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| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iOS 9.x |
| 2015-10-06 | 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 |
| Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 424.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 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 |
| microSD external memory 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 has a global score of 79.5, which is a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4's overall score of 75.1. IPad Pro counts with iOS 9.x operating system, while Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with Windows 10 Pro operating system. The iPad Pro construction is thinner and just a little lighter than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although both of them were only released with a few months difference.
IPad Pro counts with a lot better processing power than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has 12 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster). The Apple iPad Pro features a slightly better screen than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a bit higher 2732 x 2048 pixels resolution and a little bigger display.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a much greater storage to store more games and applications than iPad Pro, because it has more internal storage. IPad Pro has a really longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The Apple iPad Pro shoots greater photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Both have a 8 mega-pixels back camera, the same video frame rates and the same video quality.
IPad Pro is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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