Comparison: Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 and Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch)
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
NEW DELHI: Tech giant Apple has launched a new variant of its iPad Pro. The new 9.7-inch variant comes in silver, space grey, gold and rose gold metallic finish, and starts at Rs 49,900 for the 32GB with Wi-Fi model Rs 61,900 for the 32GB Wi-Fi + cellular model. We compare it to the Microsoft's Surface Pro 4 and Apple's iPad Pro (12.9-inch):
Display
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): 9.7-inch display with 1536x2048p resolution
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: 12.3-inch PixelTouch screen with 2736x1824p resolution
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): 12.9-inch display with 2732x2048p resolution
Software
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): iOS 9
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Windows 10
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): iOS 9
Processor
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): A9X chip
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Intel Core M3, i5, or i7 (Skylake)
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): A9X
Storage & RAM
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): ROM - 32GB, 128GB, 256GB; RAM - 4GB RAM
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: ROM-128GB, 256GB, 512GB and 1TB; RAM - 4, 8 and 16GB RAM options
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): ROM - 32GB, 128GB, 256GB ; RAM - 4GB RAM
Cameras
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): 12M rear camera, 5 MP front camera
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): 8MP rear camera, 1.2MP front camera
Weight and size
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): 437 grams, 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: 766 grams; 292.10 x 201.42 x 8.45mm
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): 712 grams, 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9mm
Battery
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): Up to 10 hours
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Up to 9 hours
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): Up to 10 hours
Price
Apple iPad Pro (9.7-inch): Starts at Rs 49,900
Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Starts at Rs 89,990
Apple iPad Pro (12.9-inch): Starts at Rs 67,900
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