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iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
The thinnest Apple product ever, in the large size.
Overview
The 13-inch M4 iPad Pro slimmed down to 5.1 mm, which made it thinner than any Apple product before it, and trimmed more than 100 grams compared with the preceding 12.9-inch Pro. The weight drop is the result of the aluminum shell, the reworked internal layout and the replacement of mini-LED with a two-layer OLED stack.
Its Ultra Retina XDR display runs at 2752 x 2064 and shares the 1,000-nit full-screen and 1,600-nit HDR peak levels of the 11-inch version. The M4 chip, 8 GB or 16 GB of memory and the Pencil Pro experience are identical to the smaller model.
The larger body holds a 38.99 Wh battery for about ten hours of use. A nano-texture glass option reduced glare on the 1 TB and 2 TB versions, which appealed to photographers and illustrators working in bright rooms.
Why it mattered
Showed that a large professional tablet could be remarkably light, and was thinner than any Apple product before it.
At a glance
- Announced
- May 7, 2024
- Released
- May 15, 2024
- Discontinued
- October 15, 2025
- Launch price
- $1,299
- Chip
- Apple M4
- Display
- 13"
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- 5.1 mm thin tandem OLED display
- Apple M4 with up to 16 GB RAM
- Over 100 g lighter than the 12.9-inch M2 Pro
- Apple Pencil Pro support
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 13-inch
- Type
- Ultra Retina XDR tandem OLED with ProMotion, True Tone, wide color (P3)
- Resolution
- 2752 x 2064 (264 ppi)
- Refresh rate
- 10 to 120 Hz
- Brightness
- 1,000 nits full-screen SDR, 1,600 nits peak HDR
- Contrast
- 2,000,000:1
Chip
- Chip
- Apple M4, 9-core CPU (3P + 6E) on 256GB/512GB, 10-core CPU (4P + 6E) on 1TB/2TB; 10-core GPU
- Coprocessor
- 16-core Neural Engine
Memory
- RAM
- 8 GB (256GB-512GB), 16 GB (1TB-2TB)
- Storage options
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB
Camera
- Rear camera
- 12 MP wide, LiDAR scanner, adaptive True Tone flash, 4K video at 60 fps with ProRes
- Front camera
- 12 MP ultra wide, Center Stage, landscape placement
Battery
- Battery life
- Up to 10 hours of web or video
- Capacity
- About 38.99 Wh
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Cellular
- Optional 5G model
- Connector
- USB-C with Thunderbolt / USB 4
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Accessories
- Apple Pencil
- Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil (USB-C)
- Keyboard
- Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro (M4)
Audio
- Speakers
- Four speakers, studio-quality microphones
Design
- Dimensions
- 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
- Weight
- 579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 g (cellular)
Security
- Authentication
- Face ID
Software
- Launch OS
- iPadOS 17.5
- Latest supported OS
- iPadOS 27 (still supported)
How it compares
More in the iPad Pro family
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
A giant-screen iPad built for work, drawing and four speakers.
iPad Pro 9.7-inch
Pro power and a True Tone screen in the familiar 9.7-inch size.
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
ProMotion arrives, filling a larger screen into the same body.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
The big Pro gains ProMotion, a faster chip and a better camera.
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
A new look: no home button, Face ID and USB-C.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
The Face ID redesign in the large 12.9-inch size.
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
Dual cameras and a LiDAR scanner join the Pro.
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
The large Pro gains LiDAR, dual cameras and an A12Z Bionic.
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
An M1 Mac chip arrives in the iPad Pro.
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)
Impossibly thin, with a tandem OLED display and the first M4 chip.
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.