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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2025-03-04 | 2017-06-15 |
| -- | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| -- | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| -- | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is way better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), getting a general score of 82.4 against 62.5. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro OS, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has an extremely better processing unit than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a greater number of cores and 10 GB more RAM.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much sharper screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a little bit larger display. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 872 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a battery lifetime that is very similar to the Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) one.
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