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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 66.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows 10 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2018-08-02 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 18.41 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 367.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1200 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | Intel Pentium 4415Y chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | -- |
| 29.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is much better than Microsoft Surface Go, getting a score of 80 against 66.5. IPad Pro 9.7-inch is an noticeably older tablet device than Microsoft Surface Go, but Apple managed to make it lighter and noticeably thinner. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a bit more powerful processing unit than Microsoft Surface Go, although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has just a bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Go, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a bit higher pixel count in each display inch. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much bigger storage to install games and applications than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has 128 GB more internal memory.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface Go. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch shoots way better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface Go, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot better 12 mega-pixels resolution camera.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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