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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-06-15 | 2021-09-24 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.36 |
| 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
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with an 82.4 score against 73.2. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Despite being the best we are comparing, the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a noticeably older, just a little bit thicker and way heavier tablet than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021).
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit sharper display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit lower 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bit lower pixel density. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has more processing cores and a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots much better videos and photos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, a same resolution back camera and the same video frame rate. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 936 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much better battery duration than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
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