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| Global Score | |
| 82.4 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2017-06-15 | 2021-05-21 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 27.65 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 2699.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 11 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 2500 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris Plus 640 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has an overall score of 86.4, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro (2017)'s general score of 82.4. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) works with Windows 10 Pro operating system. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s construction is way newer, extremely thinner and lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a bit sharper screen than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), although it has a bit smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1688 x 2388 and a just a bit inferior number of pixels per inch in the display. The Microsoft Surface Pro (2017) features a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has 872 GB more internal memory capacity.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with just a bit better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and they are faster). Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a way better battery performance than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017).
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a greater camera than Microsoft Surface Pro (2017), because it has a much higher (4K) video resolution and a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
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