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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2017-06-09 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 4.29 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a global score of 89.8, which is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT's general score of 58.4. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch design is much newer and thinner, but a little heavier than Microsoft Surface RT. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a bigger screen, a lot higher pixel amount per display inch and a way better 2048 x 2732 resolution.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Pro 12.9-inch has just a bit better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM and 2 more processing cores.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch captures way better pictures and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 video definition and a back facing camera with a much higher resolution. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a very superior battery life than Microsoft Surface RT.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch costs a lot more than the Microsoft Surface RT, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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