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| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 8.1 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2013-09-23 | -- |
| 10.81 x 6.81 x 0.53 inches | -- |
| 31.99 ounces | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 292.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M3 chipset |
| Intel Core i5 4200U (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 4400 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.46 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 17.6 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 0.77 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) is slightly better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2, getting a 65.6 score against 65.1. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) construction is much lighter and much thinner than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a much greater processing power than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has 6 less processing cores (but faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM memory. Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a bit more vivid screen than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has a much lower 1080 x 1920 resolution, a little bit smaller display and a just a little lower screen density.
Microsoft Surface Pro 2 features a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), because it has more internal storage. IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has a battery performance that's very similar to Microsoft Surface Pro 2's battery lifetime. IPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video quality.
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