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| Global Score | |
| 80 | 58.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Microsoft |
| -- | Windows RT |
| 2016-03-31 | 2012-06-18 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches | 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.66 ounces | 24.00 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Pink | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 123.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 148 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X APL1021 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset |
| Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 1.00 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 | 4.29 |
| 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 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is way better than the Microsoft Surface RT, having an 80 score against 58.4. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch body is extremely newer, extremely thinner and a lot lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has just a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, they both have a 2 GB RAM.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a bit more vivid display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a much better pixels amount per screen inch. IPad Pro 9.7-inch has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT. IPad Pro 9.7-inch takes much better photos and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a camera with much more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a lot more expensive than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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