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| Global Score | |
| 58.7 | 63.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Microsoft |
| Windows | Windows 8 Pro |
| -- | 2012-06-18 |
| 11.30 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches | 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches |
| 31.01 ounces | 32.00 ounces |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 509.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.6 inches |
| 2880 x 1920 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 208 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| 12th Gen Intel Core i5 1235U chipset | -- |
| processor | Intel Core i5-3317U (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Xe Graphics GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 10.00 MP | 1.00 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (29 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.06 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro has a general score of 63.2, which is a little bit better than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro's 58.7 general score. The Microsoft Surface Pro comes with Windows 8 Pro OS, while Microsoft Surface 9 Pro comes with Windows OS. Despite being the best in this review, the Microsoft Surface Pro body is a bit heavier and a lot thicker than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
Microsoft Surface Pro features a bit better display than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, although it has a quite smaller screen, a just a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a way lower resolution of 1080 x 1920. Microsoft Surface Pro has as much memory capacity for apps and games as the Microsoft Surface 9 Pro one, both of them have the same 128 GB internal storage.
The Microsoft Surface Pro features a lot better processing power than Microsoft Surface 9 Pro, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores and an extra graphics processing unit. The Microsoft Surface 9 Pro features a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro, because it has a camera with a lot better 10 MP resolution.
Microsoft Surface Pro counts with a battery performance that is just as good as the battery life in Microsoft Surface 9 Pro.
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