It is important to note that this A2231 iPad Pro 11-Inch (2nd Gen), sold exclusively in mainland China, supports Gigabit-class LTE on bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, and 66, but it does not support bands 14 or 71.
The iPad Pro 11-Inch (Wi-Fi/Cellular Mainland China - 2nd Gen) features a fully-laminated, antireflective 11" LED-backlit 2388x1668 "Liquid Retina" display (264 ppi, 600 nits) within a slim black bezel, housed in a thin case with rounded corners and flat sides. It's available in silver or "Space Gray."
This iPad Pro is powered by an eight-core 2.5 GHz Apple A12Z Bionic processor, with an "embedded M12 coprocessor" and a "Neural Engine" for machine learning and AR. It includes 6 GB of RAM and storage options of 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB.
Key new features include LiDAR and trackpad support via an optional "Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro" and third-party devices. It also has "Face ID" authentication and supports the Apple Pencil 2nd Gen (A2051, MU8F2AM/A, US$129), which charges magnetically. It features a 7-megapixel front camera and a dual rear camera system (12-megapixel wide and 10-megapixel ultra-wide).
Connectivity includes USB-C, dual-band 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) with HT80 with MIMO, and Bluetooth 5.0. It also has five microphones and a four-speaker system.
Battery life is rated at 10 hours for Wi-Fi web surfing or video, or 9 hours on cellular data. This model has a nano-SIM slot for traditional SIMs and does not support eSIM.
Compared to its predecessor, this iPad Pro 11-Inch (2nd Gen) model shares the same physical size, display, and similar internals but adds LiDAR, an improved rear camera system (ultra-wide), faster Wi-Fi, better microphones, and more base storage.