Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2020-09-18 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a general score of 82.4, which is much better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 overall score. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s construction is much older, just a bit thicker and way heavier than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020). The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) works with Windows 10 Pro operating system, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
IPad 10.2 (2020) features a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite lower 1620 x 2160px resolution, a quite lower pixels density and a bit smaller display. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a much powerful processor than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) captures greater videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both have the same video frame rates, a back camera with an 8 MP and the same 1920x1080 video definition.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a battery life that is very similar to the battery life in iPad 10.2 (2020).
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