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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows |
| 2020-09-18 | -- |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 13 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.05 |
| 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 | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2020) has a general score of 66.6, which is better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 overall score. The iPad (2020) construction is lighter and thinner than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad (2020) counts with a much better performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a 64-bits processing unit and a higher number of cores (and faster).
The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a much better screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a lot smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a way lower resolution of 1620 x 2160px. IPad (2020) features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a back camera with lesser mega pixels.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 96 GB more internal memory. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a battery duration that's very similar to Apple iPad (2020)'s battery duration.
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