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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-06-15 | 2025-03-04 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | -- |
| 27.65 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.49 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 7.6 |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is much better than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a score of 82.4 against 62.5. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has Windows 10 Pro OS, while Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a little bigger screen.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much greater storage for apps and games than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a much powerful processing unit than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has 2 more CPU cores and 10 GB more RAM memory.
The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a back facing camera with way more mega-pixels. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s battery performance is just as good as Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s battery performance.
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