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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 14.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| 2021-05-21 | 2017-06-15 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 27.65 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1098.99 | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 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, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 9.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 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
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an overall score of 91.1, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s global score of 82.4. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) body is way newer, lighter and incredibly thinner than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro OS.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with just a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has 8 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and also faster). Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a better display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a little bit worse pixel amount in each inch of screen, it also counts with a little bigger screen and a slightly higher 2048 x 2732 resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a way bigger storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021), because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a much better video resolution and a back-facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a really longer battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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