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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | -- |
| -- | 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 459.00 |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.72 |
| 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 (2020) has an overall score of 66.6, which is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's global score of 58.7. The Apple iPad (2020) is a somewhat thinner and a lot lighter device than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. IPad (2020) has a much faster processing unit than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a higher number of cores and a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a sharper screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a lot smaller display, a way lower resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a little bit worse pixel density. The iPad (2020) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a worse resolution camera in the back.
The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro has a way bigger storage for games and applications than Apple iPad (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad (2020) features a battery performance that is just as good as the battery duration in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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