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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows |
| 2021-05-21 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 13 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 266 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 10.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a lot better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, with an 86.4 score against 58.7. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a notably thinner and extremely lighter tablet than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a better looking display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1688 x 2388 and a little bit smaller display, they both have the same pixel density. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a very superior CPU than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) also has a higher number of cores.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a higher resolution back camera. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) and the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro both count with quite similar storage capacity for games and applications, they have the same internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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