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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows |
| 2018-03-27 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | -- |
| 8.25 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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 9.7-inch (2018) is way better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a 77 score against 58.7. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a extremely lighter and noticeably thinner portable tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a way better processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has 6 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a little less pixels per inch in the screen, a way smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro and iPad 9.7-inch (2018) have incredibly similar memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos, both have the same 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) takes way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a lesser mega-pixels resolution back facing camera.
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