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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 65.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 13.x | Windows 8.1 Pro |
| 2020-03-25 | 2013-09-23 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 31.99 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 292.00 |
| 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 A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | -- |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | -- |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 0.77 |
| 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 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, getting an 84.6 score against 65.1. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a way newer tablet device, and it's also much lighter and much thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a bigger screen, a greater pixel number in each inch in the display and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) captures way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a lot higher (4K) video quality. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), because it has 512 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) costs a lot more money than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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