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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-10-26 | 2015-09-09 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 25.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 424.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1824 x 2736 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A9X chipset |
| processor | Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro is a little bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, with a 79.5 score against 73.8. Even when the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 were released only 2 months apart, the iPad Pro is a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner. The iPad Pro has iOS 9.x operating system, and Microsoft Surface Pro 4 comes with Windows 10 Pro operating system.
The Apple iPad Pro has a lot better performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPad Pro features a way better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a bit lower pixel number in each screen inch, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 2732 x 2048px and a little bigger screen.
The Apple iPad Pro counts with a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both of them have a 8 MP resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a much better storage for apps and games than iPad Pro, because it has 1000 GB internal memory.
IPad Pro has a much better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad Pro is also cheaper than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
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