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| Global Score | |
| 88.9 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1079.00 | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has an overall score of 88.9, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s overall score of 82.4. Even though the iPad Pro 10.5-inch and Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) were only released with a few months difference, the iPad Pro 10.5-inch is noticeably thinner and a lot lighter.
The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a little faster CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with 4 more cores. The iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit lower screen pixels density and a little lower 1668 x 2224px resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch takes much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a lot better resolution back-facing camera and a way higher video resolution. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a superior storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 10.5-inch, because it has more internal storage.
The Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a way better battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Pro 10.5-inch is also a bargain compared to others.
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