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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows |
| 2020-03-25 | -- |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 31.01 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 + 7.00 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has an overall score of 84.6, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's general score of 58.7. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s design is noticeably lighter and thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows operating system.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a bit less pixels per inch in the screen and a little smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 2048 x 2732 resolution. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a very superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has lesser RAM, it also counts with more cores.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has as much memory to install games and applications as iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), both have equal internal memory capacity. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a greater camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a more mega pixels back-facing camera. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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