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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows | iPadOS 13.x |
| -- | 2020-03-25 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| -- | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, having an 84.6 score against 58.7. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020)'s construction is extremely thinner and much lighter than the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, and Microsoft Surface 9 Pro counts with Windows OS.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a more vivid screen than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a little bit less pixels per inch of display and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 2732. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features as much memory capacity for applications and games as Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, both of them have the same internal memory.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a way better performance than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has 2 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) takes way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because it has a camera in the back with a better 12 mega-pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a really longer battery life than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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