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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2018-11-07 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| -- | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 999.00 |
| 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 A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 4.29 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a score of 81.1, which is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT's 58.4 score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a notably newer tablet, and it's also much thinner and just a little bit lighter than Microsoft Surface RT. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a greater hardware performance than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a sharper display than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot higher screen density, a bigger screen and a lot better 2048 x 2732 pixels resolution. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) captures much better photographs and videos than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Microsoft Surface RT, and although the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has no SD memory card expansion slot, they both have equal internal memory. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
Although Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Microsoft Surface RT. If you prefer to save some money, you can buy Microsoft Surface RT, letting go a couple features, but you'll get the most out of your budget.
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