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| Global Score | |
| 63.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT 8.1 | -- |
| 2013-09-23 | 2016-03-31 |
| 10.81 x 6.79 x 0.35 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.84 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 630.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 208 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 4 (T40) chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.55 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 3.50 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 360 hours standby time | -- |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a score of 80, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 2's 63.4 overall score. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a incredibly newer tablet device, and it's also extremely lighter and much thinner than Microsoft Surface 2. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a display that's very similar to Microsoft Surface 2's screen, because although the iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a little smaller display, it also counts with a higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a better screen density.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a bit faster CPU than Microsoft Surface 2, although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), they both have a 2 GB RAM memory. Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch captures a lot better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 2, because it has a lot higher video quality and a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Microsoft Surface 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 2.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also by far the cheapest, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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