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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | -- |
| 2017-06-15 | 2018-11-07 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 16.51 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gray and Silver |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.63 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| 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 | |
| -- | 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a little bit better than the iPad Pro 11-inch, getting an 82.4 score against 80.4. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) body is older, way thicker and notably heavier than the iPad Pro 11-inch. The iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a bit worse 1668 x 2388px resolution, a little bit smaller screen and a quite inferior pixels quantity in each inch in the screen.
The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) has a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch, because it has more internal memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch has a little bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has 12 GB less RAM, it also counts with more processing cores.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017). The iPad Pro 11-inch takes greater pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a way better 12 MP resolution back camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
Although Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the iPad Pro 11-inch, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as iPad Pro 11-inch. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the iPad Pro 11-inch, giving up a couple specs and features.
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