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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-09-23 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 23.84 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.55 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.9 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has a general score of 65.6, which is just a bit better than Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 general score. IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface 2 has Windows RT 8.1 operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) body is noticeably lighter and a lot thinner than the Microsoft Surface 2.
Microsoft Surface 2 has a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has a little inferior pixels quantity in each inch of screen, a little bit smaller display and a way worse 1080 x 1920 resolution. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Microsoft Surface 2 counts with a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has 4 lesser cores and lesser RAM memory. IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) captures much clearer videos and photos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a way better resolution.
IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen)'s battery lifetime is just as good as Microsoft Surface 2's battery duration.
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