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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 63.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT 8.1 |
| 2018-11-07 | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 23.84 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 630.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.55 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 360 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a lot better than the Microsoft Surface 2, having an 81.1 score against 63.4. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a extremely newer portable tablet, and it is also notably thinner and just a bit lighter than the Microsoft Surface 2. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features just a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a greater amount of pixels per screen inch, a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a bigger display.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a superior performance than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a larger number of cores and a greater amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and the Microsoft Surface 2 have extremely similar memory for games and applications, both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface 2. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) captures greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a way higher (4K) video definition.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is way more expensive than the Microsoft Surface 2, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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