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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 15.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| -- | 16 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | -- |
| 8.58 | 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 | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 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 an overall score of 82.4, which is better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s global score of 73.2. Despite being the best tablet we compare here, it must be told that it's also extremely older, much heavier and a little bit thicker. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) works with Windows 10 Pro OS, and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has more cores and a 64 bits processing unit. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a little sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a bit worse resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels, a quite lower quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a bit smaller display.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). They have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same resolution back camera and the same video frame rate. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features much more storage capacity for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 936 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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