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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2021-05-21 | 2017-06-15 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 266 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 1000 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 23 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a global score of 86.4, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s global score of 82.4. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) design is a lot newer, extremely lighter and extremely thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit better looking screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite lower 1688 x 2388 resolution, a just a little worse pixel count in each display inch and a little smaller display. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a bit better processor than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a superior memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a camera with a much higher resolution and a much higher video resolution.
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