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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| -- | 2020-09-18 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, getting a 62.2 score against 58.7. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has Windows OS. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s body is thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) has a much better looking screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a way lower 1620 x 2160 resolution, a much smaller display and a little worse pixels density. Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a way bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s processing unit is very similar to Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's processing unit, because although the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has less RAM memory, it also counts with 5 more MHz CPU cores. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s battery life is very similar to the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a less mega pixels resolution camera.
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