Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-06-15 | 2020-09-18 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), getting an 82.4 score against 62.2. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro OS, while iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Even being the best tablet we compare here, the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a older, extremely heavier and just a little bit thicker tablet than iPad 10.2 (2020).
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with a much faster processor than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM. The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a slightly better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite worse display density, a bit lower 1620 x 2160 resolution and a quite smaller screen.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a much greater storage for games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 1000 GB internal storage capacity. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a much better camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both have a back camera with an 8 megapixels resolution, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s battery life is very similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) one.
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