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| Global Score | |
| 65.1 | 65.4 |
| 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 | -- |
| -- | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 292.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 208 pixels per inch | 265 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 |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is slightly better than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, with a 65.4 score against 65.1. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a extremely thinner and a lot lighter portable tablet than the Microsoft Surface Pro 2. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with Windows 8.1 Pro OS.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 counts with a bit better display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a quite smaller screen, a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a way worse 1080 x 1920 resolution. The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a way better hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has 6 lesser processing cores (but faster), they both have a 8 GB RAM.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 2 has a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because it has 384 GB more internal memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s battery lifetime is just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro 2's battery lifetime.
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