SpecEagle review · Apple

Apple iPad Pro 11" (1st gen, 2018) review: The first 11" iPad Pro — flat-edge redesign with Face ID.

SpecEagle Editorial·Nov 2018·$799
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#29 of 138
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The 11" iPad Pro debut.

iPad Pro 11" (2018) launched alongside the redesigned 12.9 — flat edges, Face ID, USB-C and the second-gen Pencil. The template-setter.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 80-point average for flagship phones of 2018.

TypeLiquid Retina IPS LCD, ProMotion 120 Hz
Size11.0 inches
Resolution2,388 × 1,668 px (264 ppi)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2018 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main12 MP, f/1.8
Selfie7 MP TrueDepth with Face ID

03Performance

84/100

At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetApple A12X Bionic
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 GB – 1 TB

04Battery

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Capacity7,812 mAh
WiredUSB-C

05Build

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 7 points above the cohort average.

06Value

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • New 11" form factor.
  • USB-C + Face ID + flat edges.
  • ProMotion 120 Hz.
  • Pencil 2 magnetic charging.
What doesn't
  • No 3.5 mm jack (controversial).
  • 64 GB base was tight.
  • 4 GB RAM on base.
  • New magnetic Pencil charging vulnerable.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

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 138-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .