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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows |
| -- | 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
| -- | 31.01 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 13 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2880 x 1920 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a score of 65.4, which is much better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's overall score of 58.7. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro works with Windows OS. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) construction is notably lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a screen that's just as good as the display in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a little lower 1920 x 2880 resolution, it also counts with a little bit larger display and a quite greater pixels count per inch of display. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a bit better processor than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, and although they both have 8 GB of RAM memory, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) also has more cpu cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) takes a lot better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a back facing camera with a better resolution.
Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a battery life that is just as good as the battery duration in iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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