- Latest supported OS
- iPadOS 17.7.x
How it compares
More in the iPad Pro family
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
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iPad Pro 9.7-inch
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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
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iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
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iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
The large Pro gains LiDAR, dual cameras and an A12Z Bionic.
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
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iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR brings HDR to the biggest iPad.
iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
M2 speed and Apple Pencil hover in an unchanged body.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
The M2 refresh keeps the mini-LED display and the big canvas.
iPad Pro 11-inch (M4)
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iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
The thinnest Apple product ever, in the large size.
iPad Pro 11-inch (M5)
M5 speed and Apple's own wireless silicon in the OLED Pro.
iPad Pro 13-inch (M5)
The 5.1 mm OLED Pro, upgraded to M5 and Wi-Fi 7.