Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.1 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | -- |
| 2015-10-06 | 2016-03-31 |
| 11.50 x 7.93 x 0.33 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 27.73 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Gray | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 491.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2736 x 1824 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 267 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Intel Iris 540 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 1000 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 23 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is just a bit better than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, having a global score of 80 against 75.1. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch design is extremely thinner and a lot lighter than the Microsoft Surface Pro 4, although both were released with only a couple of months difference. IPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a very superior hardware performance than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with more cores.
The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 counts with a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a better resolution of 1824 x 2736 pixels, a little bit more pixels per screen inch and a bigger display. Microsoft Surface Pro 4 features a lot bigger memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has 1000 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a way better battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface Pro 4. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a very superior camera than Microsoft Surface Pro 4, because it has a much more megapixels camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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