Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (3rd gen, 2018) review: The flat-edge iPad Pro that introduced USB-C and Face ID.
The iPad Pro's seminal redesign.
iPad Pro 12.9" (2018) introduced flat edges, Face ID, USB-C and the second-gen Pencil — the template every iPad has followed since.
01Display
86/100At 86/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 6 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
64/10064/100 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.
03Performance
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 8 points above the cohort average.
05Build
88/100At 88/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.
06Value
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2018 — 9 points above the cohort average.
- First iPad with USB-C.
- First iPad without a home button (Face ID).
- Apple Pencil 2 with magnetic charging.
- Flat-edge industrial design.
- First iPad without 3.5 mm jack.
- $999 starting price.
- Software in 2018 didn't fully exploit hardware.
- Magnetic accessory ecosystem still emerging.
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? .