SpecEagle review · Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13" (M4, 2024) review: The thinnest Apple device ever, with tandem OLED and M4 silicon.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2024·$1,299
Overall
90/100
Class rank
#11 of 41
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Yes
The verdict, up front

Apple's thinnest device, tandem OLED iPad.

iPad Pro 13" (M4) is Apple's thinnest product ever — a 5.1 mm tandem-OLED tablet with the new M4 chip, raising the bar for ultra-premium slates.

01Display

96/100

96/100 puts it above the 91-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeUltra Retina XDR tandem OLED, ProMotion 120 Hz, 1,000-nit sustained / 1,600-nit peak
Size13.0 inches
Resolution2,752 × 2,064 px (264 ppi)

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2024 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main12 MP wide + LiDAR
Selfie12 MP landscape

03Performance

96/100

96/100 puts it above the 93-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetApple M4 (3 nm)
RAM8 / 16 GB
Storage256 GB – 2 TB

04Battery

82/100

82/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity10,290 mAh
WiredUSB-C Thunderbolt / USB 4

05Build

92/100

92/100 puts it above the 88-point average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • Thinnest Apple device ever (5.1 mm).
  • First iPad with tandem OLED.
  • M4 silicon — most powerful tablet chip.
  • Lighter than the M2 iPad Pro.
What doesn't
  • $1,299 starting price.
  • Apple Pencil Pro sold separately.
  • Only 8 GB on base models.
  • iPadOS still doesn't fully use M4.
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 10 Pro XL
$1,199 · score 92/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 41-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .