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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 82.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| iPadOS 16.x | Windows 10 Pro |
| -- | 2017-06-15 |
| -- | 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches |
| -- | 27.65 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 2699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1824 x 2736 pixels |
| OLED | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 267 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Intel Core-i7 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has an overall score of 82.4, which is much better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s general score of 65.4. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro OS, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a quite lower 2736 x 1824 resolution and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater pixel density.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has an extremely better processing unit than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much bigger memory for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because it has 872 GB more internal storage capacity.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) both have incredibly similar battery durations. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a camera with much more MP and a way higher (4K) video quality.
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