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| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2017-06-09 | 2012-06-18 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 24.41 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 660.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 265 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 4.29 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch is much better than the Microsoft Surface RT, with a score of 89.8 against 58.4. Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch is a little heavier than Microsoft Surface RT, it's thinner and also incredibly newer. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with just a little better hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and more cores.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a larger display, a much better 2048 x 2732 resolution and a lot greater count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch takes much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a much more mega-pixels back-facing camera and a much better (4K) video definition. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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