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| Global Score | |
| 58.4 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Apple |
| Windows RT | -- |
| 2012-06-18 | 2016-03-31 |
| 10.81 x 6.77 x 0.37 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 24.00 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 123.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.6 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 148 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (520 MHz) GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.64 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 1.00 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 |
| 4.29 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| 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
Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch is a lot better than Microsoft Surface RT, with an 80 score against 58.4. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch construction is notably newer, noticeably thinner and way lighter than the Microsoft Surface RT. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a little bit better looking display than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a lot more pixels per inch in the display.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a way bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Microsoft Surface RT, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch has a little better performance than Microsoft Surface RT, although it has a lower number of cores and doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, they both have a 2 GB RAM memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a lot better camera than Microsoft Surface RT, because it has a lot better video quality and a back facing camera with much more mega pixels. The iPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much longer battery lifetime than Microsoft Surface RT.
IPad Pro 9.7-inch costs a lot more than Microsoft Surface RT, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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