Apple Product History

iPad Pro

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iPad Pro (M5)

iPad Pro (M5)

October 22, 2025

M5

$1,199

M5 brings a Neural Accelerator to every GPU core for a big AI leap.

M5 chip with Neural Accelerators in each GPU core
Up to 3.5x faster AI performance than M4
Faster storage architecture
11-inch and 13-inch, quietly released without an event
Price rose from $999 to $1,199 on June 25, 2026 amid an industry-wide RAM shortage

iPad Pro (M4)

iPad Pro (M4)

May 15, 2024

M4

$999

The thinnest Apple product ever, with the first OLED iPad display.

First iPad Pro with tandem OLED (Ultra Retina XDR) display
M4 chip debuts ahead of the Mac lineup
Thinnest Apple product to date
Renamed to 11-inch and 13-inch sizes; launched with Apple Pencil Pro

iPad Pro (M2)

iPad Pro (M2)

October 26, 2022

M2

$799

M2 chip and Apple Pencil hover detection.

Apple M2 chip
Apple Pencil hover support
Faster Wi-Fi 6E on some configurations

iPad Pro (M1)

iPad Pro (M1)

May 21, 2021

M1

$799

iPad Pro adopts the Mac's M1 chip and a Liquid Retina XDR display.

First iPad with Apple M1 chip
12.9-inch model gains mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display
5G cellular support added
Thunderbolt / USB 4 port

iPad Pro (2020)

iPad Pro (2020)

March 25, 2020

A12Z Bionic

$799

A12Z chip, a LiDAR scanner, and the debut of the Magic Keyboard.

A12Z Bionic chip
Added LiDAR Scanner for depth sensing and AR
Introduced trackpad support and the Magic Keyboard

iPad Pro (2018)

iPad Pro (2018)

November 7, 2018

A12X Bionic

$799

An edge-to-edge redesign with Face ID and USB-C.

All-screen design, Home button removed in favor of Face ID
Switched from Lightning to USB-C
11-inch size replaces 10.5-inch; squared-off edges support new Apple Pencil (2nd gen)

iPad Pro (2017)

iPad Pro (2017)

June 13, 2017

A10X Fusion

$649

A new 10.5-inch size and ProMotion 120Hz display.

Introduced 10.5-inch size, replacing 9.7-inch
ProMotion display with 120Hz refresh rate
A10X Fusion chip

iPad Pro (9.7-inch)

iPad Pro (9.7-inch)

March 31, 2016

A9X

$599

A smaller 9.7-inch Pro with True Tone display.

9.7-inch size joins the 12.9-inch model
Introduced True Tone display
A9X chip, 12MP camera with 4K video

iPad Pro (12.9-inch)

iPad Pro (12.9-inch)

November 11, 2015

A9X

12.9-inch

$799

The first iPad Pro, debuting a larger 12.9-inch display, Apple Pencil, and Smart Keyboard.

Introduces the iPad Pro line and 12.9-inch display
First iPad to support Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard
A9X chip