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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-06-15 | 2022-10-26 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 16 GB RAM | -- |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has an overall score of 82.4, which is much better than the Apple iPad (2022)'s 74.7 global score. Even being the best portable tablet in this comparison review, the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) design is much older, just a bit thicker and way heavier than Apple iPad (2022). The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system, and Apple iPad (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system.
IPad (2022) counts with a little bit better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a quite smaller display, a little lower resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a bit lower pixels density. The iPad (2022) has a superior CPU than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a 64-bits processor and a greater number of cores.
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad (2022), because it has 936 GB more internal memory capacity. The iPad (2022)'s battery lifetime is very similar to Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s battery duration. The iPad (2022) takes way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a lot higher 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
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